Christopher Short
HND (Rural Resource Management), MPhil (Sociology)
Senior Research Fellow
Tel +44 (0) 1242 714550
cshort@glos.ac.uk
Profile
Chris' main research interests lie in the relationship between different land uses for agriculture, forestry, nature conservation, equine businesses and recreation. He has particular interests in the development and implementation of integrated rural development and agri-environment policy. He has considerable expertise in issues relating to collective action and shared resources, notably common land and town and village greens within England and Wales. Chris shares the role of Subject Group Leader for the Farming and Food research cluster with Damian Maye.
Recent Publications
Book contribution
Short C (2008) Reconciling Nature Conservation 'Needs' and Those of Other Land Uses in a Multi-Functional Context: high-value nature conservation sites in lowland England, in G Robinson (ed) Sustainable Rural Systems Ashgate: Aldershot. pp 125-144.
Refereed papers
Short C (2008) The Traditional Commons of England and Wales in the Twenty-First Century: meeting new and old challenges, International Journal of the Commons, European Commons Special Issue 2 (2) 192-221.
Short C, Ilbery B, Courtney P, Kambites C and Boase R (2008) Exploring the Interactions between land-based industries and communities in rural England, Journal of Farm Management Vol 13 (4) 369-378.
Contract reports
Boatman N, Gaskell P, Short C, Parry H, Jones N, Bishop J, Mills J and Dwyer J (2008) A Review of Environmental Benefits supplied by Agri-Environment Schemes, Report to the Land Use Policy Group by the Central Science Laboratory and Countryside and Community Research Institute, Natural England, London.
J., Ingram, J., Reed, M., Short, C., Gibbon, D. and Dwyer, J. (2008) Evaluation of key factors that lead to successful agri-environmental co-operative schemes, Report to the Welsh Assembly Government. Cheltenham: CCRI.
Short C, Jones O and Reed M (2008) Policy implications of the postmodern countryside, Report to the Commission for Rural Communities. Cheltenham: CRC.
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. Report to Defra’s Agricultural Change and Environment Observatory (ACEO).
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, Final report to the Defra Agricultural Change and Environment Observatory programme, with the Central Science Laboratory.
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.
Mills, J., Gibbon, D., Dwyer, J., Short, C. and Ingram, J. (2006) Identification of Delivery Mechanisms for Welsh Top-tier Agri-environment Schemes. Countryside Council for Wales.
Kambites, C., Johnson, P., Lewis, N., Owen, S. and Short, C. (2006) Green Infrastructure Planning in the Swindon Urban-Rural Fringe. Great Western Community Forest.
Short, C. (2006) Future of Stroud Commons Grazing: Study of Minchinhampton and Rodborough Commons, English Nature and Cotswold Conservation Board: Northleach.
Short C, Hayes L, Selman P and Wragg A (2005) A common purpose: a guide to agreeing management on common land. Report to the Countryside Agency, English Nature, The National Trust, Open Spaces Society, and RDS Defra. English Nature, Peterborough.
Short, C., Taylor, K., Curry, N. and Boase, R. (2005) Review of Local Access Forums Report to Countryside Agency, Cheltenham.
Conference proceedings
Short C. (ed) (2008) Proceedings of the Seventh National Seminar on Common Land and Village Greens, Countryside and Community Research Institute, Cheltenham.
Short C. (ed) (2007) Proceedings of the Sixth National Seminar on Common Land and Village Greens Countryside and Community Research Institute, Cheltenham.
Other publications
(2009) Response to the CRC inquiry into the future for England’s upland communities, April. With Dwyer, J.
(2008) Response to the Defra informal consultation on the proposed new Upland Entry Level Scheme (UELS), September. With Dwyer, J. and Mills, J.
External presentations in the UK and other activities
(2009) Estimating the non-market benefits of environmental stewardship, Facilitating Three workshops in Cheltenham, Penrith and Peterborough as part of a project funded by Defra.
(2008) Exploring the Interactions between land-based industries and communities in rural England Presentation and the ‘Rural Futures’ conference organised jointly by the Rural Futures Unit at University of Plymouth in April.
(2008) Participatory research methods and rural studies in ‘‘Towards transformative knowledges/practices for sustainable rural futures’ session (Rural Geography Research Group) RGS-IBG Annual Conference 27-29 August. With Ingram J., Jones, O. & Reed, M
(2006) University Teaching Fellow, notably for work on linking teaching and research
(2007) Led submission on Research in Teaching (RiT) developments as part of the University of Gloucestershire's strategic development in Learning and Teaching.
International presentations
(2008) Social contribution of land-based industries to rural communities. Presentation to the Rural Economy Department at the University of Alberta, Canada. October.
(2008) Assessing the connections between academics’ experiences of 'research' and 'teaching': investigating disciplinary and institutional variations. Presentation to the International Society for the Study of Teaching and Learning, Edmonton, Canada, 17-19 October, with Healey, M. (DNSS, University of Gloucestershire).
(2008) Co-Chair of the 12th International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) conference, 5 day conference for 500 delegates from 70 different countries. July.
(2006) Ring in the new: multifunctional approaches to common land management in England and Wales. Presentation to the IASCP Europe Regional Meeting, Brescia, Italy University of Brescia.
(2006) Managing Commons with no Traditional Function: balancing multiple land uses on common property resources in lowland England. Presentation to the IASCP International Conference, Bali, Indonesia, Centre for Agarian Studies.
Public service activity in the UK and the Republic of Ireland
Member of the National Common Land Stakeholder Advisory Group convened by Defra.
Chair of the Strawberry Banks and Three Groves Wood Reserve Management Committee, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
