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Food Insecurity and the Fortunate Index as Potential Indicators of Recoverability Following a Rapid-Onset Disaster 粮食不安全和幸运指数作为速发灾害后可恢复性的潜在指标

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-10-14 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70133

Peter Schmitz, Sanet Carow

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From Geopolitical Isolation to Geo-Economic Connectivity: Iran's Maritime Strategy and the Necessity of Strategic Transition 从地缘政治孤立到地缘经济连通性：伊朗的海洋战略和战略转型的必要性

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70124

Hadi Veicy

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Scalar Aesthetics and the Public Politics of Home 标量美学与家的公共政治

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-10-09 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70130

Phil Dodds

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Correction to ‘The United Kingdom's First Anti-Muslim Pogroms in a Context of Genocidal Islamophobia in Gaza’ 更正“英国在加沙种族灭绝伊斯兰恐惧症背景下的第一次反穆斯林大屠杀”

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-10-08 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70136

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China's Current Authoritarianism From a Cultural Perspective: Instrumentalising Heritage for Nation-Building

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-10-04 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70129

Ran Wei

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The Price of Cool: Using Hedonic Modelling to Assess Spatial Inequalities of Air Conditioning Access in Madrid 凉爽的价格：使用享乐模型来评估马德里空调使用的空间不平等

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-29 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70127

Gladys Elizabeth Kenyon, Caitlin Robinson, Elisabetta Pietrostefani, Olga Gkoutouna

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Response to Najib (2025) 对纳吉的回应（2025）

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-29 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70132

George Holmes

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Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in the Mole National Park, Ghana 加纳摩尔国家公园适应气候变化的障碍

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-29 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70128

Frederick Dapilah, Benjamin Aapeple Bedigbee, Samuel Ziem Bonye

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The Geographies of the UK Government's Response to the 2026 Energy Crisis: Where Next for Labour's Politics of Resilience? 英国政府应对2026年能源危机的地理位置：工党弹性政治的下一步走向？

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-27 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70131

Peter McGowran

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Teaching Climate Change and Geography: Towards a Climate Education Pathway 气候变化与地理教学：走向气候教育之路

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Geographical Journal Pub Date : 2026-09-26 DOI: 10.1111/geoj.70126

Liam Saddington, Ainsley Trahan, Richard Waters, Pietro Agnoletto, Daniel Hall, Grace Healy, Phil Howell, T. D. Kertsman, Martha Miller, Rachael Parker Allen, Gerard Reilly

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