Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Fahy, Frances"
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Along the way: a multi-method examination of tourism, identity, and community values on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
Farrell, Desiree (NUI Galway, 2023-01-04)Background Marine and coastal tourism plays an indisputably crucial role in global tourism, yet there remains a dearth of academic attention afforded to coastal tourism trails in the Irish context. Cultural aspects of ... -
Creating opportunities for engagement: Exploring the relationship between the Burren landscape, civil society and community
Williams, Elaine (NUI Galway, 2022-01-27)Research has demonstrated a need to explore the significant contribution communities make towards the conservation and management of some of our most protected landscapes. Due to significant budgetary cuts within the ... -
Energy biographies: Exploring the intersections between lives, practices and contexts
Greene, Mary (2017-02)Individual consumption and behaviour change has become a key area of attention in European and Irish sustainable development policy. To date, policy approaches to consumption have been informed by individualised models of ... -
The nature of food localisms among consumers in Ireland: defensive localisms, sustainability and reflexivity
Carroll, Brídín (2013-09-30)Food is arguably the best example of the interaction between nature and society, fitting squarely in the jurisdiction of human geography topics which include sustainability, consumption, political economy, culture, ... -
Sustainment and sustainabilities – Exploring everyday clothing consumption practices in Ireland and insights for sustainability transitions
Maguire, Helen (NUI Galway, 2023-06-16)The dual challenges of insatiable overconsumption and vast underutilisation of clothing are causing a detrimental sustainability impact globally. From the perspective that ‘use matters’ and considering that the most ... -
Towards sustainability: Household consumption and lifestyles in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Lavelle, Mary Josephine (2014-09-16)Increasing levels of global household consumption, particularly in developed countries, represent a significant sustainability problem. Although emissions across certain sectors - most notably transport and construction - ...