@aledsingleton

Place-based & economic development research @cardiffbusiness. Enjoy arts & walking projects. Editor @spatial_theory. Organiser @TykePsychoGeog. Treasurer @pygyr

 Wales, United Kingdom
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Joined December 2012
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'We need to find ways for the public to be involved with planning & therefore imagine future solutions. There is much to be gained from sharing personal stories & to remind ourselves that compromise will happen' Read @aledsingleton's (@CUGeogPlan) blog 👉blog.geographydirections.com…
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How can participatory geographical approaches offer alternative histories of post-war urban renewal in Britain? @aledsingleton (@CUGeogPlan) discusses this in a new @geogdirections post. Read the full blog here 👉blog.geographydirections.com…

What participatory geographers can contribute to studying urban renewal over the long term

By Aled Singleton, Cardiff University The use and form of towns and city centres change over time. In recent years high streets have lost department stores and other well-known names. Equally funda…

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New post by @aledsingleton (@CUGeogPlan) 📝 'What participatory geographers can contribute to studying urban renewal over the long term' Read the full blog 👇 blog.geographydirections.com…
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🔊New paper published as part of an ongoing Special Section🔊 'Participatory collaborations between geographers and performance artists: Taking urban renewal histories to the street' by @aledsingleton, @Edward_Brookes_ & @RuthSlatter. doi.org/10.1111/area.70052
Two people standing close together raising an arm and looking up, while a crew films them with a boom mic and camera.

ALT Two people standing close together raising an arm and looking up, while a crew films them with a boom mic and camera.

Title and abstract for 'Participatory collaborations between geographers and performance artists: Taking urban renewal histories to the street' by Aled Singleton, Edward Brookes, and Ruth Slatter in Area.

ALT Title and abstract for 'Participatory collaborations between geographers and performance artists: Taking urban renewal histories to the street' by Aled Singleton, Edward Brookes, and Ruth Slatter in Area.

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CBSExecEd@CbsExec22 May 2025
Join us on July 2 or July 30 to reimagine energy supply systems! Explore shared power ownership, future networks, and map connections between Wales & northern Pakistan. No expertise needed—just your ideas! 👉tinyurl.com/tvatf3ha #EnergyFuture #SustainableEnergy
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New open access paper in GeoHumanities "Using walking approaches and site-specific performance to reveal layers of feeling attached to place" This aims to meet the desire for dynamic and multi-dimensional aspects of studying feelings attached to places tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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This paper explores the four-stage method which underpinned my PhD project: interviewing people on foot & working with performance artists through events & walking tours. Being playful helps people to open up & offers meaningful insights which lead to better researcher qestions.
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Happy to announce the inaugural issue of Agoriad: A Journal of Spatial Theory - focus on Indigenous Ontologies & geography. I was part of the team which edited & produced 5 research articles, an interview, 2 book reviews, creative pieces & guided readings agoriad.cardiffuniversitypre…
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My new open access book chapter covers 3 walking methods which explore & contextualise biographies. Spaces such as the house, street & neighbourhood can be imagined through a sat-down oral method, an online digital approach as well as the walking body taylorfrancis.com/chapters/o…
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Journal article completed and submitted today. Myself and Mark have been exploring mental health, walking groups and urban space since 2021. We are now thinking that it is what is located on the edges of the walking path which is worth thinking about a bit more.
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Our second issue is out now! Vol 1.2 includes research on gendered #ageism and unmet healthcare needs, as well as two scoping reviews. bristoluniversitypressdigita… #GlobalAgeing #Gerontology #Ageing
Volume 1 (2024): Issue 2 (Oct 2024). Research Articles: ‘No matter if your son has the time or not, you still get sick’: understanding unmet healthcare needs among older people in China. Delays to accessing healthcare for older adults with disabilities in Bengaluru, India: views of healthcare providers and older adults. Co-creating a climate comic book: reflections on using comics in intergenerational research and engagement ‘Because I am a woman, an old woman, I have no voice’: gendered ageism and disempowerment of older women in three African countries Reviews: A scoping review of reviews on helping professionals’ attitudes toward older adults Understanding practices and support needs of family caregivers of people with dementia in Africa: a scoping review

ALT Volume 1 (2024): Issue 2 (Oct 2024). Research Articles: ‘No matter if your son has the time or not, you still get sick’: understanding unmet healthcare needs among older people in China. Delays to accessing healthcare for older adults with disabilities in Bengaluru, India: views of healthcare providers and older adults. Co-creating a climate comic book: reflections on using comics in intergenerational research and engagement ‘Because I am a woman, an old woman, I have no voice’: gendered ageism and disempowerment of older women in three African countries Reviews: A scoping review of reviews on helping professionals’ attitudes toward older adults Understanding practices and support needs of family caregivers of people with dementia in Africa: a scoping review

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The recordings from this year's Congress are live on YouTube now youtube.com/@4wcop?si=g4-1sC…

4WCoP: Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography

The YouTube Channel for the Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography (4WCoP). You can find recordings from our Congress events here.

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Join us for the ESRC Festival of Social Science, celebrating the vital role of social science in understanding our world! 🎉 Enjoy hundreds of free events across the UK and online. 📅 When: 19 Oct - 9 Nov 🔗 More: orlo.uk/Oz6yD #ESRCFestival
A banner for the 2024 Festival of Social Science, 19 October - 9 November. A collection of illustrations showing different types of social science, including exercise, virtual technology, communications, music, education and games. With the title 'Exploring society together'

ALT A banner for the 2024 Festival of Social Science, 19 October - 9 November. A collection of illustrations showing different types of social science, including exercise, virtual technology, communications, music, education and games. With the title 'Exploring society together'

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This Saturday we celebrate masses of #placemaking work that brings colour to Maindee District Centre, Newport. A great team of artists and makers have brightend up more than 30 sites. Festival 12.00-19.00 28 September NP18 8EE. Map maindee.org/full-colour-fest…
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'Exploring climate change through participatory storytelling provides young people with emotionally meaningful connections to it, and a way to express their fears about the future' - @CHeinemeyer, @natquatermass & @drlekad: Reposted via @conversationuk. blog.geographydirections.com…
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Up a few hills with @Halfa1965. We walked from Taffs Well up to Blaengwynlais and Groeswen and then Gwaelod-y-garth. No need for a defibrillator!
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This is me being elected onto the committee of the @pygyrg Participatory Geography as treasurer. This is a group of @RGS_IBG, where I have become a RGS Fellow. Definitely keeping up with my geography, even though I have moved a bit towards economics.
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Lots of reading to be done about tidal lagoons, electricity generation, regulations , assets, financing, community benefits and more. A foundation for research which brings something useful for the future of Wales – at Cardiff, Wales
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Preview of our @JnlGlobalAgeing paper Co-creating a climate comic book: reflections on using comics in intergenerational research & engagement By @MerrynThomas @_auralab @kopetatxuri @aledsingleton @carolmaddock3 @lonelyDeborah @TaviMurray @charliemuss bristoluniversitypressdigita…
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