Research: Landscape Dynamics
People
Co-ordinating Team
- Dr Giles Wiggs
Cluster Co-ordinator - Dr Troy Sternberg
Postdoctoral Representative - Carly Leighton
Postgraduate Representative - Jennifer Booth
Postgraduate Representative
Staff Members
Dr Richard Bailey
University Lecturer in Geochronology
Dr Peter Bull
University Lecturer in Physical Geography
Dr Sallie Burrough
Researcher
Dr Simon Dadson
University Lecturer in Physical Geography
Dr Mona Edwards
Laboratory Manager
Dr Julie Eklund
Researcher
Dr James King
Researcher
Dr Nick Middleton
College Lecturer
Dr Henri Rueff
Researcher
Dr Troy Sternberg
Researcher
Dr Abi Stone
College Lecturer
Professor David S.G. Thomas
Professor of Geography
Cluster Leader
Professor Heather Viles
Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation
Professor Richard Washington
Professor of Climate Science
Dr Giles Wiggs
Reader in Aeolian Geomorphology
Graduate Research Students
The Landscape Dynamics research cluster also has a number of graduate research students actively involved in current research.
- Ariell Ahearn-Ligham
Economic IDPs in Mongolia: the disintegration of the rural pastoral economy and the rise of the informal mining sector - Samin Ahmad
Green walls: microbiology of algae growing on sandstone walls and implications for the impacts of climate change on cultural heritage - Christopher Allen
Atmospheric mechanisms of mineral aerosol emission and transport over the central Sahara desert - Ian Ashpole
Towards a more accurate simulation of the effects of small-scale variability on large-scale dust emissions - Oliver Atkinson
A multi-proxy analysis of climate-induced environmental change in south-east Arabia - Jennifer Booth
'Back to Nature'? Geologically informed consolidation techniques for conserving stone artefacts in museum collections - Cristina Cabello Briones
Preventative conservation of archaeological sites. Strategies to reduce the impact of climate change on exposed archaeological remains: reburial and shelters - Shuaishuai He
Historic preservation and urban revitalisation in China - Caroline King
Oasis ecosystems and global change - Carly Leighton
Desert dune system sensitivity to Quaternary climate change - Laura Pereira
Private sector adaptive capacity to climate change impacts in the food system: food security implications for southern Africa and Latin America - Chris Stearn
The role of moisture in rock weathering and lichen growth in extreme arid environments - Haiyan (Helen) Yu
Sustainable water management for water and food security in a changing world: a comparative study between arid rural communities of China and India - Noreen Zaman
The role of soil as a method for conserving cultural stone ruins: effects of physical and chemical characteristics on stone weathering
Research Associates
The Landscape Dynamics research cluster also hosts visiting researchers throughout the year and has a number of associated and affiliated non-resident researchers.
- Professor John Boardman
Emeritus Professor - Dr Mary C. Bourke
Senior Visiting Research Associate - Dr Morteza Fattahi
Visiting Research Associate - Professor Andrew Goudie
Emeritus Professor in Geography - Dr Stephan Harrison
Senior Visiting Research Associate - Dr Neil Mackellar
Visiting Research Associate - Professor Margaret Marker
Senior Visiting Research Associate - Dr Paolo Paron
Visiting Research Associate - Dr Victoria Parry
Visiting Research Associate - Professor Richard Reynolds
Distinguished Visiting Scholar - Professor David E. Smith
Distinguished Visiting Scientist - Dr Vanessa Winchester
Senior Visiting Research Associate