LSE Geography & Environment

05/06/2026

🔜 On Thursday 11 June we welcome Adrian Smith (University of Sussex) to the Economic Geography and Spatial Economics Seminar Series.

If you wish to attend the seminar, please email [email protected]

🔴 https://zurl.co/kEgoL

04/06/2026

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2026 Chronos Sustainability Prizes at LSE! 🌍

Hosted at LSE on 26 May, the prizes recognise student policy briefs with the greatest potential to deliver positive social and environmental impact.

This year’s winning projects explored urgent sustainability challenges including climate transition plans, AI in sustainable finance, populism and environmental policy, and the colonial dimensions of the green energy transition.

Huge congratulations to postgraduate winner Natalie Ho and undergraduate winner Jolie Chan, alongside all the highly commended students and finalists for their outstanding work. 👏

A sincere thank you to Chronos Sustainability for their generous support of the prizes, and to our expert judging panel, including Rory Sullivan and Nicky Amos for their time and insight. Thanks also to Richard Perkins and the wider team for making the event possible.

🔴 https://zurl.co/oiPL4

04/06/2026

Congratulations to Prof Simona Iammarino on being elected a Fellow of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) for 2026 🎉

The fellowship recognises Simona’s incredible contribution to regional science over many years, and we’re so pleased to see her work celebrated in this way.

Simona is currently a Visiting Fellow in the department, and previously served as Head of Department.

https://zurl.co/7l1Ss

The RSAI President, Prof Shibusawa, and the RSAI Executive Director, Ana Vinuela, have the pleasure to announce the new elected RSAI Fellow for 2026. But first, we would like to thank the members of the RSAI Fellows Selection Committee -made up of Prof. Jouke Van Dijk (Chair), Amit Batabyal and Sara...

03/06/2026

Why do derelict houses persist in urban areas despite strong demand, and what effects do they have on neighbourhoods? 🏠

This paper from Yuki Kanayama and Taisuke Sadayuki sheds light on a simple mechanism underlying this puzzle and quantifies their disamenity effects.

🔴 https://zurl.co/ori3m

03/06/2026

🌍 Green industrial policy: balancing national goals and global integration

As part of 2026: How to save the planet, this panel brings together leading voices from academia, policy and industry to explore one of the most pressing questions in the transition to net zero.

📅 Tuesday 16 June 2026
⏰ 1–2pm
📍 Marshall Building, LSE (and online)

With shifting trade dynamics and growing security concerns, green industrial policy is rapidly evolving. This discussion will examine how governments and businesses can deliver sustainable growth in an uncertain global environment, while balancing domestic priorities with international collaboration.

Speakers include:
Oliver Harman (LSE), Louise Hellem (CBI), Anna Valero (LSE) and David Willetts (Resolution Foundation)

Chaired by Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE)

🎟️ Free to attend – register now: https://zurl.co/DYQpN

1pm Tues 16 Jun | Oliver Harman, Louise Hellem, Anna Valero, David Willetts | Free event at the LSE Festival: How to save the planet | Ticket required

02/06/2026

What does “strategic autonomy” mean for Europe’s green transition? 🌱

Join us tomorrow, when our expert panel will examine the role of green foreign investment in shaping Europe’s low-carbon future and the tensions between sustainability, competitiveness, and geopolitics.

Speakers: Ana Novik (OECD), Juan Alvarez-Vilanova (LSE), Stefan Appel (European Commission).

Moderator: Filippo Teoldi (The Economist)

Chair: Riccardo Crescenzi (LSE)

🔴 https://zurl.co/c4O9N

02/06/2026

Behind vanilla’s sweet aroma lies a story of inequality and colonial legacy. MSc Environment and Development student Chanettee Keerativitayanant explores how Madagascar’s vanilla industry continues to marginalize farmers, asking who truly benefits from vanilla’s luxury - and what it will take for farmers to share in its rewards.

https://zurl.co/zsx3k

Behind vanilla’s sweet aroma lies a story of inequality and colonial legacy. Chanettee Keerativitayanant explores how Madagascar’s vanilla industry, shaped by its past, continues to marginalize farmers today.

01/06/2026

Can we electrify the world without overloading the grid?

Join an expert panel featuring LSE academics, UK government and industry leaders:
Min-kyeong (Min) Cha, Theresa Chambers, Spencer Dale and Tim Heal.

📅 16 June | 6.30-7.30pm

🎟️ Free registration https://zurl.co/dGFye

6:30pm Tues 16 Jun | Min Cha, Theresa Chambers, Spencer Dale, Tim Heal | Free event at the LSE Festival: How to save the planet | Ticket required

01/06/2026

🔜 On Tuesday 9 June we welcome Haripriya Rangan (University of Melbourne) and Judith Carney (University of California Los Angeles) to the Social Life of Climate Change Seminar Series.

If you wish to attend the seminar, please email [email protected]

🔴 https://zurl.co/1ihEA

29/05/2026

🎙️ In the latest episode of the Displacement Urbanism podcast, Romola Sanyal and René Kreichauf discuss the housing challenges faced by asylum seekers in European cities and how these are tied to larger economic logics and issues of race. They also explore how such housing crises extend beyond urban areas to rural spaces that come to be waiting zones.

https://zurl.co/zmwIf

Displacement Urbanism · Episode