economic geography Archives

First High Resolution Map of the U.S. Food Supply Chain

A team of researchers used data from several federal sources and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to produce the first high resolution map of how food moves around the United States.

Review | Who Owns England?

The concentration of wealth – in England, particularly landed wealth – is a most serious issue.

The Geography of Borrowing Size

Towns can literally ‘borrow size’ from other urban locations, boosting their economic opportunities and capabilities by using the fact they are located near large towns and can leverage these networks to be more economically robust.

Equity return impact scenarios for selected sectors. Figure: Fang et al., 2018

How Carbon Emissions Can Influence a Company’s Stock Price

The University of Waterloo released new findings on carbon output and stock market value, stating that companies that fail to reduce said output will eventually experience asset devaluation and decline of their stock prices.

Map and List of Fortune 1000 Companies for 2018

Map and list of Fortune 1000 companies for 2018, according to Fortune Magazine.

Geography of Fortune 1000 Companies in 2017

Explore the geographic distribution of Fortune 1000 companies for 2017.

Maps showing how climate change will adversely affect the United States in areas of agriculture, crime, life span, property damage, and labor. Source: Hsiang, et. al, 2017.

Model Predicts Economic Damage from Climate Change to be Greatest in the South in the US

A new model maps out the agriculture, crime, coastal storms, energy, human mortality, and labor costs of climate change in the United States.

How Three Random Words are Helping with Global Mail Delivery

What3Words has come up with a way of accurately delivering mail even in locations where street addresses don’t exist.

Geography of the Film Industry

Human geographers have studied how the film industry has developed in different countries and regions within countries.

UK housing construction volume.

Visualizing the Impact of Gentrification

Graphic designer Herwig Scherabon has developed a book visualizing the impacts of gentrification in a number of cities in the United States and United Kingdom. Combining public access data and research with crisp visuals, Scherabon illustrates the spatial distribution of gentrification and examines the different issues at play.