Human geography
Discovering Cardiff
This booklet is a background to the geographical, historical, economic and political factors that have shaped the growth of Cardiff.
Discovering Cardiff
Multiple, overlapping and interacting geographies of Cardiff are only recently beginning to be researched and these historic biases and silences in scholarship help explain, if not justify, the focus of this book.
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Cardiff Bay walking tour
This circular walk provides a flavour of the old and new Cardiff Bay. The area has been transformed over the last thirty years and is a well-known example of large-scale physical regeneration.
While many will argue about its overall design, few would dispute that there has been a vast physical improvement in the area over that time.
Take a look at our interactive map for more details and to follow the walk.
Cultural geography - people and place
| Resource | Format | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mapping Welsh neighbourhood types | PDF download | Dr Scott Orford |
| Representations of Place | PDF download | Mia Sandhu |
| YouTube video | Mia Sandhu | |
| Studentification | PDF download | Dr Jon Anderson |
| YouTube video | Dr Jon Anderson | |
| The sport of surfing | PDF download | Dr Jon Anderson |
| YouTube video | Dr Jon Anderson |
Development geography
| Resource | Format | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Child labour | YouTube video | Dr Peter Mackie |
| Informal vending in the developing world | PDF download | Dr Peter Mackie |
Economic geography and development
| Resource | Format | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Designing and regeneration in Liverpool City Centre 1990-2010 | PDF download | Mike Biddulph |
| Economic crises: The economic resilience of regions | PDF download | Professor Gillian Bristow and Dr Adrian Healy |
| YouTube video | Dr Adrian Healy | |
| Globalisation, Labour Markets and Community in Contemporary Britain | PDF download | Dr Anthony Ince |
| Planning and development of Cardiff | PDF download | Dr Neil Harris |
| Retail change in Cardiff | PDF download | Professor Cliff Guy |
| The development of the Cardiff City Region | PDF download | Dr David Waite and Professor Kevin Morgan |
| YouTube video | Professor Gillian Bristow |
Social geography and social inclusion
| Resource | Format | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol and family life | PDF download | Professor Mark Jayne |
| Community gardening in disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods | PDF download | Professor Paul Milbourne |
| Homelessness | PDF download | Dr Peter Mackie |
| Migration and neighbourhoods | PDF download | Dr Richard Gale |
| Open-cast coal mining in the South Wales Valleys | PDF download | Dr Kevin Mason and Professor Paul Milbourne |
| Street life studies and the design of residential streets | PDF download | Mike Biddulph |
| Voting in elections | PDF download | Dr Scott Orford |
Sustainability and the environment
| Resource | Format | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Addressing the environmental impacts of road transport | PDF download | Dr Georgina Santos, Hannah Behrendt, Laura Maconi, Tara Shirvani and Alexander Teytelboym |
| Biosecurity and animal health | PDF download | Gareth Enticott |
| Eco-Cities in China | PDF download | Dr Andrew Flynn |
| Food security | PDF download | Dr Ana Moragues Faus |
| Global Energies | PDF download | Olly Shrubb |
| YouTube video | Olly Shrubb | |
| Issues in sustainable development | PDF download | Dr Shin Lee |
| Light rail and travel behaviour | PDF download | Dr Shin Lee |
| Ocean Governance | PDF download | Kitty Beare |
| YouTube video | Kitty Beare | |
| Sustainable food supply systems | PDF download | Dr Andrew Flynn |
| The environmental impacts of a major sporting event: A case study of the FA Cup final | PDF download | Dr Andrew Flynn |
| The environmental impacts of major cycling events | YouTube video | Dr Andrea Collins |
| The environmental impacts of sport: The case of football | PDF download | Heledd Jenkins |
| Waste Management | PDF download | Lauren Darbyshire |
| YouTube video | Lauren Darbyshire |
