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Michael Crang is Professor in the Department of Geography at Durham University, where he previously served as Head of Department (2014-2017) and Director of Research. His research spans cultural geography, tourism studies, waste economies, and urban governance, with projects including ESRC-funded 'The Waste of the World' and Vetenskapsrådet-supported 'Re:heritage'. He co-edits major reference works like the International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography (CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2010) and journals including Tourist Studies.
Research interests focus on:
- Cultural geographies of memory, heritage, and identity
- Global recycling networks and waste transformations
- Ethical consumption and agri-food systems
- Urban technologies and sentient cities
- Visual methodologies and digital geohumanities
His publications demonstrate consistent focus on material cultures, spatial justice, and transnational flows, with recent work examining Chinese urbanization, ethical consumption, and logistical systems. Key theoretical contributions include reconceptualizing commodity cycles and analyzing the temporal-spatial politics of waste.
Awards include the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for co-editing the International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography. He serves on scientific committees including Societa Italianá di Scienze del Turismo.
Currently supervises 10 PhD students researching topics from Chinese tourism to rural governance. Leads AHRC/ESRC projects on counterfeit economies and sustainable consumption. Associated with Durham's Centre for Visual Arts and Cultures and Leverhulme Doctoral Programme.
