Paul Courtney
BSc (Hons) (Rural Resource Management) PhD (Economic Geography)
Reader in Rural Economy and Society
Tel +44 (0) 1242 714132
pcourtney@glos.ac.uk
Profile
Paul’s research interests are concerned with socio-economic and spatial dimensions of rural activities, particularly in relation to rural community development, small towns, the historic environment and rural economic performance.
Refereed papers
Ilbery, B., Courtney, P., Kirwan, J. and Maye, D. (2010 - forthcoming) Marketing concentration and geographical dispersion: a survey of organic farms in England and Wales. British Food Journal.
Short, C., Ilbery, B., Courtney, P., Kambites, C. & Boase, R. (2008) Exploring the interactions between land-based industries and communities in rural England. Journal of Farm Management, 13, 10.
Courtney, P. and Moseley, M. (2008) Determinants of local economic performance: Experience from Rural England. Local Economy, Vol 23, No. 4, pp. 305-318
Courtney, P., Lepicier, D. and Schmitt, B. (2008) Spatial patterns of production linkages in the context of Europe’s small towns: How are rural firms linked to the local economy? Regional Studies, , Vol 42, No. 3, pp.355 - 374
Courtney, P., Mayfield, L., Tranter, R., Jones, P. and Errington, A. (2007) Small towns as ‘sub-poles’ in English rural development: investigating rural-urban linkages using sub-regional Social Accounting Matrices. Geoforum, Vol. 38, pp. 1219-1232.
Owen, S., Moseley, M. and Courtney, P. (2007) ‘Bridging the gap: an attempt to reconcile strategic planning and very local community-based planning in rural England’, Local Government Studies, Vol. 33, No 1, pp. 77-104.
Courtney, P. and Hill, G. (2006) Demand analysis projections for recreational visits to countryside woodlands in Great Britain. Forestry, Vol. 79 (2), pp. 185-200.
Courtney, P., Hill, G., and Roberts, D. (2006) The role of natural heritage in rural development: an analysis of economic linkages in Scotland. Journal of Rural Studies, Vol. 22, pp. 469-484.
Contract reports
Ilbery, B., Kirwan, J., Maye, D., Courtney, P., Kambites, C., Reed, M. and Lewis, N. (2009) Socio-economic aspects of local and national organic farming markets: whole chain analysis. Report produced as part of Defra commissioned research entitled ‘analysis of socio-economic aspects of local and national organic farming markets’. Defra project code: SFFSD 0605. January.
Courtney, P., Gaskell, P. and Mills, J. (2008) Scoping study on the socio-economic benefits of heritage in the National Parks. Final Report to English Heritage and Cadw.
Courtney, P., Short, C., Kambites, C., Moseley, M., Ilbery, B., Boase, R., Owen, S. and Clark, M. (2007) The Social Contribution of Land-based Industries to Rural Communities. Commission for Rural Communities.
Courtney, P., Gaskell, P., Mills, J. and Edwards, R. (2007) A socio-economic study of grant-funded traditional drystone wall and farm building restoration in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. English Heritage.
Courtney, P., Warren, M., Edwards, J., Hopkins, A., Lobley, M., Morris, C., Slee, R.W., Vaughan, R. and Wilson, G. (2006) Rural Research in the South West of England. South West Region Rural Research Priorities Board.
Courtney, P., Slee, R.W., Roberts, D. and Lewis, N. (2005) An economic appraisal of forestry in Mid-Argyll and Caithness and Sutherland. Forestry Commission.
Courtney, P., Gaskell, P., Mills, J. and Edwards, R. (2005) A Study of the Social and Economic Impacts and Benefits of Traditional Farm Building Repair and Re-use in the Lake District ESA. English Heritage.
Conference proceedings
Courtney, P., Mayfield, L. and van Leeuwen, E. (2006) Contemporary functions of small and medium-sized towns: A study of rural consumption patterns in the UK and Netherlands. Paper prepared for the Agricultural Economics Society’s 80th Annual Conference, Paris 30-31 March 2006.
International presentations
(2008) Socio-economic benefits of the historic landscape: experience from English National Parks. The Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape. ‘Landscapes, identities and development’, Lisbon / Óbidos, Portugal, 1-5 September. With Gaskell, P. and Mills, J.
(2008) The naturalization of cultural heritage within landscape conservation policy and practice in England. The Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape. ‘Landscapes, identities and development’, Lisbon / Óbidos, Portugal, 1-5 September. With Gaskell, P. and Mills, J.
(2006) Contemporary functions of small and medium-sized towns: A study of rural consumption patterns in the UK and Netherlands. Proceedings from the Agricultural Economics 80th Annual Conference, Paris 30-31 March 2006. With Mayfield, L. and van Leeuwen, E.
External presentations in the UK and other activities
(2008) Presentation based on findings from three CCRI research projects given to the ‘Living Upland Landscapes’ conference in the Peak District National Park on 24-25 November.
(2007) Heritage Economics. Presentation given to the British Academy workshop on The Cultural Landscape as a Heritage Feature: A Comparative Study of the UK and Russia, University of Birmingham, 7 September.
(2006) Social capital: a necessary condition for rural economic development and performance? Presentation given at an ESRC seminar on Rural Economies, Edinburgh, June.
Public service activities in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Member of Action for Market Towns’ think tank on the development and regeneration of market towns in England.
