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Edmonton encounter – close-up

Close-up, Edmonton’s a strange mix – the glittering towers of steels and glass reflecting each other in the sunlight, with construction cranes sitting in the gaps sending up more buildings. There’s not much left of the old buildings in the centre…

Checking in early…a first glimpse of Edmonton

CCRI’s John Powell will be spending the next 10 days in Edmonton, Alberta at the International Association for the Study of the Commons’ (IASC) 15th Biennial Global Conference ‘The Commons Amidst Complexity and Change’ which takes place on May 25-29, 2015. He is president-elect of IASC and…

Securing a Future for Lowland Commons

Chris Short, from CCRI recently attended and presented at a conference hosted by the Chilterns Conservation Board and Chilterns Commons Project. Here are his thoughts on the day, and how the conference related to management of common land…

CPRE GIS Project: Severn Vale Study Tour

A few weeks ago Rob Berry – CCRI’s GIS and database expert, took a group of students on a field trip around the Severn Vale visiting numerous points of interest. Although he has published it on his own blog, our…

‘Climbing the wall’ – The big walls of Yosemite as a commons resource

In early 2015, there were numerous news reports of a significant climbing event unfolding in Yosemite valley, California - the first 'free' ascent of 'The Dawn Wall' route on El Capitan. Senior research fellow, John Powell from CCRI took great interest in this as he was once a fairly formidable climber himself.