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The聽tours covered a聽multitude of聽areas and themes relating to聽the聽research and teaching聽expertise of each tour leader.

Pushpa聽Arabindoo听补苍诲听Andrew Harris聽led聽鈥楨xploring King鈥檚 Cross: Landscapes of Post-industrial London鈥�.聽 They explored and discussed how this area, composed of Victorian 鈥榬ailway lands鈥� with many buildings and warehouses semi-abandoned by the end of the 20th century, has been transformed into a new upmarket residential, retail and commercial destination.

Pushpa spoke about the energy landscapes of King鈥檚 Cross and the connections to sessions on her 3rd year module Geographies of Infrastructure (GEOG0065). Andrew聽emphasised聽how King鈥檚 Cross鈥檚 redevelopment offers important perspectives on recent social change and gentrification in the London boroughs of Islington and Camden - examined further in the 1st year 鈥楪eographies in the Field II鈥� (GEOG0014) module he co-convenes.

Professor Jonathan Holmes听补苍诲听Professor Viv Jones聽led 鈥楿rban Greenery and Air Quality鈥�,听looking聽at issues of air pollution sources, monitoring and policies in Camden聽(relating to GEOG0014)聽and the role of green spaces in the London environment.

Professor Jason Dittmer聽led 鈥淐ity of Westminster: landscapes of power and resistance鈥�, looking at protest and state power in Trafalgar Square, diplomacy聽at 10 Downing Street聽and legacies of colonialism at the FCDO Main Building.

Dr Tatiana Thieme听补苍诲听Fabien Cante聽led 鈥榃orld city, changing聽neighbourhood: A tour of Elephant & Castle鈥�.聽On the tour, students were invited to consider how migration and聽multiculture聽shape local high streets like the Walworth Road, and how聽neighbourhood聽cohabitation is framed by the kinds of housing available in the area.

Tatiana and Fabien talked about the meaning and changing fortunes of social housing, especially in the face of contemporary real estate investments. Overall, they pondered how different facets of London becoming a 鈥渨orld city鈥� are in tension with each other, and the different ways we as geographers can learn about聽neighbourhood聽change 鈥� from street-level observation to conversations with local people.

The tour anticipates the field activities students will do as part of the聽GEOG0013聽鈥渦rban project,鈥� and some of the themes they will delve into in聽GEOG0023,听GEOG0028,听GEOG0039听补苍诲听GEOG0064.

Dr James Kneale听补苍诲听Seth Gustafson聽led聽'Cheap and lively: London鈥檚 historical natures (Billingsgate, Smithfield, Holborn)鈥�,听covering urban environmental history, markets, the Thames, and London鈥檚 connections to places near and far.