Based in Chora Sfakion on the SW coast of Crete the field trip provides a valuable learning experience for second year Human and Physical Geography students. “Observation and analysis of characteristics of the Ilingas Gorge and vicinity” “Sfakia: landscape, character, development – threats and opportunities” Since World War II, Sfakia has seen a reduction in […]
Read MorePlanning permission granted today for the £4.2bn Thames Tidesway Tunnel to assure London’s continued compliance with the 1991 EC Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/11091626/Water-bills-to-rise-by-80-as-London-super-sewer-approved.html Further Information: http://www.thamestidewaytunnel.co.uk/
Read MoreI watched “Ulcer Wars” – a BBC Horizon documentary – when it was first broadcast in 1994. It tells the remarkable story of Barry Marshall and Robin Warren’s discovery of Helicobacter pylori and Marshall’s battle to gain mainstream medical acceptance of his well validated theory that H. pylori infection caused ulcers. The documentary inspired me to […]
Read MorePast students who enjoyed a downmarket Hotel Espana with me and colleagues on field trips in 2001 and 2005 may be interested in news of a revamp and a review in the Daily Telegraph which now rates it one of the best budget hotels in Barcelona: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotel/36328/Hotel-Espana-Barcelona-review.html The 2001 December field trip is infamous for […]
Read MoreMy research student, Balarabe Getso, is about to commence his wet season field work on the River Kallawa in Kano State, Nigeria. I intend to join him later in the summer. Our research project is concerned with endocrine disrupting substances in aquatic environments. This has become a well researched subject in Europe and North America […]
Read More“my bing map 2.0” is a new Web 2.0 application that creates a live feed from sites like flickr, twitter and wikipedia based on the visitor’s chosen location. Unlike my previous interactive maps, this is based on Microsoft’s bing map api, which is likely to prove strong competition for google maps. visit the new site […]
Read MoreThe field trip to Crete (June 16-23rd 2009) involved three staff (Dr Alan Howard, Richard Tegg, Ken Beard) and 28 students registered for the degree in Human and Physical Geography at the University of Reading. We were based in the village of Chora Sfakion in the Sfakia region of south west Crete. Fieldwork was undertaken […]
Read MoreThe field trip to Crete (June 16-23rd 2009) involved three staff (Dr Alan Howard, Richard Tegg, Ken Beard) and 28 students registered for the degree in Human and Physical Geography at the University of Reading. We were based in the village of Chora Sfakion in the Sfakia region of south west Crete. Fieldwork was undertaken […]
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