mikecrang

Geographer at Durham University. Tweeting mostly work

[Araib Ali Baig @The_North_Blood]

1913 till 2024 - Passu Glacier

Passu Glacier-Village, a singular, centuries-old, unshakable entity, forged by an enduring bond, Hingston’s 1913 photograph of its essential glacier ice irrefutably confirming the intimate unity of its inseparable landscape and community.

[Faye Leerink @Faye_Leerink]

Giveaway! To celebrate the publication of Sustainable Food Consumption in China by Alex Hughes, Shuru Zhong, Mike Crang, Guojun Zeng, Fernando Fastoso, Hector Gonzalez Jimenez & Bob Doherty, share/like this post until 12/6 for a chance to win a copy! https://t.co/F1JGzisCUw

[mikecrang @crangma]

@GeogDurham is seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to an Associate Professorship in Human Geography in the field of Heritage Landscapes and/or Social Justice and Wellbeing in heritage, more details in the link or get in touch
https://t.co/PUcnXlCsJe

[Viola Zhou @violazhouyi]

Chinese immigrants are offering their living rooms and garages as mini warehouses for Temu, TikTok Shop, Amazon sellers.

I visited a Brooklyn apartment-turned-fulfillment center. Here is what it’s like
https://t.co/EOpNYTkZtV via @restofworld

[The Third Pole @third_pole]

🌍 As #COP29 begins in Baku, a persistent issue remains: men continue to dominate climate negotiation spaces.

Did you know, at #COP28 last year, women represented only 34% of party delegates and 19% of heads of delegation?

✍️ @shalineekumari_ reports:
https://t.co/hwkluZZCMp

[Lahlou Anas 🇲🇦 🇵🇸 @lahlouanas_M]

📍UK 🇬🇧

Standing ovation for Francesca Albanese ❤️ at SOAS University of London

[Sixth Tone @SixthTone]

“The video is four years late … miss you very much.”

Li Ziqi won millions of fans before 2021 with her soothing videos about life in rural China. Now, she is back after a long, mysterious absence.

https://t.co/5zc9lRqNMT

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

A famous climate graphic is running out of red

#ShowYourStripes

https://t.co/CxhWmdqDVP

[Le Cartographe 🗺 🍷 @lecartographe]

Voici la projection que les Chinois ont adoptée depuis quelques années. Centrée sur l'Himalaya, la Chine à mi chemin entre les deux pôles. La Chine centre du monde, pays du 3ème pôle. Les États-Unis loin de ce centre. Une carte de Hao Xiaoguang. A lire : https://t.co/YzzvHAmPdQ

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .

[Sixth Tone @SixthTone]

Pan Zhiqi’s award-winning documentary “Ms. Hu’s Garden” follows one woman’s decadelong effort to preserve her neighborhood’s history amid Chongqing’s rapid redevelopment — creating a sanctuary from scrap and memory.

Hu Guangrong, the subject of the documentary’s title, has been part of Shibati’s community fabric for decades. She runs a modest hotel, charging three yuan (40 US cents) a night, for rural workers who come to Chongqing seeking employment. She also collects discarded items she finds on the streets, selling them to make ends meet.

“I was struck by her way of life and by her garden. Despite all the changes around her, she lived much as she always had, unaffected by the rapid transformation. There was so much depth and complexity to her story. She ran her own business — a small hotel — and collected commercial waste, turning it into her own world. Her relationship with her son is also complex. So, through observing her, I was able to explore the lives of the working class and how they’re impacted by real estate development and urbanization,” Pan told Sixth Tone.

Read more: https://t.co/AHp3UgyXog

[Evan Hill @evanhill]

Across Lebanon's border villages, at least 5,868 buildings have been left in ruins, 80% of them since the invasion began. In some places, such as the villages of Ayta al-Shab and Kfar Kila, nearly half of all structures are gone. Many village centers have been erased.

[RGS-IBG Higher Ed @RGS_IBGhe]

Read the full #openaccess paper 'Jugaad Infrastructure: Minor infrastructure and the messy aesthetics of everyday life'. 👇

https://t.co/lXJ2sHKcq5

[Forensic Architecture @ForensicArchi]

NEW: ‘A Cartography of Genocide’. Since October 2023, we have collected and analysed data related to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Our findings indicate that Israel has systematically targeted all aspects of civilian life. https://t.co/UUxYqpTF72

[Julia Corwin/Cohen 🇵🇸 @JulesCorwin]

Come see me talk about my forthcoming book tomorrow at LSE’s Research Showcase!

Analog labor in a digital world: electronics repair and the circular economy

Tuesday 29 October, Shaw Library, 11-11.30am

https://t.co/GI4MoggvUg

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Interviewer: “How do you explain this gap in your resume?”

Me: “I was trying to connect with eduroam”

[Ben Goldsmith @BenGoldsmith]

Huge huge news for rewilding in England

‘Wildlife Trusts buy Rothbury estate in largest land sale in England in 30 years’

https://t.co/vuVkJa1iQG

[The Extreme Music Enthusiast @TheExtremeMusi1]

Whoever did this, bravo. 👏

[University of Central Asia @ucentralasia]

The conference "Scarcity and Frontiers: Environment, Economy, and Society in Central Asia," to be held at UCA's Naryn Campus from 28 to 30 October 2024, focuses on global and regional development amid environmental changes driven by resource use.