A5080602730- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Historical Art and Culture Studies
- Travel Writing and Literature
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
- Historical and Scientific Studies
- Financial Crisis of the 21st Century
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Night-time city culture
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Design Education and Practice
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
- Architecture, Modernity, and Design
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Data Analysis and Archiving
- Architecture and Cultural Influences
- History of Science and Medicine
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Architecture, Design, and Social History
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Landscape and Cultural Studies
Lancaster University
2016-2019
Lancaster University Ghana
2016
School of Advanced Study
2009-2015
University of London
2009-2015
Royal Holloway University of London
2013
Universidad de Londres
2009-2013
What explains the global proliferation of interest in ruins? Can ruins be understood beyond their common framing as products European Romanticism? Might a transdisciplinary approach allow us to see differently? These questions underpinned Arts and Humanities Research Council–funded project Reconfiguring Ruins, which deployed approaches from history, literature, East Asian studies, geography reflect on how different historical contexts are by reference theoretical frameworks. In recognition...
This article explores the intersections between history, urban geography and archaeology in context of question “are we all archaeologists now?” Amongst scholars doing research around questions space place, increasingly consideration is being given to vertical architectures, including tunnelling infrastructures. The stretch human imagination habitation, even upward, inevitably involves excavation that triggers encounters with material remains past. However, construction subterranean realms...
What does utopian thinking have to offer students and scholars of mobility? Could 'mobile utopias' assist us in envisioning futures – including those mobility differently? Do utopias provide a unique opportunity examine the relationship between mobile societies lives environments against which these are formed? By providing different ways reading arguing within theoretical frameworks doing so relation contexts their contributions engage, articles included this special issue explore limits...
The paper is the story of building a design research group from scratch. As there has been some recent interest in as team based activity, this article illustrates how we built Imagination and it continues to develop. This gives us chance reflect on far have come last decade. Once were few dedicated members staff wanting bring small university north UK. Now are one leading centers excellence worldwide for research. uses case studies projects Ph.D. demonstrate Imagination’s...
When the first section of Metropolitan Railway opened in January 1863 London, debates Parliament emphasized need to conceive railways as a system interconnected circles instead lines and termini that had been built since 1830s. Similar took place Paris around this time, although no plan was implemented before opening Métropolitain’s line 1900. The use geometric terms such rings, circuits proliferated throughout process, illustrating new ways connecting railways, and, more importantly,...
Using electricity in railway operation became a real option towards the end of nineteenth century. Cities were, generally, main recipients and instigators its introduction as new technology was to help alleviate often insufficient provision means urban transport. Its introduction, however, largely dependent on political business cultures inherent specific context each city. In London, competition interests were fundamental part process while, Paris, definition collective interest constituted...
Designology, London Transport Museum Covent Garden Piazza WC2E 7BB, United Kingdom Admission: Adults £17/Concession £14.50 www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions
Imagining the future of cities is often an exercise that based upon imagining transport infrastructure. The article explores this connection historically by drawing parallels between London, Paris and Shanghai since c.1851. It focuses on role symbols mythmaking have in process envisioning both cities. raises questions about continuities contexts are distant across space over time extent to which such might provide some insights into many connections cities, mobilities.