A5046936483- Rural development and sustainability
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Regional resilience and development
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Regional Development and Policy
- Social Capital and Networks
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
- Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis
- Satellite Communication Systems
- Library Science and Information Systems
- Wireless Communication Networks Research
James Hutton Institute
2018-2023
University of the West of England
2017
University of Aberdeen
2013-2016
King's College Hospital
2016
Institute of Sociology
2015
This article discusses the danger of a growing digital divide between rural and other areas. It presents broadband as increasingly necessary for delivery information, health, education, business, social security, public leisure services. Access to has become vital communities participate in progressively economy overcome problems physical isolation. Yet areas are among those most excluded from fast developments. Although this is partly due technological/economic barriers reaching more remote...
Abstract This article develops understanding of cultural and digital capital in order to evaluate the contribution creative practitioners rural community resilience. Online practices today impact on work locales a number ways. However, exactly how they extend ‘reach’ contribute creativity deserves greater attention. We examine broadband Internet access online and, turn, this enables creatives participate at different levels their communities, thus contributing research into both resilience...
The four editors of this special issue led research at the dot.rural Digital Economy Hub, a centre funded by RCUK programme (award reference: EP/G066051/1). Some is presented in papers issue.
The creative industries potentially contribute much to the social and economic viability of rural regions. This paper explores role that broadband connectivity plays in development professional practices. In particular, we explore extent which can reduce penalty distance for practitioners, equally, how a lack impacts upon economy. Our findings suggest access at least 2 megabits per second, download speed, had become crucial those working sector time fieldwork (this minimum critical speed is...
Abstract In rural UK , businesses are often isolated and have much to gain from healthy networks, yet studies show that many business owners fail network effectively. Information communications technologies offer new ways might benefit by expanding their reach. This study looked at online face‐to‐face networking behaviour among micro‐enterprises in S cotland relation the development of bonding bridging social capital. Given challenges remoteness faced businesses, is particularly useful...
Abstract This editorial introduces a special issue (SI) concerning quests for responsible digital agri‐food innovation. We present our interpretations of the concepts innovation and show why they can have been productively interrelated with social science theories methods. First, each articles in this SI is briefly introduced synthesised around three themes: (1) need critique ‘solutionism’ current interdisciplinary research, development settings; (2) that contributes value via ideas it...
In a rapidly evolving digital society, broadband connectivity is increasingly critical. Everyday experiences are mediated by technology, be they related to work, education, leisure or health care; technology impacts at many levels. Access Internet considered essential contemporary society. Despite this growing recognition, access still not ubiquitous across all of the UK, with being particularly problematic in remote rural areas. This paper considers role economic and social sustainability...
Abstract Small businesses are prototypical rural business, but limited by distance. However, creative less constrained space and hold great promise for development. Indeed, the is an attractive aesthetic milieu. Moreover, new broadband technologies seem to offer a solution address connectivity; social spatial problem of being rural. Consequently, we ask how does enable small firms. We sought out practices experiences business owners, finding that offered useful technical, creative, linking....
Foraging in the British Isles is an increasingly popular activity for both personal consumption and commercial purposes. While legislation guidelines exist regulating sustainable collection of wild edibles, founding principles foraging movement are not well documented. For this research, 36 most active instructors Association Foragers were interviewed to understand their background, species collected, sources knowledge, problems faced during collection. Altogether, 102 leafy vegetables,...
Abstract This article presents research carried out in Scotland that explored the role of advisors supporting adoption variable rate precision farming (VRPF). Examining data from in‐depth interviews with farmers and through a responsible innovation lens focus on inclusion, we consider implications changing advisory landscape for digital innovation. Our findings show main VRPF are based commercial companies, which mostly target large farms. We explore concerns over bias process one hand...
Contributions to this special issue, The Rural Digital Economy, are concerned with the impacts of digital technologies upon various aspects rural life (Woods 2009) and geography (Kitchen & Dodge...
ABSTRACTIncreasing digitalisation and access to communication technologies has arguably never been more important rural communities than during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digitalisation assumes a distinct character when looked at through lens, reliable accessible digital tools infrastructure having marked implications for future of communities. This was especially pertinent lockdowns, in (as well as urban) there push host local activities services online. Using reflections from both in-person...
With the pervasiveness of digitisation communications, those that are left behind seen as socially excluded. In both academic and policy discourses, it is assumed digital inclusion a route into mainstream society desirable solution to problems multiple exclusion has led many studies inclusion/exclusion ‘hard reach’ groups. Yet, Gypsy–Travellers, among most marginalised people in society, have received little attention. Using data from Netherlands United Kingdom, we assess impact...
This paper reflects on the response of professional wild food community in United Kingdom to lockdown measures during Covid-19. It explores rapid adaptation toward providing (mostly free charge) online support via various social media platforms and using communication tools. is aimed at high quality information how safely forage for foods rural urban environments. The considers reasons increased interest amongst general public foraging motivations professionals provide education, longer-term...
Summary Although the Common Agricultural Policy of European Union has broadened its objectives to integrate social issues, several hard‐to‐reach groups farmers and workers continue be ignored by advisory services associated policies. Connecting with these a strong potential increase economic cohesion agricultures. We interviewed over 1,000 across Europe identified features that are often overlooked services. critically reflected on cohorts omitted from how they could better reached; include...
Summary In this article we assess the diversity of sources advice identified by 678 adopters, 295 non‐adopters and 107 droppers (or dis‐adopters, who have ceased or reduced use) agricultural innovations across 13 European countries. For most innovations, volume composition advisory supports (e.g. public services, farm business organisations, NGOs, research development sector, other farmers), at whole level were similar between droppers. However, there significant differences in relation to...