Our mission
Environment and heritage are central to our identity and wellbeing in the face of accelerating change and associated intersecting crises. Members of the Centre aim to make a difference by developing new approaches to environment and heritage – and the threats, challenges and opportunities they face. In doing so, they undertake cutting-edge interdisciplinary analysis that creates sustainable solutions to ‘real-world’ problems addressing multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals.
A significant proportion of the research is characterised by attention to the conflicts and pressures surrounding natural and cultural resources and the ways in which new policies and practices can address issues of inequality and social justice. In doing so it is also attentive to how ideas about environment and heritage are created and contested. Integrating research in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, the Centre’s members work with communities, practitioners and policymakers to create more resilient futures through collaborative practices.
