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Creative Economies and Ecological Sustainability

Drawing from an environmental humanities perspective, research in ‘Creative Economies and Ecological Sustainability’ explores the role of and challenge to cultural and creative economies within the global commons.

Theme Overview

Environmental Humanities is an interdisciplinary area of research that connects various areas of the humanities, bridging traditional divides between the environmental sciences and the humanities, as well as between multiple ways of relating to the natural world and the place of humans within it.

Project Spotlight

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Wildpluk: Promoting sustainable harvesting of wild foliage

Wild harvested foliage products are economically significant, sourced from various regions worldwide, but face sustainability and regulatory challenges amid increasing global demand, necessitating solutions to address assurance gaps.

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Reducing plastic and packaging and waste in the flower industry

This project helps reduce plastics, packaging, and waste in the cut-flower industry by providing guidance on sustainable practices and fostering collaboration between researchers, industry and UK firms.

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Sustainable Agroecological Cut Flower Growers

This project tackles the important issue of how small-scale flower producers’ access to markets can be facilitated through the creation of a distribution hub model.

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University of the year shortlisted
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