Rural Economy and Land Use Series:
This is a new series of research policy and practice notes from the Centre for Rural Economy at Newcastle University:
Note No 1 - Brexit: how might UK agriculture survive or thrive?
Note No 2 - What's holding rural businesses back?
Note No 3 - How can women achieve their full potential in the agricultural sector?
Note No 4 - What role will there be for advisers in post-Brexit land management?
Note No 5 - Production diseases and farm animal welfare: what does the public think?
Note No 6 - Rural economies and the UK Industrial Strategy
LWEC Policy and Practice Notes:
The Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) series of policy and practice notes draws out conclusions and recommendations from research funded by LWEC partners.
No 36 Taking account of heritage value of parks and gardens
No 35 The unbalanced cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus: national scale forecasting
No 34 Informing national and global responses to shocks to the energy-food-water-environment nexus
No 33 How does the UK rely on water in other countries to produce our food?
No 32 Improving urban grassland for people and wildlife
No 31 How can UK energy systems be made more resilient to the impacts of climate change?
No 30 Building coastal resilience to sea-level rise and storms in the UK
No 29 Gardening sustainably for the future
No 28 Spatial targeting brings new opportunities for agri environment schemes
No 27 Managing farmed landscapes for pollinating insects
No 26 Managing the landscape to optimise pollinator nutrition
No 25 Land use change: Opportunities for pollinator conservation and risks for pollinator losses
No 24 Critical metals for low carbon technologies: can future supply be ensured?
No 23 Using ecosystem services in public engagement and dialogue on the natural environment
No 22 The role of local government in improving air quality
No 21 Rethinking the role of individuals behaviours in sustainable consumption
No 20 Managing urban areas for insect pollinators
No 19 Crop pollination by wild and managed insects: Why diversity matters
No 18 Geoengineering and its governance
No 17 How are pests and diseases affecting bee pollinators
No 16 Protecting insect pollinators from pesticide risk
No 15 Wetlands as a systemic solution to manage land and water quality
No14 Moving the climate debate forward: Re-thinking rights, risks and responsibilities
No13 The benefits of managing pollinators for crop production
No 11 Taking account of shared and cultural values of ecosystem services
No 10 New tools to improve the management of the coastal environment
No 9 What is causing the decline in pollinating insects?
No 8 Catchment partnerships – better planning for our rivers and landscapes
No 7 Avoiding summer overheating while saving energy in acute hospitals
No 6 Ensuring resilience in care for older people
No 5 Climate impacts: taking action in the face of uncertainty
No 4 How can land advisers incorporate ecosystem services thinking into their everyday practice?
No 3 Could advisers of land managers work more effectively across professions?
No 2 Locating and measuring nature's benefits
No 1 Payment for Ecosystem Services: what does it mean for the future of our environment?
Relu Policy and Practice Notes:
A series of brief notes, drawing out the implications for future policy and practice from Rural Economy and Land Use (Relu) research.
No 41 Rural areas as engines of economic growth
No 40 Making partnerships work across landscapes - the role of Nature Improvement Areas
No 39 Enhancing the environment through payment for ecosystem services
No 38 Sustainable agricultural landscapes: thinking beyond the boundaries of the farm
No 37 Improving the success of agri-environment initiatives
No 35 Managing E coli 0157 disease risk in the British countryside
No 34 The governance of livestock disease: putting epidemiology in context
No 32 A community approach to catchment management
No 31Plant disease risk, management and policy formulation
No 30 Field advisors as agents of knowledge exchange
No 29 The role of local government in managing disease risks in rural areas
No 27 Protecting countryside users against zoonotic disease by influencing their behaviour
No 26 Farm diversification into energy production by anaerobic digestion
No 25 Memory and Prediction in tree disease control
No 24 The Big Society: helping communities take action
No 22 Models, decision-making and flood risk: doing simulation modelling differently
No 21 Angling in the rural environment
No 20 The changing role of local government in managing water resources
No 19 Bovine Tuberculosis: a problem for farmers, conservationists and policymakers
No 18 Collaborative Frameworks in Land Management: A case study on integrated deer management
No 17 Sustainable uplands: learning to manage future change
No 16 Policy-making for animal and plant disease: a changing landscape?
No 15 Integrated Management of Floodplains
No 14 Sustainable Uplands: Reshaping Land Use Policy for our Hills
No 13 The Sustainability of Hill Farming
No 12 Social and Environmental Inequalities in Rural Areas
No 10 Overcoming Market and Technical Obstacles to Alternative Pest Management in Arable Systems
No 8 Regional rural land use: a time for fresh thinking
No 7 Catchment management for the protection of water resources: The Ecosystem Health Report Card
No 6 Implications of a Nutrition Driven Food Policy for the Countryside
No 5 Stakeholder participation in the management and communication of food chain risks
No 4 Safe recycling of livestock manures
No 3 Eating Biodiversity: an Investigation of the Links between Quality Food Production and Biodiversity Protection
No 2 Warm Water Fish Production as a Diversification Strategy for Arable Farmers
No 1 The Role of Regulation in Developing Biological Alternatives to Pesticides
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