Research Profile
Dr Richard Cowell
Position:Reader in Environmental Policy and Planning
School:City and Regional Planning
Research Group:Environment
Email:CowellRJ@Cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone:+44 (0)29 208 76684
Fax:+44 (0)29 208 74845
Address:Room 2.74, Glamorgan Building
Telephone:+44 (0)29 208 76684
Fax:+44 (0)29 208 74845
Address:Room 2.74, Glamorgan Building
Qualifications
BA Hons Geography, Cambridge University, (1990)
PhD, (1995)
Research Interests
Richard’s research interests cover theoretical and political aspects of the relationship between public policy and sustainable development, with particular reference to land use planning, public participation, policy integration and renewable energy. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Local and Regional Government Research.
Selected Projects
Selected Publications
- Acceptance, acceptability and environmental justice – the role of community benefits in wind farm development
- The ethical framework for local government in England – is it having any effect and why?
- Wind farms in rural areas: how far do community benefits from wind farms represent a local economic development opportunity?
- Land and Limits: Interpreting Sustainability in the Planning Process
- Wind power, landscape and strategic spatial planning - the construction of “acceptable locations” in Wales
- Evaluation and environmental governance: the institutionalisation of ecological footprinting’