Today at #COP26, the focus has been in cities, regions and the built environment. Dr Robert Cowley from King's Geography has looked at how transformative solutions at local levels can support our cities adapt to climate change. kcl.ac.uk/cities-regions… #ClimateAtKings

My blog piece for #KingsCollegeLondon in response to / anticipation of today's #COP26Glasgow theme (Cities, Regions and the Built Environment): kcl.ac.uk/cities-regions…

London on a clean day, 98 years ago. Less traffic. More pedestrians. Dirtier buildings (all that coal soot).

Always sad to hear that somebody who taught you has died. RIP Peter Mackridge. ekathimerini.com/news/1186981/d…

Please re-tweet for one of our MSc students: we want to know if you have seen signs like these on Ldn underground, and how they make you feel kings.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/safety-percept…

Lecturing opportunity King's Geography , involves teaching on our Sustainable Cities MSc this coming year jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/0520…

On the Cablebús at the northern edge of Mexico City. Opened last year; 9.2km long; fare = 29 pence.

At the Home Office, waiting for an appointment to get my passport renewed. The tannoy system is referring to us continually as "customers". Not happy about that.

"We don’t change the future (a meaningless concept), but rather we are a part of what creates it". I like that.

My tip for broadcasters in 2023: avoid using the word 'extraordinary' every two minutes. Has anybody else noticed this?

“Parque Minhocão” in São Paolo: an elevated road that becomes pedestrianised at weekends only. Temporary chairs, chess sets, police watching, rubbish bins.

King's Geography have 5 Lecturer posts: (1) Geography and Social Justice (perm) (2) Urban and Cultural Geography (3 yr) (3) Urban Studies (1 yr) (4) Climate Change and Env Science (3 yr) (5) Phys Geography and Environmental Science (3 yr) jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en

Never mind #gentledensity. I've been on the motorway south of Seoul for 35 mins, and the 30-storey blocks of flats have only just ended.

I've probably spent 10+ hours walking through L'Eixample over the last week. I'd wondered if I'd find some innovative uses of the corners famously shaved off its grid. Mostly, though, they're used for different types of parking, and recycling/rubbish bins. Maybe in future.

New Commentary! Populist Dissent and Digital Urbanism How should the research community engage with populist narratives that undermine social justice? Robert Cowley considers a contemporary form of resistance to datafication: buff.ly/3TOUAtg