Professor Geoff Wilson

Professor in Human Geography

1989- Member of Australian Forest History Society

1992- Member of Friends of the Earth

1992- IBG member

1992- Member of the IBG Rural Geography Study Group

1992-1999 Member of the IBG Environmental Research Group

1995- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

1996-1999 Committee member of the IBG Environmental Research Group

1997- Member of the European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism (UK/Europe)

1998- Member of the IBG Planning and Environment Research Group

1998- Member of the Rural Economy & Society Study Group (UK)

2000- Honorary member of the Deutscher Hochschulverband (German Academic Society)

1. Journal editor/editorial boards
2008-2014 Section Editor of on-line journal 'Geography Compass: Environment and Society'
2012- Editorial board 'Journal of Rural Studies'
2013 - Editorial board 'Land degradation and Development'

2. Refereeing for international research foundations

2001-2003: Referee for research proposals under the Swiss National Science Foundation research programme ‘Landscapes and habitats of the Alps’

2005-2008: Referee for the ESRC/NERC 'Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU)' research programme

Since 1997: Regular referee for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK

3. External assessor for Chair appointments; member of promotion panels; University representative on research panels

2004: University of Exeter (UK) (Chair appointment)

2005: University of Plymouth staff promotions panel

2005-2009: University of Plymouth representative on the 'Sustainability Panel' for the RDA-funded 'Great Western Postgraduate Initiative (GWR)'

2007: External assessor for 'Habilitation', University of Kiel (Germany)

2007: University of Kiel (Germany) (Chair appointment)

2009: External assessor for the review of the Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth

2010: Expert reviewer for projects funded by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

4. PhD examinations (internal and external)

1. 1997: (internal examiner): University College London (UK): Catarina Cardoso (from Brazil)
2. 1999 (internal): Imperial College London (UK): Meri Juntti (Finland)
3. 2001 (internal): Royal Holloway University London (UK): Diana Latsanovsky (Latvia)
4. 2001 (internal): Imperial College London (UK): Peter Nowicki (The Netherlands)
5. 2003 (external): University of Hertfordshire (UK): Catherine Larman (UK)
6. 2003 (internal): University College London (UK): Julian Clark (UK) 
7. 2004 (external): Lincoln University (New Zealand): Nicholas Marchand (Chile)
8. 2006 (external): Massey University (New Zealand): Mairi Jay (New Zealand)
9. 2007 (external): University of Kiel (Germany) (Habilitation): Florian Dünckmann (Germany)
10. 2008 (external): University of Essex (UK): Darko Znaor (Croatia)
11. 2008 (external): Massey University (New Zealand): Jeffrey McNeill (New Zealand)
12. 2009 (internal): University of Plymouth (UK): Claire Kelly (UK)
13. 2009 (internal): University of Plymouth (UK): Veit Bachmann (Germany)
14. 2010 (external): Université de Neuchâtel (Switzerland): Jérémie Forney (Switzerland)
15. 2010 (external): Wageningen University (The Netherlands): Diego Valbuena (Argentina)
16. 2010 (internal): University of Plymouth (UK): Ian Murphy (UK)
17. 2011 (external): University College Dublin: Terence McFadden (Ireland)
18. 2012 (external): University of East Anglia (UK): Huia Forbes (New Zealand)
19. 2013 (external): Lincoln University (New Zealand): Jovy Servitillo (Philippines)
20. 2013 (external): Wageningen University (NL): Marleen Schouten (NL)

21. 2015 (external): University of South Australia (Australia): S. Rawluk

22. 2018 (external): Universite de Perpignan (France): Paul Jutteau (FR)

PHDs AWARDED

1. Nicola Cooper (PhD awarded 1999; King's College London): “Street-level bureaucrats and the ESA scheme: the case of the FRCA project officer in the UK” (Funding: ESRC)

2. Joanne Hay (2001; King's College London): “Landscape ecology and the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme” (Funding: EU project)

3. Catherine Wilson (2001; King's College London): “Portrayals of the shift from productivism to post-productivism in British newspapers” (Funding: EU project)

4. Simon Papps (2003; King's College London): “The changing discourses of agri-environmental actors in England: evidence from Regulation 2078/92 and Agenda 2000” (Funding: ESRC) 

5. James Jenkins (2007; King's College London): "Implementation of the EU Drinking Water Regulation: a comparative study of the UK and Ireland" (Funding: ESRC) 

6. Afraa Sallowm (2009; University of Plymouth): "ICT access and use in the remote rural town of Hatherleigh (Devon, UK): towards citizen engagement?" (Funding: Syrian Government)

7. Clive Bastin (2010; University of Plymouth): "The partnership approach to environmental governance: the case of the Moor Trees partnership network" (Funding: GWR studentship)

8. Saer Barhoum (2010; University of Plymouth): "Risk and farmers' decisions to farm organically: the case of Devon (UK)" (Funding: Syrian Government)

9. Rob Hopkins (PhD awarded 2010, University of Plymouth): Localisation and resilience at the local level: the case of Transition Town Totnes (Devon, UK) (Funding: ESRC 1+3)

10. Wendy Miller (PhD awarded 2013, University of Plymouth): Allotments and alternative food networks: the case of Plymouth, UK (Funding: UoP studentship)

11. Andrew Fox (PhD awarded 2014, University of Plymouth): Communities, institutions and flood risk: mobilising social capital to improve community resilience (Funding: self-funded)

12. Huw Thomas (PhD awarded 2017, University of Plymouth): The resilience of fishing communities in Cornwall (Funding: EU-ESF)

PhDs AWARDED (as 2nd supervisor)

10. Cesar Vasquez-Navarrete (2007; University of Plymouth): "Productivity management of the cocoa agro-food system in Tabasco (Mexico)" (Funding: Mexican Government)

11. Rawad Echtaie (2008; University of Plymouth): "Landuse change in the Nile Delta: an application of the DPSIR model" (Funding: Syrian Government)

12. Nadine Schäfer (2008; University of Plymouth): "Young people's geographies in 2nd modernity: a case study on young people's everyday lives in rural East Germany" (Funding: University of Plymouth)

13. Sally Murrall (2011; University of Plymouth): Policy learning and the development of renewable energy policy in the United Kigdom (Funding: self-funded)

14.     Zhanping Hu (PhD awarded 2014, University of Plymouth): Socio-economic drivers of change in rural China (Funding: University of Plymouth)

15. Rike Stotten (PhD awarded 2016, University of Innsbruck, Austria): Habitus und Landschaftswahrnehumg im schweizerischen Alpenraum (Funding: University of Innsbruck)

16. Malgorzata Fryzlewicz (PhD awarded 2016, University of Plymouth): Sound recordings and the revitalisation of minority languages among the Ainu (Japan) and Frisians (Holland) (Funding: University of Plymouth)

UNDERGRADUATE

Stage 2 courses:

Rural Geography:

This module uses perspectives from human geography to examine rural areas in first world countries. It considers economic, social, cultural and political aspects of the countryside and emphasises the nature and causes of social division, exclusion and inequality in the countryside. It is divided into two main parts. The first examines rurality, nature and society; the second rural and agricultural processes. The module has a geographical emphasis, and throughout the course particular attention is paid to space and place. The module also emphasises critical thinking and expects you to engage with theoretical ideas to explain and understand everyday issues.

Stage 3 courses:

Global Environmental Politics:

This module critically evaluates the nature, processes and constraints of global environmental politics. The module draws on material from a variety of academic disciplines, including political science, geography, European studies, international relations, economics and environmental science. The module places particular focus on critical analysis of the complex processes involved in reaching supra-national and multilateral agreements to regulate environmental problems. Emphasis is placed on understanding the roles of different actors/stakeholders in environmental politics, policy and management processes, and on analysing conflict and cooperation in global environmental politics. Specific examples ranging from climate change policies to the Antarctic Treaty System will bring students close to the research frontier by discussing environmental problems and policies currently under investigation by geographers at the University of Plymouth and beyond.

POSTGRADUATE (taught Master’s degree courses)

Rural Planning:

This module examines rural planning, using theoretical perspectives from geography, sociology and planning. It considers how planning policies reflect and affect rural economy, environment and society. Rural governance and decision-making are critically evaluated. The module is supported with local, national and international examples.