Session organisers: Keith Halfacree (Swansea University) and Andrew Maclaren (University of Aberdeen)
Permanent residential migration, an established Geography mainstay, has long been
a topic of considerable interest for diverse scholars of rural studies. Whilst some
have examined migration away from …
Session convenors: Hannah Budge (Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, h.budge2@newcastle.ac.uk) and Natasha Coleman (Swansea University, 899535@swansea.ac.uk)
Session format: 2 sessions, to include paper presentations and facilitated group discussion. In-person live and online pre-recorded presentations are welcome.
This session is …
Session conveners: Dr Eifiona Thomas Lane (Prifysgol Bangor University), Professor Lois Mansfield (University of Cumbria) and Rebecca Jones (Prifysgol Bangor University).
Session format: One in-person session. Key notes and case study presentations drawing from a wide range of practitioner, professional …
In this blog post, Théo Lenormand, PhD Student at the Countryside and Community Research Institute, discusses how long-term holistic thinking can be the key to farm adaptations in the face of climate change.
Climate change is happening, and …
Natasha Coleman
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Swansea University PhD Candidate, supervised by Dr Keith Halfacree, funded by ESRC Wales DTP.
Across the rural UK, the so-called ‘sporting estate’ remains a historical continuum yet their present status is increasingly diverse and continuing …
Over the last year food has featured in the news in an unprecedented way. The Covid-19 pandemic and the private and policy responses to its impacts have laid bare the vulnerabilities and the injustices of food systems. In the UK, …
As intensive livestock farming has proliferated, externalities such as water pollution have become increasingly concerning, largely due to the associated biodiversity loss and human health risks. Government action to reduce the contributions of agriculture to water pollution is mobilised through …
This session will explore emerging discourses and practices associated with persistent health and welfare issues affecting farmed animals. The session is interested in examining the constitution and effects of sets of material and conceptual borders within which farmed animal health …
Conveners: Dr Megan Palmer-Abbs (NRI) & Dr Camilla Risvoll (NRI)
Peripheral Regions are often the earliest and hardest hit by Climate Change events. Much research has been orchestrated which seeks to identify and mitigate both the predicted impacts, and real …
The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2021 will take place at the Royal Geographical Society in London. The format for sessions is either in person or online sessions, there will be no hybrid sessions this year. The conference will take place …