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Illustrative geographies
(Sage Publishing, 2014)
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Securitizing instability: The US military and full spectrum operations
(SAGE Publications, 2015-01-01)
This paper examines the recent broadening of the US military’s overseas mission into what it calls ‘full spectrum operations’ and critiques how it is being enabled by what I term ‘full spectrum law’. The paper explores the ...
US Central Command and liberal imperial reach: 'Shaping the Central Region for the 21st Century'
(Wiley, 2014-11-26)
For over 30 years, the grand strategy of one of the most important commands in the US military, Central Command (CENTCOM), has consistently held fast to a commitment to neoliberal capitalism and an ostensibly free-market ...
Artists as workers in the rural; precarious livelihoods, sustaining rural futures
(Elsevier, 2018-04-13)
This paper explores rural-based artists' experiences of achieving sustainable livelihoods in rural localities as part
of emerging discussions about the significance of culture and the cultural economy for rural development ...
Consideration of coastal risk in the Irish spatial planning process
(Elsevier, 2014-11-29)
The vulnerability of coastal areas to associated hazards is increasing due to population growth, development pressure and climate change. It is incumbent on coastal governance regimes to address the vulnerability of coastal ...
Participative critical enquiry in graduate field-based learning
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-10-09)
This paper outlines a critical pedagogic approach to field-based learning (FBL) at graduate level. Drawing on student experience stemming from a FBL module and as part of an MA programme in Environment, Society and ...
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 ...
Designing real-world laboratories for the reduction of residential energy use: Articulating theories of change
(Oekom Verlag, 2018-01-01)
Reducing residential energy use and carbon dioxide emissions is a policy concern across Europe. One of the approaches to address this problem, real-world laboratories (RwLs), has recently gained prominence as a means to ...
Beyond calorie counting: assessing the sustainability of food provided for public consumption
(Elsevier, 2015-06-19)
Food consumption outside home is a growing phenomenon that is rapidly gaining in importance in terms of its impact on both consumers and the food system. This paper presents an innovative tool for measuring the sustainability ...
From invisibility to impact: Recognising the scientific and societal relevance of interdisciplinary sustainability research
(Elsevier, 2017-11-20)
Academics are increasingly expected to produce concrete and directly applicable solutions to hard-to-solve 'real world problems' such as poverty, development, and environmental degradation. However, conventional assessments ...