School of Geography & Sustainable Development: Recent submissions
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Governing the High Seas : effective institutional arrangements for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
(2023-06-14) - ThesisForming almost two-thirds of the global ocean, the High Seas and seabed areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) support some of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet. However, these vital areas are increasingly ... -
An interdisciplinary study on Scottish saltmarsh blue carbon : data uncertainty and values in policy design
(2023-06-14) - ThesisThe potential of saltmarshes to store carbon has recently been gaining increasing interest in the Scottish policy arena, particularly in the face of the recently declared climate emergency. Yet, while there are first ... -
Public preferences for wind, fracking and nuclear energy in England and Scotland : a choice experiment approach
(2022-11-29) - ThesisThis study assesses public preferences for alternative electricity generation technologies in England and Scotland, in the context of the global challenge of climate change and the current policy debate in the UK. Specifically, ... -
Exploring the effect of location and time on human mobility flow networks
(2022-11-29) - ThesisContemporary flow data are used to investigate a number of social science phenomena: examples include flows inferred from mobile phone data, migration flows, commuting flows, or taxi flows between pick‐up and set‐down ... -
Assessing the vulnerability of marine sedimentary organic carbon : the influence of anthropogenic disturbance
(2023-06-14) - ThesisAs anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations rise, there is an increasing need to re-evaluate our understanding of the complex interactions involved within the global carbon (C) cycle. C stored within marine sediments ...