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The Aims of this lecture are 1. To present work based around collaborative methods and interdisciplinary thinking which are crucial in understanding landscape processes and change. 2. To illustrate how stories can be used within landscape research Coastal and delta landscapes around the world are commonly fluid, dynamic environments whose inhabitants are familiar with the need for adaptation and resilience to change. Change is intrinsic to our idea of what we understand as landscapes, but capturing such change and understanding the significance, particularly change resulting from people’s interactions with natural processes and the influence of different policy, cultural attitudes, behaviour and activities is difficult because of the often intangible character of the drivers of change. Two cases are presented from recent work to discuss novel ways of research projects based around collaborative working with people in very different landscapes. The first is with honey-gathering communities in the Sundarbans delta area of the River Ganges which crosses the border between India and Bangladesh, the second is through the examination of food and landscapes within coastal communities between the River Tyne and the River Tees in the North East of England. Both areas are under threat from global pressures which endanger the sustainability of these watery landscapes and the future of people and biodiversity living there. The stories that are revealed by our research indicate how adaptations have been made over time to ever-shifting landscapes, political and cultural contexts and conditions. Through stories of food, this research examines past interactions, attitudes and meanings which are the basis for people’s values about landscapes and determine their activities in landscapes, and the use of stories as a way to present a contemporary take on the complexities found.
Author(s): Roe MH
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Unpublished
Conference Name: Honorary Doctorate Lecture
Year of Conference: 2025
Publisher: Uppsala University
