Episode #85: Catherine Walker – Climate action research and advocacy

In this episode John talks to Catherine Walker, Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow in Human Geography. They discuss her background and a wide range of topics including: how you can become a geographer in different ways; travel; cultures and landscapes; geography through stories; social science; climate change and climate justice.

Resources:

• Opportunities, complexities, and challenges in collaboration between school and university geography, GA Blog.
• Coffee and geography, episode 407 with Kit Rackley and Catherine Walker.
• Geogramblings website
• Young People at a Crossroads resources including the free book, teacher guide and more.
• Young People at a Crossroads — illustrations by Maisy Summer
• What role for geography in justice-focused climate change education? Geography, Volume 109, Issue 3 (2024)

 

Series 14 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Discover the World Education.

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