CCRI research help to shape new ELM schemes
Several members of the CCRI have been involved in a research partnership which will help shape new ELM schemes.
Completed research projects
View completed research projects carried out by CCRI.
Flourishing Floodplains Case Studies and Videos
The team behind the Flourishing Floodplains project are delight to announce that the video and factsheet outputs are now available.
Flourishing Floodplains Case Studies Success
The CCRI recently completed a series of case studies working with and for farmers as part of the Flourishing Floodplains project.
Assessing the Effectiveness and Cultural Value of Countryside Stewardship Option
Funded by Natural England, this five-month project, which started in November 2021, mapped the uptake of Environmental Stewardship and Countryside Stewardship building maintenance options. Once the mapping was complete, analysis of the geographic pattern of uptake was compared to the national character mapping to identify gaps in uptake.
Assessing the impact of Agricultural Transition in Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
The Heart of the South West LEP commissioned CCRI to undertake research in order to understand what, if any, obstacles exist for farmers and land managers to maximise their access to SFI and future ELMs schemes.
Exploring the Experiences and Issues for Rural Energy and Water Customers in PSR Needs Code Groups
This research built on previous work undertaken for the same funders, including work by CCRI which explored rural vulnerability from a public utilities’ perspective
Re-evaluating the sensitivity of habitats to climate change
This Natural England funded project took place over three months in early 2022, and enabled Chris Short and Dr Phil Staddon to produce a rigorous assessment of the sensitivity of habitats in Britain to climate change. The assessment will be based on consultations with habitat and climate change experts.
Establishing the Influence of Nature Connectedness on Agri-Environment Scheme Uptake and Delivery in England
The results produced a set of high-level social indicators and their sub-indicators for measuring agreement holders’ levels of nature connectedness and the influence of relational values on their environmental behaviours.
Developing a methodology towards measuring Gloucester’s Pride of Place
This project seeks to bring key cultural stakeholders in Gloucester together to co-design a broad framework for measuring pride of place over longer periods of time.