GAConf22: Islands of Abandonment - a Q&A - #32 of many

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The latest in a series of posts showcasing sessions which are included in the programme for the GA Conference in April 2022.

This session is a Q and A. It's one of several sessions involving authors who I really wanted to be part of the Conference.

I've blogged about the book a number of times here on LivingGeography, and it's been shortlisted for quite a few awards along with author Cal Flyn.

You can also see the SAGT Presentation that I put together here, which is based on the book and its themes of resilience and the impact of people on the planet.

A discussion with Cal Flyn, hosted by Alan Parkinson, exploring the themes and locations visited in Cal's wonderful book, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford and Wainwright Prizes in 2021, and also serialised on BBC Radio 4. 

It's a book about abandoned places: ghost towns and exclusion zones, no man’s lands and post-industrial hinterlands – and what happens when nature is allowed to reclaim its place. Alan used it as the basis for a session at the SAGT Conference in 2021, and he will talk about that work also, alongside themes of rewilding and resilience, as well as discussing specific locations such as Chernobyl and Detroit. 

Cal Flyn, Author and Journalist

There's been a lot of reviews and positive press about the book.

A lot of related articles have explored its themes of resilience and Cal's journalism is well reading, such as the piece in Prospect here.

It has also been shortlisted for the British Academy's Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, 2021.

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