Maps "can be twisted into instruments of dehumanisation & strategic manipulation... weaponized to serve political agendas or perpetuate false narratives, exploiting their perceived authority to lend legitimacy to distorted versions of reality" Doug Specht blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/23/gaz…

How do maps contribute to the dehumanisation of individuals amidst conflict? Doug Specht (University of Westminster) discusses the role of maps in shaping narratives and dehumanising populations in Gaza in a new @geogdirections post. 👇 blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/23/gaz…

How do maps contribute to the dehumanisation of individuals amidst conflict? Doug Specht (University of Westminster) discusses the role of maps in shaping narratives and dehumanising populations in Gaza in a new @geogdirections post. 👇 blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/23/gaz…

There are 32 active conflicts around the world. While bullets & bombs are immediate instruments of destruction, maps play a significant role in shaping conflict & can be twisted into instruments of dehumanisation & manipulation. #geographer Doug Specht blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/23/gaz…

'Gaza war: how maps are used and abused in times of conflict' by Doug Specht (University of Westminster). blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/23/gaz…

'Maps also play an active role in dehumanising others, making it easier to view humans and their ways of life as targets of military action. Maps take a messy, complicated world and turn it into a flat picture' - Doug Specht (University of Westminster). blog.geographydirections.com/2024/04/23/gaz…

📢In-person attendance registration REOPENED Due to demand, registration for in-person attendance is back Online attendance registration is also open Join us to learn & connect like Doug Specht Don't miss out, register by Thurs 20th 4pm #DGRGSymposium24 rgs.org/events/upcomin…

📸 Take a look at some snaps from our first ever Playful Computing Conference, hosted at the University of Westminster. The conference covered four relevant subject streams throughout the day, filled with workshops, talks and masterclasses on the topics of AI in Education,

LA fires show the human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’ between wet and dry extremes - new from me for The Conversation theconversation.com/la-fires-show-…

*New post* by Doug Specht (University of Westminster): 'LA fires show the human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’ between wet and dry extremes'. Reposted via @conversationuk. blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/16/la-…

How is climate change fueling extreme weather, like the devastating wildfires in California? Doug Specht outlines how phenomena like 'hydroclimate whiplash' are driving more extreme weather in a new @geogdirections post, reposted via @conversationuk. blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/16/la-…

Following on from last week's article, I take a look at how the privatisation of disaster response might make climate change even more difficult to combat. theconversation.com/the-rise-of-fi…

'By calling on our governments to produce adaptation and resilience strategies that recognise climate change as a long-term human and economic risk factor, we can be more prepared for these events' - Doug Specht. Reposted via @conversationuk. blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/16/la-…

*New post* by Doug Specht (University of Westminster): 'The rise of firefighters-for-hire exposes the inequality of climate-driven disasters'. Reposted via The Conversation. blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/28/the…

What questions does the growth of private firefighting raise about the future of disaster response in an increasingly unequal society? Doug Specht (University of Westminster) discusses in a new @geogdirections post, reposted via The Conversation. blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/28/the…

What questions does the growth of private firefighting raise about the future of disaster response in an increasingly unequal society? Doug Specht (University of Westminster) discusses in a new @geogdirections post, reposted via The Conversation. blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/28/the…

Trump’s recent executive order to ‘reevaluate and realign US foreign aid’ is unlikely to mark the end for US foreign development assistance being used to bring about coups, unrest, and regime change. New from me for Geographical Magazine geographical.co.uk/news/the-globa…

'It is crucial that we work towards solutions that prioritise the safety and wellbeing of all community members, not just those who can afford to pay for additional protection' - Doug Specht (University of Westminster). Reposted via The Conversation. blog.geographydirections.com/2025/01/28/the…

This week I am looking at why El Salvador is turning away from Bitcoin - Me for Geographical geographical.co.uk/news/why-is-el…

My summary of the International Development Committee’s latest report on the UK’s Role in Upholding International Humanitarian Law and Supporting the Safe Delivery of Humanitarian Aid geographical.co.uk/news/uk-report…