Adam Barker

Research activity is organised around the broad theme of environmental governance. Particular emphasis is given to:

The application of integrated management systems to the planning and management of natural resources

This work focuses on two main areas. The first area of interest relates to the development of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) structures and processes. Recent work has explored the role of socio-economic and cultural aspects of coastal systems and concentrated on the development of social and institutional capacity. Work in this topic has been undertaken for the Scottish Executive . The second area of interest concerns the adoption of integrated environmental management approaches within national parks. Work has recently been completed which explored the role of public and private decision making networks within national parks in Scotland.

The role of environmental appraisal within environmental decision making

Early work on this theme concentrated on the development of capacity within Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the assessment of EIA systems. Much of this work was undertaken for DGXI within the European Commission . Recent work has focused on the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as a tool for integration within decision-making. Specific emphasis has been given to the use of SEA within fragmented and competitive decision making structures.

The role of land use planning in the conservation of coastal resources

Research in this area has explored the capacity of spatial planning to deliver conservation benefits. Initial research on this theme was undertaken for the EU Northern Periphery Programme and focused upon the use of spatial planning arrangements in the management of fisheries resources. This work has recently been extended to explore the relationship between spatial planning and ICZM.

Teaching commitments

Undergraduate

• PLAN30342 Strategic Environmental Assessment.
• PLAN30031 Environmental Planning and Protection.
• PLAN30082 Planning Theory and Values.

Postgraduate Masters

• PLAN40342 Strategic Environmental Assessment.
• PLAN40301 Environmental Planning and Protection.
• PLAN60042 Planning Theory and Ethics.
• PLAN60741 Landscape Planning Specialism (with John Handley).

 

Research students

2006 start - Ting-I Lee (PhD) 'The Role of Green Infrastructure in the Urban Renewal Process'.

2006 start - Ruth Foo (PhD) 'Institutional Dimensions of the Malaysian Property Market'.

2006 start - Aleksandra Kazmierczak (PhD) 'Ecosystem Health and Social Inclusion: the Case of Urban Green Spaces', NERC-ESRC funded. With University of Salford.

2006 start - Yeuh-eh Lu (PhD) 'The Designation of Cultural Landscapes in Urban Waterfront Areas'.

2005 start - Anna Gilchrist (PhD) 'Climate Change, Species Migration and the Institutional Response'. NERC-ESRC funded.

2007 'Out of the wilderness: achieving Sustainable Development within Scottish national parks', Journal of Environmental Management, (forthcoming)(with Stockdale, A.).

2005 'Capacity building for sustainable development in coastal areas', Journal of Environmental Management
74(2): 1-9.

2005 'Local level capacity building for coastal management: lessons and experiences from the developing world', Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 42: 387-393.

2005 'The use of strategic environmental assessment in coastal management', Journal of Coastal Research 21: 52 -56

2004 'Towards a socio-economic analysis of Scotland 's coastal areas', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 47(6): 881-898 (with Allmendinger, P.)

2003 'English regionalism and sustainability: towards the development of an integrated approach to strategic environmental assessment', European Planning Studies, 11(6): 687-716 (with Fischer, T.B.)

2002 'Delivering integrated coastal zone management through land use planning', Planning Practice and Research, 17(2): 175-196 (with Allmendinger, P. and Stead, S.)

2001 'Environmental assessment in the European Union: perspectives past, present and strategic', European Planning Studies, 9(2): 243-254 (with Wood, C.)

2001 'Attitudes towards planning in a devolved Scotland', Regional Studies, 8: 759-764 (with Allmendinger, P)

1999 'Evaluation of the performance of the European EIA process', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 19: 387-404 (with Wood, C.)

Educational Background

1993 BA English (First Class), Loughborough University.

1994 MSc Rural and Regional Resources Planning, University of Aberdeen.

Administrative positions

Programme Director BA Environmental Management .

Level 3 Coordinator BA Environmental Management.

Professional positions

Member International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA).

Member UK Branch International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA).