Criminology has focused mainly on problems of crime and violence in the large population
centres of the Global North to the exclusion of the global countryside, peripheries and …

One of the great political writers of our time offers a manifesto for global free speech in the
digital age Never in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we …

Background Global efforts to increase births at health-care facilities might not reduce
maternal or newborn mortality if quality of care is insufficient. However, little systematic …

This article presents an overview and initial results of a geoweb analysis designed to
provide the foundation for a continued discussion of the potential impacts of 'big data'for the …

Sustainability has emerged as a broad concern for society. Many engineering disciplines
have been grappling with challenges in how we sustain technical, social and ecological …

Geographies of codified knowledge have always been characterized by stark core–
periphery patterns, with some parts of the world at the center of global voice and …

The ecosystem services concept is increasingly gaining momentum in land-use policies and
landscape planning. Yet, cultural ecosystem services often lack proper assessments. With …

Spatial technologies and the organizations around them, such as the Standby Task Force
and Ushahidi, are increasingly changing the ways crises and emergencies are addressed …

There are now more than 3 billion Internet users on our planet. The connections afforded to
all of those people, in theory, allow for an unprecedented amount of communication and …

This paper analyzes the digital dimensions of places as represented by online, geocoded
references to the economic, social, and political experiences of the city. These digital layers …