LATEST PROJECTS
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Project | The Social Construction of Unconventional Gas Extraction
Increased interest in domestic energy production have sparked a push for unconventional forms of energy development. Hydraulic fracturing is one popular form of unconventional gas development that is being pursued within the UK. While hydraulic fracturing may produce national social and economic benefits by reducing the price of energy and increasing national security it may also create negative outcomes in those communities where extraction takes place. It is within this context that more independent and scientific evidence is needed on the economic and environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing. My current NERC funded project (2018-2021) is in collaboration with researchers from Manchester and University of London and seeks to make systematic comparisons between hydraulic fracturing communities and conventional gas extraction communities to better understand the social, economic and environmental impacts of extraction.
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Project | Holiday Hunger
School holiday clubs are helping to combat childhood hunger and provide a number of social and health benefits including providing children a safe place to play. The Healthy Living Lab at Northumbria University is currently engaged in a number of ongoing projects in the Northeast and London that examine the response to the impact of ‘holiday hunger’ as a key issue for struggling families. We are working to develop research projects that contribute independent and scientific evidence to inform policy and debates concerning the potential relationship between club provision and children’s health, nutrition and wellbeing. Our research draws upon qualitative and quantitative methods to gather data to examine the social and health related impacts of these clubs and also allow parents, providers, staff, children and communities share their experiences about holiday clubs and food.
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Project | Routledge Green Criminology Book Series
Green criminology - the study of environmental harm, crime, law, regulation, victimization, and justice - has increasing relevance to contemporary problems at local, national, and international levels. This series comes at a time when societies and governments worldwide seek new ways to alleviate and deal with the consequences of various environmental harms as they relate to humans, non-human animals, plant species, and the ecosystem and its components. Green criminology offers a unique theoretical perspective on how human behavior causes and exacerbates environmental conditions that threaten the planet's viability. Volumes in the series will consider such topics and controversies as corporate environmental crime, the complicity of international financial institutions, state-sponsored environmental destruction, and the role of non-governmental organizations in addressing environmental harms. Titles also examine the intersections between green criminology and other branches of criminology and other areas of law, such as human rights and national security. The series is international in scope, investigating environmental crime in specific countries as well as comparatively and globally. In sum, the series makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the dynamics between the natural world and the quite imperfect human world and sets the stage for continuing the study in this growing area of concern.