Some interesting facts emerge from this analysis, and not just the huge population of China as a whole (1.3 billion people). For example, the province level municipality of Shanghai has more people than Romania (23.0 million vs. 22.0 million) and more people live in Beijing (19.6 million) than New York state (19.4 million). Germany’s population […]
If you feel that you are up to this challenge and wish to know more about what it would involve read the document above or contact Professor Martin Jones (Chair, Journals Management Committee) msj@aber.ac.uk, Professor Gordon Dabinett (Journals Management Committee) g.e.dabinett@sheffield.ac.uk, or Sally Hardy (CEO of the Regional Studies Association) sally.hardy@regionalstudies.org.
The National Geographic Society has organised since 1993 a biennal competition with students from different parts of the world, where they have to answer questions on physical, cultural and economic geography. The 2011 meeting was sponsored by Google and held at their headquarters in Mountain View, California. This year’s competition was won by the Russian […]
The Australian Government has been trying to roll out a national broadband network throughout the country, the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the country. The goal is to lay fibre optic cabling to 93 per cent of Australian homes, schools and businesses, in order to provide broadband speeds of up to 100 megabits per […]
, 18 (3), pp. 254-274
Through Gapminder’s free online tools you can easily access data from the OECD, World Bank, UN and other organisations. Have fun!
Another successful RSA Annual Conference is behind us. A special thanks goes out to Newcastle University and the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for being such great hosts!