The Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Space (CRESS) is a major research centre based at Cardiff University.
The Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Space (CRESS) is a major research centre based at Cardiff University.
It replaces the Centre for Rural Environment and Society (CRES), which was established in 2004 to develop a growing volume of rural and environmental research within the University.
CRESS is concerned to bring together environmental and social research themes in respect to rural areas, making connections between natural, social, cultural, economic and political processes within rural spaces.
Aims
The Centre aims to develop significant programmes of research and international collaborative working, as well as PhD and Masters courses around rural and environmental themes.
We have a multi-disciplinary focus, with researchers drawn from human geography, planning, sociology and landscape ecology. Expertise is provided across a broad range of research themes, including:
- rural society and culture
- rural economy
- the sustainability of rural environments
- rural and environmental governance
- environmental justice and rural welfare
- rural housing and services
- agri-food systems
- ethical consumption
Selected publications
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Funded research programmes and projects to the value of £2.3 million have been directed by members of CRESS.
Director
Academic staff
Professor Jon Anderson
Professor in Human Geography, Director of Recruitment and Admissions
- andersonj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5308
Professor Gillian Bristow
Head of the School of Geography and Planning
- bristowg1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5388
Professor Richard Cowell
Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning, Director of Research and Innovation
- cowellrj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6684
Professor Andrew Flynn
Professor in Environmental Policy and Planning
- flynnac@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4851
Dr Kersty Hobson
Reader in Human Geography, Director or Learning and Teaching
- hobsonk@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 8682
Professor Peter Mackie
Personal Chair, Director of Impact and Engagement
- mackiep@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6223
Professor Kevin Morgan
Professor of Governance and Development
- morgankj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6090
Professor Scott Orford
Professor in Spatial Analysis and GIS
- orfords@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5272
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Past events
Sustainable and responsive environments: Green space planning for health and well-being
This event featured a presentation by Dr Mick Lennon (University College Dublin) regarding on-going work that seeks to address an identified need for a conceptually-informed way for user-responsive green space planning for health and well-being.
Dr Alan Netherwood (Netherwood Sustainable Futures) and Cardiff University researchers involved in health and green infrastructure research (School of Geography and Planning) provided critical comments and reflections highlighting links of Dr Lennon’s study with other initiatives such as those by the Welsh Office for Future Generations and the Well-being Act.
Brexit and the future of food and farming
This event examined the impacts and possible future scenarios arising from Brexit in the food and farming sectors. Since June 2016, the process of leaving the EU has highlighted the complex ways the farming and food sectors are connected to Europe through markets, regulation and policy.
Brexit will require new systems of rural development, agricultural subsidies and ecosystem services, and new rules to address the sector's reliance on overseas labour.