Mining the sky: Synthetic diamonds imperil Arctic economies
Once fixed in place, commodities like diamonds can now be conjured out of the sky from anywhere. This bodes ill…
Putin opens bridge to Crimea, leaving a Siberian city hanging
Featured image: Yakutsk is one of the world’s most isolated cities and still has no bridge across the Lena River…
Photo series: “Landscapes of Northern Extraction”
In the latest issue of Critical Planning Journal, published by the UCLA Urban Planning Department, I’ve contributed a photo series and commentary…