My expertise is in environmental planning and the environmental governance of sustainability transitions in the waste, resources and energy sectors (specifically the 'circular economy'). I am particularly interested in the role of space, place, networked power relations, health, innovation and environmental justice in the governance of normative shifts towards sustainability. My research activity covers the delivery of new infrastructure via the planning system (e.g. energy-from-waste facilities and biomass energy plants). I currently maintain contact with several communities in England and Wales where such infrastructure has been (or is being) located. This includes Barry in South Wales where I am currently working on ESRC-funded research into citizen science.
Experience
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2021–2023Researcher, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD), Cardiff University
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2018–2021Lecturer, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
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2017–2018Researcher, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
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2010–2013Researcher, Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI), Cardiff University
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2009–2010Training Officer, Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit (WHIASU), Cardiff University / Public Health Wales
Education
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2017Cardiff University, Doctor of Philosophy Sustainability Studies
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2010Cardiff University, MSc Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy (SPEP)
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1990Manchester University, BA (Hons) Geography
Publications
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2023Expanding citizen science: Community action without primary data collection, Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
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2020Conceptualising environmental governance in turbulent times: Insights from Brexit and waste in the UK, Political Geography
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2019Mapping innovation and diffusion of hydrogen fuel cell technologies: Evidence from the UK's hydrogen fuel cell technological innovation system, 1954–2012, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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2019Governance of the circular economy: A comparative examination of the use of standards by China and the United Kingdom, Environmental Innovation & Societal Transitions
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2019Setting standards for a circular economy: A challenge too far for neoliberal environmental governance?, Journal of Cleaner Production
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2018Protesting against neoliberal & illiberal governmentalities: A comparative analysis of waste governance in the UK & China, Political Geography
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2017Networks, power & knowledge in the planning system: A case study of energy from waste, Progress in Planning
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2015Expert hydrogen perspectives for technological innovation: A Q-method study, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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2014Networks, protest and regulatory systems: The case of Energy from Waste, Local Environment
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2013Reflecting on regional energy transitions: Finding pathways to future hydrogen infrastructure in South Wales, Materials Architecture Design Environment (MADE)
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2013Health impact assessment in the UK planning system: The possibilities and limits of community engagement, Health Promotion International
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