Peter Gaskell
BA (Geography), PhD (Geography)
Senior Research Fellow
Tel +44 (0) 1242 714136
pgaskell@glos.ac.uk
Profile
Peter specialises in studies of the historic environment, landscape change and agri-environmental policy. He has particular expertise in the design and evaluation of research methodologies. Peter is Subject Group leader for the Heritage and Landscape research cluster.
Recent Publications
Book
Gaskell, P. and Owen, S. (2005) Historic Farm Buildings: Constructing the Evidence Base. English Heritage and the Countryside Agency.
Contract reports
Gaskell, P., Boatman, N., Dwyer, J., Mills, J., Ingram, J., Short, C. and Turley, D. (2008) Environmental Observatory update – the implications of the 2003 CAP reform for the environment in England. A report to Defra’s Agricultural Change and Environment Observatory (ACEO).
Courtney, P., Gaskell, P., Mills, J. and Lewis, N. (2008) Scoping study on the socio-economic benefits of heritage in the National Parks. Final report to English Heritage and Cadw.
Gaskell, P. Ford, B. Martin, C. Murphy, K. and Pyper, A. (2008) Monitoring the Historic Environment: the Archaeological Resource. Final report to Cadw.
Boatman, N. Ramwell, C. Parry, H. Jones, N. Bishop, J. Gaskell, P. Short, C. Mills, J. and Dwyer, J. (2008) A Review of Environmental Benefits Supplied by Agri-environment Schemes. Final report to the Land Use Policy Group.
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.
Gaskell, P., Ingram, J., Mills, J., Kirwan, J., Short, C., Dwyer, J., Groom, G., Boatman, N., and Turley, D. (2007) Environmental impacts of CAP reform: Assessment of implications of farm level change for environmental outcomes. Defra Agricultural Change and Environment Observatory programme.
Gaskell, P. and Clark, M. (2007) Local Authority Districts Historic Farm Buildings Photo System. English Heritage. Mills, J. and Gaskell, P. (2007) Yorkshire Dales Limestone Country Project. Natural England.
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 and Defra.
Dwyer, J., Gaskell, P., Mills, J. Ingram, J. and Taylor, J. (2006) CAP Reform: Implications of farm level change for environmental outcomes. Defra.
Boatman, N., Bishop, J., Dwyer, J., Gaskell, P., Mills, J. Ingram, J. and Pietravalle, J. (2006) CAP Reform: Environmental monitoring baseline project. Defra.
Ball, D., Edwards, B., Gaskell, P., Lake, J., Mathews, A., Owen, S., and Trow, S. (2006) Living Buildings in a Living Landscape: Finding a future for traditional Farm Buildings. English Heritage and the Countryside Agency.
Other publications
Gaskell, P., Edwards, B. and Bibby, P. (2009) Historic Farm Buildings: constructing the evidence base, English Heritage research paper, London, English Heritage.
Hughes, G., Gaskell, P. and Yates, M. (2008) Protecting sites on the farmland of Wales: monitoring and management. Article in The Archaeologist 20, Winter.
Computer software
Gaskell, P. and Clark, M. (2007) Local Authority Area Historic Farm Buildings Photo System. English Heritage.
International presentations
(2008) Managing and monitoring archaeological sites on the farmland of Wales, Approaches to the management and monitoring of cultural heritage in farmland and forestry, 6th World Archaeological Congress, Dublin, Ireland, With Hughes, G. and Yates, M. July.
(2008) The naturalisation of cultural heritage within landscape conservation policy and practice in England, The Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape - 23rd Session, Landscapes, Identities and Development, Lisbon and Óbidos, Portugal, 1–5 September. With Courtney, P. and Mills, J.
(2008) Socio-economic benefits of the historic landscape: Experience from English National Parks, The Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape - 23rd Session, Landscapes, Identities and Development, Lisbon
(2006) The Historic Environment and Evidence Based Policy Making in England. Presentation at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. May.
(2006) The Historic Environment and Evidence Based Policy Making in England. Presentation at the University of Illinois, Bloomington, USA. May.
External Presentations in the UK and Other Activities
(2009) Heritage in the uplands. Inquiry into the future for England’s upland communities, Commission for Rural Communities, Penrith, Cumbria, May.
(2009) Finding a future for historic farm buildings, buildings & farming: past, present and future, University of Oxford, Oxford, May.
(2009) Environmental benefits from agri-environment schemes, Agri-Environment Schemes – learning lessons and preparing for the future, Land Use Policy Group seminar, Imperial College, London, March. With Boatman, N.
(2008) The impact of UK agri-environment schemes on the historic environment, Presentation to Europa Nostra: Pan European Federation for Heritage, London, November.
(2008) Drivers for change - new uses for redundant farm buildings, Historic Farm Buildings – Function and Future Conference, Devizes, Wiltshire, November.
(2008) Funding for the rural historic environment: changes and challenges, Presentation to Heritage Link Funding Advocacy Group, London, July.
(2008) Finding a new use for historic farm buildings, adaptive re-use of historic farm buildings, National Trust Conference, Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, April.
(2007) Developing indicators to monitor the historic environment in Wales, Presentation to Cadw and Welsh Assembly Government, Nantgarw, Wales, December. With Murphy, K. and Pyper, A.
(2007) Accessing and managing farm buildings, Presentation at Historic Environment Local Management workshop, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, November
(2007) Agricultural change and the conservation of cultural landscapes in the Yorkshire Dales .Workshop on the cultural landscape as a heritage feature: A comparative study of the UK and Russia, School of Geography, University of Birmingham. September.
(2007) Sustainability challenges for re-use. Presentation at National Trust workshop on adaptive re-use of historic farm buildings. Saddlescombe, September.
(2007) Investing in the historic environment, Presentation at the Historic Farm Buildings Group Annual Conference, Ilkley, September.
(2007) Traditional farm building and drystone wall restoration in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Presentation at an English Heritage, Defra and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority conference at Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, June.
(2007) Finding a Future for Traditional Farm Buildings. Presentation at the University of Oxford. The Rural Historic Environment: New Perspectives, February.
(2006) Valuing the historic environment. Presentation at the Historic Farm Buildings Group Annual Conference, Ipswich, September.
(2006) Barn Again: The growth of historic farm building research in the USA. Presentation at the Historic Farm Buildings Group Annual Conference, Ipswich, September.
(2006) Monitoring the Historic Environment. Presentation at Council for British Archaeology, Countryside Agency and Historic Farm Building Forum conference at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire. June.
(2006) Social and Economic Impacts and Benefits of Traditional Farm Building Repair and Re-use in the Lake District ESA. Presentation at an English Heritage, Defra and Lake District national Park Authority conference at Brockhole, Ambleside.
Other publications
Gaskell, P. Edwards, B and Bibby, P. (2009) Historic Farm Buildings: Constructing the Evidence Base, English Heritage Research Paper, London, English Heritage
Hughes, G. Gaskell P. and Yates, M. (2008) Protecting sites on the farmland of Wales: Monitoring and management, The Archaeologist 20, Winter 2008.
Public service activities
Member of the Programme Monitoring Committee of the Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013.
Member, Funding Advisory Group of Heritage Link.
Chair, National Rural Heritage Forum.
Retained consultant, Council for British Archaeology, English Heritage and Heritage Link: contribution of submissions of evidence to the Select Committee on the Heritage Protection Bill and the Taylor Report on rural housing.
Member of the Preserving our Past Research Cluster. (This initiative is co-funded by the Research Councils and English Heritage and aims to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration amongst the historic environment research community).
Chair of the Historic farm Buildings Group.
Secretary of the Historic farm Building Forum.
