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Sustainable Uplands Projects

• Sustainable Upland Management for Multiple Benefits

  • (August 2004 - July 2005)
  • Funded by RELU as a Scoping Study (RES-224-25-0088)
  • This scoping study combined knowledge from local stakeholders, policy-makers and social and natural scientists with a view to anticipating, monitoring and sustainably managing rural change in UK uplands.
  • As a co-investigator Andy's role was to attend meetings and provide advice on implementing and developing a Geographic Information System.
  • The project used the Virtual Knowledge Park; for project management and information organisation, and as a repository.
  • Advice on GIS options was compiled into a Working Paper. Unfortunately there was no feedback on this working paper during the course of the scoping study.
  • Project outputs are available via the Sustainable Uplands Project Home Page
  • This work is carried forward in another RELU funded project Managing Uncertainty in Dynamic Socio-Environmental Systems: An Application to UK Uplands.

• Managing Uncertainty in Dynamic Socio-Environmental Systems: An Application to UK Uplands

  • (March 2006 - Present [Completion date March 2009])
  • Funded by RELU (RES-227-25-0001)
  • The project used the Virtual Knowledge Park; for project management and information organisation, and as a repository.
  • Scientists and researchers are to join forces with locals and policy makers to develop a framework that could be applied throughout the UK uplands to find new ways for people to detect change and harness it for their advantage.
  • As a co-investigator Andy's role is:
    1. to attend meetings;
    2. support the research assistant (Nanlin Jin) working on Integrated Modelling, GIS Development and Agent Based Modelling;
    3. provide expertise and guidance on the development of a Geographic Information System;
    4. identify opportunities and develop outputs for disseminating this work.

  • Meetings

    • 2006-06-14 (Co-Investigator meeting)
    • 2006-05-05 (Monthly meeting)
    • 2006-02-27 - 2006-02-28 Project kick off meeting... unable to attend due to engagement...
    • 2006-02-23 Nanlin Jin Interview... She was offered the job despite having no GIS experience!

  • Collaboration

    The Managing Uncertainty in Dynamic Socio-Environmental Systems: An Application to UK Uplands Project should look to set up many collaborations both within RELU and what is currently beyond.

    Collaborations to be made:
    • http://www.relu.ac.uk/research/projects/SecondCall/Armsworth.htm

    If you want to get involved in Sustainable Uplands Projects please contact Mark Reed