TESG (Journal of Economic and Human Geography)
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Published on behalf of the KNAG (Royal Dutch Geographical Society), TESG is one of the longest standing journals in the field and a leading international journal on contemporary research and debates in human geography since 1910.
New #TESG article #outnow: Kozina, Harfst, Bole, Sandriester & Tiran, 2026 What is the future of industrial towns without their youth? This paper investigates the well-being & outmigration of young people in industrial towns and regions. Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
New paper out in @tesg-journal.bsky.social with Kiran Bhairannavar. Drawing on fieldwork in Delhi, we show how footpath tea stalls become sites of social reproduction through 'symbiotic care': credit, everyday exchange and shared rules of space. Read: doi.org/10.1111/tesg... #GeoSky
"The footpath tea stall is an infrastructure—not in spite of its informality but through it." In a #TESG article out now, @vdhanda.bsky.social & K. Bhairannavar show how everyday practices sustain urban life in ways that planning frameworks do not measure. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Brewing the City: Informality, Chai and Symbiotic Care on Delhi's Footpaths
Indian cities are governed by planning regimes that aspire to produce orderly, legible urban spaces. However, the everyday practice of occupation of urban space by ordinary people creates multiple, f...
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New Editorial publication (with Ate Poorthuis) in @tesg-journal.bsky.social , on disciplinary fragmentation and the role of society journals to keep the discipline of geography together. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Editorial: Keeping Dented Geography Together
Society journals are drifting from the core. Each geography journal is drawn as a trajectory from 2000 to the present, placed by its relative citation rank (Impact per Publication (IPP), a three-year...
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Refining Transit-Oriented Development Assessment: Ecological Conditions as a Critical Supplement new #TESG article by L Zheng, MP Kwan, R Yuan, Z Feng The authors construct for a unique analysis on ecological functions of rail station environments. Read now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
"...We need to highlight how we can make new connections across and beyond the discipline to understand the world's predicament and, where possible, help address it." Geography is under threat. Read the editorial on how to Keep Dented Geography Together now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Editorial: Keeping Dented Geography Together
Society journals are drifting from the core. Each geography journal is drawn as a trajectory from 2000 to the present, placed by its relative citation rank (Impact per Publication (IPP), a three-year...
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Our latest issue is online! 📚Featuring six original articles, a Geographica feature, a Book Review, and an editorial by co-editor-in-chief Michiel van Meeteren and editor Ate Poorthuis on "Keeping Dented Geography Together" #TESG #geography Full issue here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679663...
Out now! Drivers of Urban Expansion in Europe: A Literature Review of the Roles of Electoral Cycles and Climate Change (Pagliacci & Faye 2026) This study investigates how electoral patterns and climate change may impact urban expansion in #Europe. #TESG onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New article 📚 'Analysing island change through infrastructures of social reproduction' - Dahl & Bolderman Everyday practices and relations are not just private concerns, but foundational drivers and enablers of the city’s transformation. #TESG #faroeislands onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Josephine Rekers and I made a map! Our contribution to the new Geographica section in @tesg-journal.bsky.social Using both the pace and level of ageing, we highlight the "messy middle" of the urban–rural spectrum and the diverse regional ageing trajectories. doi.org/10.1111/tesg...
In the new TESG issue we have published the thought provoking TESG lecture given at the RGS last summer by Melanie Griffiths: What now for Migration Studies? With commentaries! 🙏 Thank you all for your contributions @tesg-journal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Migration Studies Manifesto?
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The TESG Forum on Rob Tamsma’s (1972) “The Northern Netherlands: Large Problem Area in a Small Country, Small Problem Area in a Large Economic Community”–edited by @evertmeijers.bsky.social, Martijn Smit, @michielvanmeeteren.bsky.social is online (free access) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679663...
The failure of the #Netherlands to disperse jobs beyond the #Randstad was more sociological than economic. Resistance —as @michielvanmeeteren.bsky.social & @martijnjsmit.bsky.social argue in @tesg-journal.bsky.social— came from civil servant’s deep-seated space preferences. doi.org/10.1111/tesg...
New publication! I had the pleasure to write about a colourful figure in the History of Dutch geography: Robert Tamsma (1922-2005). Disciplinary innovator and public geographer, but also stuck between generations of scholarship. @tesg-journal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
With Martijn Smit in @tesg-journal.bsky.social
‼️New publication out! Together with @karenhaandrikman.bsky.social in @tesg-journal.bsky.social ! We use the Swedish neighbourhood study to explore how well-being is spatially sorted, finding heterogeneous spatial sorting of well-being, showing the importance of the neighbourhood for well-being
Our latest Issue is now online, featuring four special issue articles in "Towards Emancipatory Epistemologies", a dossier edited by Carla Huisman and @uitermark.bsky.social, five original articles, and a book review. Read the full issue online (Open Access): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679663...
TESG joined the RGS-IBG conference in Birmingham, where Dr Melanie Griffiths delivered a powerful lecture on the future of migration studies. Full lecture to appear in our 2026 issue - stay tuned!
Very happy to receive the TESG Best Paper Award for my research on Chinese green finance investment in Thailand! It explores how Cold War infrastructures are being converted into green assets functioning as an eco-temporal fix—helping the military junta navigate political instability.
TESG (Journal of Economic and Human Geography)@tesg-journal.bsky.social · last yr.Congratulations to @giuliadalmaso.bsky.social, winner of the TESG Best Paper Award 2025 for her article “Exploiting time in Green Visions for Thailand: How Green Finance Leverages Past Infrastructures for Future Returns”. Read the article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New in TESG: “Grocery Retail Location Patterns in Brno: Clustering, Inequality and Street Network Centrality". The study maps how national and multinational grocery chains cluster across Brno, revealing the role of connectivity and urban form. Read here: buff.ly/4fdG46S
Congratulations to @giuliadalmaso.bsky.social, winner of the TESG Best Paper Award 2025 for her article “Exploiting time in Green Visions for Thailand: How Green Finance Leverages Past Infrastructures for Future Returns”. Read the article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Exploiting time in Green Visions for Thailand: How Green Finance Leverages Past Infrastructure for Future Returns
The climate crisis calls for a reassessment of infrastructure's role in the energy transition. This urgency has catalysed an expanding green finance paradigm, which is reshaping the roles of states a....
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This week at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference we host the TESG Lecture “What now for Migration Studies?” by Melanie Griffiths with responses from Jonathan Darling and Lauren Martin. Chair @ilsevanliempt.bsky.social. Wednesday 27 August 11:00–12:50 UK time LG18.
How has disability-related deprivation changed over time in Tianjin, China? Read about it here: doi.org/10.1111/tesg...
How are global management ideas adapted to local contexts? Discover the findings here: doi.org/10.1111/tesg...
How did COVID-19 affect business in the Spanish-Portuguese border region? Learn more here: doi.org/10.1111/tesg...
How does technological innovation shape industrial growth in China? Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How do winegrowers adapt to climate change across borders? Find out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Who shapes the spatial impact of big data infrastructure? Read about it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The latest TESG issue (Vol. 116, Issue 3) is out now, featuring work on data, sustainability, regional innovation, and cross-border economies. It also introduces GeoGraphica, our new format for visual storytelling. Read it here (Open Access): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679663...
