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Fukuoka, Japan: developing and expanding our research
Report on Wellcome Trust-funded project into energy precarity and urban heat in subtropical Asian cities, originally posted on urbangreenadaptationdiary.wordpress.com After everything we’ve done in the last week, we can safely say we’ve added another case study city to our collaborative … Continue reading
いわき漁業に関する社会学的調査をまとめるビデオ講演
(a short video in Japanese summarising the findings of our peer-reviewed papers into Iwaki fisheries to date) 日本語は全然完璧ではなく申し訳ございませんが、今までいわき・福島漁業に関する社会学的な調査の結果をまとめ致します。内容はずっと学術誌に出版された論文（つまり同僚評価された論文）に入っています。もし分かりにくいところ、「ええ、これ違うかなあ」ところ、「これをもっと調査した方が良い」ところが気に入ったら、是非コメントまたはメールで(l.j.mabon@rgu.ac.uk)ご連絡ください： Mabon, L and Kawabe, M (2015) ‘Fisheries in Iwaki after the Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear accident: lessons for coastal management under conditions … Continue reading
Winter 2016 Taipei Report
This post is copied over from a new collaborative blog which will be launched soon – stay tuned for more details… I’m just back from Taipei, where Dr Wan-Yu Shih and I were continuing to develop our collaboration. It was … Continue reading
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CCS large group process paper published in Energy Policy
Happy New Year and best wishes for 2014! A paper on public perceptions of CCS written by my colleagues and I – with input from social scientists at CSIRO in Australia – has just been published in Energy Policy. Our … Continue reading
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Presenting at Community Resource Network Scotland’s Annual Conference
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to give one of the keynote talks at Community Resource Network Scotland’s Annual Conference at the end of October. Attending the conference was a very informative and eye-opening experience for me, not least … Continue reading
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On producing a ‘talking heads’ video for carbon dioxide capture and storage
About a year and a half ago I was involved in producing a video of ‘talking heads’ for carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) research at the University of Edinburgh. It turned out to be one of the most hectic … Continue reading
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Fat(igue) fighters
One of the key issues I seem to be running up against at the moment with the various projects I’m involved in is research fatigue. Basically, it seems to be the case that wherever I turn in the low-carbon energy … Continue reading →