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Dr Welsey Flannery

School of Natural and Built Environment
Dr Welsey Flannery

Dr Welsey Flannery

School of Natural and Built Environment

Dr. Flannery research broadly focuses on sustainable marine and coastal governance, climate change, and flood risk management. He is particularly interested in issues of power, representation and participation.

The group led by Dr. Flannery are currently researching issues relating: to marine spatial planning, human dimensions of climate change, knowledge production within environmental planning, coastal and marine sustainable transitions, mangrove and fisheries management; production and consumption of maritime cultural heritage, future coastal and marine use scenarios, and flood risk management.

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  • w.flannery@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0) 28 9097 4754
  • @WesleyFlannery

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of;

  • Coastal and marine governance
  • Power and planning
  • Environmental governance
  • UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Human dimensions of climate change

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • http://www.rtpi.org.uk/briefing-room/rtpi-blog/do-we-need-a-fairer-approach-to-marine-spatial-planning/ 

  • https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/sea-s-wealth-will-be-best-harnessed-by-a-dedicated-state-department-1.537364 

  • https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/164459704/Flannery2019_Chapter_PoliticsAndPowerInMarineSpatia.pdf 

Research students

PhD area Social Acceptability of Marine Renewable Energy
Name Nuala Carr
Years of study 2017 - 2020
Country Ireland
   
PhD area How can Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) deliver United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Liberia?
Name Sheck Sharif
Years of study 2016-2019
Country Liberia
   
PhD area For Coastal Landscapes and Inclusive Planning
Name Marie Pafii
Years of study 2016-2019
Country Greece
   
PhD area Power, Citizen Science and Marine Governance
Name Ben McAteer
Years of study 2017 - 2020
Country Northern Ireland
   
PhD area Marine Spatial Planning and the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Name Jane Clarke
Years of study 2017 - 2020
Country France
   
PhD area Power, Flooding and Resilience in Nigeria
Name Ibama Brown
Years of study 2015 - 2018
Country Nigeria
   
PhD area Institutional Interplay and Flood Risk Management
Name Jonathan Moon
Years of study 2015-2018
Country Northern Ireland

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD area Integrated Environmental Management and Monitoring System
Name Dr. Christina Kelly
Years of study 2014 - 2017
Country Ireland
Current Position Post-doc University College Dublin
   
   

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