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Economic well-being in the Ballymote rural area: myth and reality
(Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, 1996)Despite the many negative indicators such as falling population and high emigration which are characteristic of the Northwest, the town of Ballymote appears to be booming. In explaining this apparent contradiction, ... -
The emerging dynamic structure of national innovation studies: a bibliometric analysis
(Springer Verlag, 2016-10-26)The state is still the significant unit for innovative studies during the age of R&D globalization and innovation regionalization. Using the bibliometric method, this paper attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of ... -
Employment and population, 1996-2016: growth, recession and delayed recovery
(Geography Publications, 2018)Introduction The two decades from 1996 to 2016 included a period of rapid economic growth internationally, until about 2008, followed by a deep recession from which many countries are still recovering.1 These changes ... -
Energy demand challenges in Europe: Implications for policy, planning and practice
(Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature, 2019)This open access book examines the role of citizens in sustainable energy transitions across Europe. It explores energy problem framing, policy approaches and practical responses to the challenge of securing clean, affordable ... -
Envisioning human security – commentary to Gill
(Geographical Society of Finland, 2018)Prompted by Nick Gill’s review essay, ‘The suppression of welcome’, this commentary additionally reflects on attendant questions of security and responsibility in seeking to conceptualize a more human-centred vision of ... -
Envisioning security for a more-than-human world
(United Nations Development Programme, 2024-01-03)This paper considers a key securitization challenge that the world faces in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a challenge that centres on discursively envisioning the kind of security required in tackling a ... -
The event of space: geographic allusions in the phenomenological tradition
(SAGE Publications, 1998-02)n this essay I analyse the role of space in key texts belonging to the tradition of phenomenology. Starting from the assumption that phenomenology is uniquely positioned to answer the epistemological challenges posed by ... -
Exploiting information and communication technologies for rural development
(Elsevier, 1992-07)This paper examines how information technology (IT) might be exploited to promote rural development; it also considers how IT impacts on the rural periphery. The appropriate adaptation of this technology for indigenous ... -
‘Farmers don’t retire’: Re-evaluating how we engage with and understand the ‘Older’ farmer’s perspective
(MDPI, 2022-02-22)Globally, policy aimed at stimulating generational renewal in agriculture is reported to pay meagre regard to the mental health and wellbeing of an older farmer, overlooking their identity and social circles, which are ... -
The faster the better? Economic effects of the speed of inter‐city technology transfer in China
(Wiley, 2019-06-18)Although existing studies questioned the simple positive correlation between the technology transfer speed and the benefits, they have been widely condemned for lacking em-pirical evidence. Using the ... -
The fetch effect on aeolian sediment transport on a sandy beach: a case study from Magilligan Strand, Northern Ireland
(Wiley, 2016-04-22)Experiments were conducted on Magilligan Strand, Northern Ireland, to assess the influence of the fetch effect on aeolian sediment transport. During each experiment surface sediments were uniformly dry and unhindered by ... -
Field characterization of three-dimensional lee-side airflow patterns under offshore winds at a beach-dune system
(American Geophysical Union, 2013-05-22)Characterization of three-dimensional (3D) airflow remains elusive within a variety of environments and is particularly challenging over complex dune topography. Previous work examining airflow over and in the lee of dunes ... -
Field-based learning: the challenge of practising participatory knowledge
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-05-14)In 2009, Geography at National University of Ireland, Galway, launched a new taught master's programme, the MA in Environment, Society and Development. The vision for the programme was to engage students in the analysis ... -
Foredune accretion under offshore winds
(Elsevier, 2007)Experiments carried out at Magilligan Strand on the north coast of Ireland suggest that topographic steering of offshore winds is an important facet of the aeolian sediment transport system at this location. A five-day ... -
Foreign R&D in China: An evolving innovation landscape
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Foucault and the colonial subject: Emergent forms of colonial governmentality in early modern Ireland
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Four million patients who failed to attend
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Framing the sustainable energy challenge and implications for solutions
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)Sustainable consumption policies often rely on ecological modernisation rationality, where the focus is usually on making current consumption patterns more sustainable in such a way that status quo (ideas about the quality ... -
From foreign technology dependence towards greater innovation autonomy: China's integration into the information and communications technology (ICT) global value chain (GVC)
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-03-30)China s integration into the information and communications technology global value chain has taken place as global technology corporations outsourced and offshored an increasing range of functions, including manufacturing, ...