The Atlantic and Celtic Sea coasts of Ireland support the majority of the Northwest European population of Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax ( B i r d L i f e International/ EBCC 2000). The Irish population has been censused at roughly 10-yearly intervals over a 40 year period (Cabot 1965, Bullock et al 1983a,b, Berrow et al 1993). The first two of these surveys estimated the population size to lie in the range 567 to 685 pairs. The 1992 survey, with increased man-power and resources available, detected a maximum of 906 pairs of Choughs plus an additional 821 birds in flocks in Ireland representing over 70% of the northwest European population (Berrow et al 1993). This total included only two pairs in County Antrim, continuing the steady decline of the Chough in Northern Ireland (Colhoun and Donaghy 1996, Anon 2000). Already on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, the Chough has been included in the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland (Newton et al 1999) as a result of the severe decline in both numbers and range in Northern Ireland. It is a dispersed species, naturally occurring at low densities, and is associated with low intensity pastoral agriculture (Robertson et al 1995). The species is potentially vulnerable to agricultural change, particularly the abandonment of land, intensification and change in stock-rearing practices. In this context, the The status and distribution of Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax in the Republic of Ireland 2002/03
Freeports are special economic zones, providing tax and customs benefits aimed at reducing economic friction and encouraging regional development. This place-based policy analysis of UK freeports draws upon qualitative interviews and deliberative workshops with leading industry, government, and civil society stakeholders in the two largest Freeport regions – Teesside and Liverpool. We find first, that purported tax, customs, and planning benefits are deemed less economically important than the agglomeration of innovation industries within a defined geographic boundary. Second, that stronger action on environmental and economic (in)justice is needed – Freeports could be a just transition mechanism if they can avoid capture by a ‘closed shop’ of industry players. Third, Freeports could facilitate cross-sectoral low-carbon economic regeneration, though they are subject to cycles of expectation, hype, and disappointment. We conclude that national policymakers must acknowledge the competing geographic and governance scales emerging within Freeport-hosting communities, as distributive environmental injustices between different locations remain broadly unaddressed. Finally, though cognisant of changes in political leadership on the horizon, we conclude that Freeports will increase the geographic spread of environmental injustice if this model of low-tax and low-regulation economics becomes a political norm within UK regional economic redevelopment strategy.
Abstract This comparative study, conducted at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, explores how the contrasting governance systems in Australia and England responded to complex and rapidly evolving problems presented by the crisis. Comparing how national and local governments worked together and alongside other forms of subnational governance, the findings highlight the efficacy of multi-scalar governance arrangement in Australia over the fragmented, overly-centralised and inconsistent arrangements in England. As nations plan their recovery paths from the economic and social challenges of the crisis, the findings encourage a reset of spatial policy towards one that values and resources greater decentralisation and place-based recovery.
Birth of Kala -- a Balinese Tale by Segara Madu gender wayang group with Tim Jones, narrator.
Part of the SOAS Brunei Gallery Concert Series
Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London, 19 March 2012
Gender wayang is the name given to a small quartet of bronze metallophones used in Bali to accompany the shadow play and rituals. The concert was conceived as an exploration of the instruments on different levels: through traditional music, Balinese mythology, new compositions and movement. The first half of the concert consisted of traditional pieces together with Balinese stories and the second half featured the author's composition, also entitled Birth of Kala.
Performers:
Tim Jones (narrator), Paula Friar, Emily Garland, Nick Gray, Rachel Hewitt
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