A5034951237- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Historical Studies of British Isles
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Rural development and sustainability
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Social Media and Politics
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
University of Edinburgh
2018-2024
Lancaster University
2022-2024
Scottish Association For Marine Science
2018-2019
People depend on functioning ecosystems, which provide benefits that support human existence and wellbeing. The relationship between people nature has been experienced conceptualized in multiple ways. Recently, ecosystem services (ES) concepts have permeated science, government policies, multi-national environmental agreements, science–policy interfaces. In 2017, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform Biodiversity Ecosystem Services (IPBES) introduced a new closely related concept –...
Abstract There are strong links between heritage and the environment yet, is not fully included in existing ecosystem‐based frameworks. Different understandings of values exist, yet related to key value categories environmental research. To address this gap facilitate a common values‐based approach, we develop novel framework that values. First, expand understanding by linking categories. We then use Life Framework Values show how features different ways which people relate world. The...
Since 2019, public and third-sector bodies across the UK have been experimenting with citizens’ juries assemblies in context of net-zero governance—collectively referred to this essay as ‘climate assemblies’. These bring together a representative sample citizens learn about discuss policy issues, prior making recommendations for action. With off track meet it’s 2030 climate targets, advocates hope these fora can drive on net zero that is both ambitious garners support. This draws social...
The use of deliberative mini-publics (DMPs), such as citizens' assemblies, is becoming more common in climate policy-making across many countries. upsurge these methods reflects an acknowledgement the need to engage publics policy choices that significantly impact their lives. Many DMPs date have focused on general challenge decarbonization, a range areas. In this article, we first situate within wider field public engagement methods. We then draw from democratic theory and practice argue...
The ecosystem services (ES) concept is increasingly being integrated in to policy and decision making at all scales of environmental governance. Yet ES assessments are often characterised by high levels uncertainty, heavily value-laden seek contribute towards time-critical development. We assess the suitability post-normal science as a broad scientific framework guide research practice such situations. Results literature review on current use presented, we discuss how framing can three...
Abstract In recent years, many local authorities in the UK have run climate assemblies (LCAs) such as citizens’ or juries, with goal of developing citizen-led solutions to crisis. this essay, we argue that a ‘convenient fiction’ often underpins way authority actors explain rationale for running LCAs. This convenient fiction runs follows: LCAs are commissioned response threat, and decision-makers work through LCA recommendations implement appropriate policies their locality. We suggest...
The design of energy and climate policy is usually seen as an 'expert' domain, relying on technical tools such economic analysis. However, requires the support politicians citizens alike, through democratic process. Many policies, reducing carbon emissions from homes transport, also affect people's lives directly. It thus necessary to supplement analysis with methods that allow exploration views, values behaviours. One method codesign, whereby groups work analysts develop strategies informed...
As conceptual and theoretical discussions on environmental valuation approaches have advanced there is growing interest in the impact that has decision making. The perceived legitimacy of outputs studies seen as one factor influencing their policy decisions. One element this ensuring participants processes see results legitimate would be willing to accept decisions based these findings. Here, we test two deliberative monetary valuation, deliberated preferences Deliberative Democratic...
Fire has cultural and economic significance for Indigenous rural peoples worldwide, being used to manage landscapes activities such as hunting, gathering, cropping, forestry, ceremonial spiritual purposes. Policy interventions by state non-state organizations, regulations, incentives, communication campaigns, can target fire use directly, or affect it indirectly, example, restricting land access. Yet evidence of impacts not been synthesized at the global scale. We analyzed 512 examples in 68...
Abstract Responding to climate change requires that people engage in different forms of citizenship. These span from individual consumption choices, taking part collective action steer the behaviour governments and private sector. Here we analyse data Net Zero Diaries project explore how attitudes citizenship develop as become more aware about scale societal required reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The was a deliberative mini-public, composed 41 citizens broadly representative UK...
Public engagement after COP26 “Debating and making pledges is one thing. Are they going to act?” As the climate summit wrapped up in Glasgow, a panellist our Net Zero Diaries project succinctly expressed this concern that dogs negotiations. (The Diaries, run collaboration with Britain Thinks, OVO, WWF Citizens Advice, were established get real-time feedback from panel of citizens on UK’s year action.) This about international negotiations was echoed when we discussed UK domestic policy....