Yr Athro Richard Cowell

Athro Polisi a Chynllunio Amgylcheddol, Cyfarwyddwr Ymchwil ac Arloesi

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My research interests cover theoretical and political aspects of the relationship between public policy and sustainable development, with particular reference to land use planning, energy transition and decision-making. I have studied the multi-level governace dynamics around energy transition, looking at drives to expand renewable energy, infrastructure decision-making, and the relationships between energy infrastructure and its environmental and social context.

My current work focuses on the possible effects of Brexit on UK environmental policy. Richard is part of a team working on the ESRC-funded research project 'Divergence, dismantling and contestation: Brexit and the repoliticisation of UK environmental governance', which is part of the UK in a Changing Europe Initiative (see http://ukandeu.ac.uk/ ).

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2017

Cowell, R., Ellis, G., Sherry-Brennan, F., Strachan, P. and Toke, D. 2017. Sub-national government and pathways to sustainable energy. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space 35(7), pp. 1139-1155. (10.1177/2399654417730359)
Cowell, R. J. W. 2017. Decentralising energy governance? Wales, devolution and the politics of energy infrastructure decision-making. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 35(7), pp. 1242-1263. (10.1177/0263774X16629443)
Cowell, R. J. W. 2017. Policy and practice: the EU referendum, planning and the environment: where now for the UK?. Town Planning Review 88(2), pp. 153-171. (10.3828/tpr.2017.12)
Cowell, R., Ellis, G., Sherry-Brennan, F., Strachan, P. A. and Toke, D. 2017. Energy transitions, sub-national government and regime flexibility: how has devolution in the United Kingdom affected renewable energy development?. Energy Research and Social Science 23, pp. 169-181. (10.1016/j.erss.2016.10.006)
Cowell, R., Flynn, A. and Hacking, N. 2017. Assessing the impact of Brexit on the UK waste resource management sector. Project Report. School of Geography and Planning.
Cowell, R. J. W., Ellis, G., Strachan, P., Toke, D. and Sherry-Brennan, F. 2017. Re-scaling the governance of renewable energy: lessons from the UK devolution experience. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 19(5), pp. 480-502. (10.1080/1523908X.2015.1008437)

2016

Marshall, T. and Cowell, R. 2016. Infrastructure, planning and the command of time. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 34(8), pp. 1843-1866. (10.1177/0263774X16642768)
Downe, J., Cowell, R. and Morgan, K. 2016. What determines ethical behavior in public organizations: is it rules and/or leadership?. Public Administration Review 76(6), pp. 898-909. (10.1111/puar.12562)
Cowell, R. J. W., Devine-Wright, P. and Devine-Wright, H. 2016. What do we know about overcoming barriers to infrastructure sitting in local areas?. Project Report. [Online]. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Available at: http://www.placewise.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DECC_Infrastructure_PlacewiseLtd.pdf

2015

Strachan, P. A., Cowell, R. J. W., Sherry-Brennan, F. and Toke, D. 2015. Promoting community renewable energy in a corporate energy world. Sustainable Development 23(2), pp. 96-109. (10.1002/sd.1576)
Cowell, R. J. W. 2015. ‘Localism’ and the environment: effective re-scaling for sustainability transition?. In: Davoudi, S. and Madanipour, A. eds. Reconsidering Localism. London: Routledge, pp. 216-237.
Dühr, S., Cowell, R. J. W. and Markus, E. 2015. Europeanizing planning education and the enduring power of national institutions. International Planning Studies 21(1), pp. 16-33. (10.1080/13563475.2015.1114447)

2014

Cowell, R. and Lennon, M. 2014. The utilization of environmental knowledge in land use planning: drawing lessons for an ecosystem services approach. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 32(2), pp. 263-282. (10.1068/c12289j)
Cowell, R., Downe, J. and Morgan, K. 2014. Managing politics? Ethics regulation and conflicting conceptions of 'good conduct'. Public Administration Review 74(1), pp. 29-38. (10.1111/puar.12135)

2013

Cowell, R. J. W. 2013. The greenest government ever? Planning and sustainability in England after the May 2010 elections. In: Haughton, G. and Allmendinger, P. eds. Spatial planning and the new localism. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 27-44.
Cowell, R. J. W., Sherry-Brennan, F., Ellis, G. and Strachan, P. 2013. Scotland, renewable energy and the independence debate: will head or heart rule the roost?. The Political Quarterly 84(1), pp. 61-70. (10.1111/j.1467-923X.2013.02431.x)
Cowell, R. J. W. 2013. The Greenest government ever? Planning and sustainability in England after the May 2010 coalition government. Planning Practice and Research 28(1), pp. 27-44. (10.1080/02697459.2012.694299)
Downe, J. D., Cowell, R. J. W., Chen, A. and Morgan, K. 2013. The determinants of public trust in English local government: How important is the ethical behaviour of elected councillors?. International Review of Administrative Sciences 79(4), pp. 597-617. (10.1177/0020852313501270)
Ellis, G., Cowell, R., Sherry-Brennan, F., Strachan, P. A. and Toke, D. 2013. Commentary: planning, energy and devolution in the UK. Town Planning Review, pp. 397-409. (10.3828/tpr.2013.16)
Cowell, R. J. W. 2013. The greenest government ever? Planning and sustainability in England after the May 2010 elections. Planning Practice & Research 28(1), pp. 27-44. (10.1080/02697459.2012.694299)

2012

Bristow, G. I., Cowell, R. J. W. and Munday, M. C. R. 2012. Windfalls for whom? The evolving notion of 'community' in community benefit provisions from wind farms. Geoforum 43(6), pp. 1108-1120. (10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.06.015)
Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D., Martin, S. J. and Chen, A. 2012. Public confidence and public services: it matters what you measure. Policy & Politics 40(1), pp. 120-140. (10.1332/147084411X581862)
Szarka, J., Cowell, R. J. W., Ellis, G., Strachan, P. A. and Warren, C. 2012. Learning from wind power. Governance, societal and policy perspectives on sustainable energy. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Cowell, R. J. W., Bristow, G. I. and Munday, M. . C. R. 2012. Wind Energy: might community benefit provisions grow community ownership of renewable energy resources?. Regions Magazine 287(1), pp. 12-14. (10.1080/13673882.2012.10554274)
Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D. and Morgan, K. 2012. Managing Politics? Good conduct and ethics regulation in English local government. Presented at: XVI IRSPM 2012 - XVI Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 11-13 April 2012.

2011

Andrews, R. W., Cowell, R. J. W. and Downe, J. D. 2011. Promoting civic culture by supporting citizenship: what difference can local government make?. Public Administration 89(2), pp. 595-610. (10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01875.x)
Munday, M. C. R., Bristow, G. I. and Cowell, R. J. W. 2011. Wind farms in rural areas: How far do community benefits from wind farms represent a local economic development opportunity?. Journal of Rural Studies 27(1), pp. 1-12. (10.1016/j.jrurstud.2010.08.003)
Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D. and Morgan, K. 2011. The ethical framework for local government in England: is it having any effect and why?. Public Management Review 13(3), pp. 433-457. (10.1080/14719037.2011.553292)
Cowell, R. J. W. 2011. Environmental sustainability of, by and for rural Wales. In: Milbourne, P. ed. Rural Wales in the 21st Century: Society, Economy and Environment. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 273-300.
Downe, J. D., Cowell, R. J. W., Chen, A. and Morgan, K. 2011. The determinants of public trust in English local government: performance, standards of conduct or socio-economic. Presented at: 33rd European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) Annual Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 7-10 September 2011.
Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D. and Morgan, K. 2011. Managing politics? Good conduct and ethics regulation in English local government. Presented at: Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 31 March - 1 April 2010.
Cowell, R. J. W., Bristow, G. I. and Munday, M. C. R. 2011. Acceptance, acceptability and environmental justice: the role of community benefits in wind energy development. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 54(4), pp. 539-557. (10.1080/09640568.2010.521047)

2010

Feindt, P. H. and Cowell, R. J. W. 2010. The recession, environmental policy and ecological modernization - what's new about the Green New Deal?. International Planning Studies 15(3), pp. 191-211. (10.1080/13563475.2010.509474)
Cowell, R. J. W. 2010. Wind power, landscape and strategic, spatial planning - The construction of 'acceptable locations' in Wales. Land Use Policy 27(2), pp. 222-232. (10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.01.006)
Cowell, R. J. W. and Owens, S. 2010. Revisiting .. Governing space: planning reform and the politics of sustainability. Environment and Planning C, Government and Policy 28(6), pp. 952-957. (10.1068/c2806)

2009

Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D. and Morgan, K. 2009. Has the New Standards Framework really made a difference?. Municipal Journal, pp. 26-27.
Unalan, D. and Cowell, R. J. W. 2009. Adoption of the EU SEA Directive in Turkey. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 29(4), pp. 243-251. (10.1016/j.eiar.2008.11.003)
Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D. and Morgan, K. 2009. The Ethical Framework for Local Government in England – is it having any effect and why?. Presented at: First Global Dialogue - 'Governing good and governing well': The first global dialogue on ethical and effective governance, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 28-30 May 2009.
Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. and Morgan, K. 2009. Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the ethical framework in local government in England: first interim report to the Standards Board for England. Cardiff: Centre for Local and Regional Government Research, Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.standardsforengland.gov.uk/Resources/Research/2009reports/SBE%20Research%20Report%20Final%20Year1%2022.04.09.doc2.pdf
Ellis, G. et al. 2009. Wind Power: Is There A 'Planning Problem'? Expanding Wind Power: A Problem of Planning, or of Perception? The Problems Of Planning - A Developer's Perspective Wind Farms: More Respectful and Open Debate Needed, Not Less Planning: Problem 'Carrier' or Problem 'Source'? 'Innovative' Wind Power Planning. Planning Theory & Practice 10(4), pp. 521-547. (10.1080/14649350903441555)
Unalan, D. and Cowell, R. J. W. 2009. Europeanization, strategic environmental assessment and the impacts on environmental governance. Environmental Policy and Governance 19(1), pp. 32-43. (10.1002/eet.493)
Collins, A. J., Cowell, R. J. W. and Flynn, A. 2009. Evaluation and environmental governance: the institutionalisation of ecological footprinting. Environment and Planning A 41(7), pp. 1707-1725. (10.1068/a4124)
Morgan, K. J., Cowell, R. J. W. and Downe, J. D. 2009. Civilising politics? The impacts of the ethical framework for local government in England. Presented at: 7th Workshop of the EGPA Study Group, Malta.

2008

Andrews, R. W., Cowell, R. J. W. and Downe, J. D. 2008. Support for active citizenship and public service performance: an empirical analysis of English local authorities. Policy & Politics 36(2), pp. 225-243. (10.1332/030557308783995044)
Andrews, R. W., Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D., Martin, S. J. and Turner, D. 2008. Supporting Effective Citizenship in Local Government: Engaging, Educating and Empowering Local Citizens. Local Government Studies 34(4), pp. 489-507. (10.1080/03003930802217462)
Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D., Martin, S. J. and Chen, A. 2008. Making sense of service improvement: an empirical analysis of public confidence in local government. Presented at: International Research Society for Public Management Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 26th - 28th March 2008.
Cowell, R. J. W., Ashworth, R. E., Downe, J. D., Skelcher, C., Bovaird, T. and Chen, A. 2008. Meta-evaluation of the local government modernisation agenda: the state of local democracy: the impact of policy changes on accountaibility and public confidence. London: Department for Communities and Local Government.

2007

Cowell, R. J. W., Bristow, G. I., Munday, M. C. R. and Strachan, P. 2007. Wind farm development in Wales: assessing the community benefits. Project Report. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Government.

2006

Andrews, R. W., Cowell, R. J. W., Downe, J. D., Martin, S. J. and Turner, D. 2006. Promoting effective citizenship and community empowerment: A guide for local authorities on enhancing capacity for public participation. Project Report. [Online]. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Available at: http://www.safercommunitiesscotland.org/Documents/Promoting%20Effective%20Citizenship%20and%20Community%20Empowerment%20(2006).pdf

2005

Downe, J. D., Cowell, R. J. W., Bovaird, T. and Chen, A. 2005. Meta-evaluation of the local government modernisation agenda: progress report on public confidence in local government. Project Report. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Andrews, R. W. and Cowell, R. J. W. 2005. Civic education and local government: a literature review: Report for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Project Report. Cardiff: Cardiff University Business School.
Downe, J. D., Andrews, A., Cowell, R. J. W., Martin, S. J. and Turner, T. 2005. Supporting citizenship and local democracy: The role of local government. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

2004

Cowell, R. J. W. and Abram, S. 2004. Dilemmas of Implementation: "Integration" and "participation" in Norwegian and Scottish local government. Environment and Planning C 22(5), pp. 701-719. (10.1068/c0350)

2003

Cowell, R. J. W. 2003. Substitution and Scalar Politics: negotiating environmental compensation in Cardiff Bay. Geoforum 34(3), pp. 343-358. (10.1016/S0016-7185(02)00081-7)
Cowell, R. J. W. and Martin, S. J. 2003. The joy of joining up: modes of integrating the local government modernisation agenda. Environment and Planning C Government and Policy 21(2), pp. 159-179. (10.1068/c0135)

2002

Cowell, R. J. W. and Thomas, A. H. 2002. Managing nature and narratives of dispossession: reclaiming territory in Cardiff Bay. Urban studies 39(7), pp. 1241-1260. (10.1080/00420980220135581)

2001

Owens, S. and Cowell, R. J. W. 2001. Land and limits: interpreting sustainability in the planning process. London: Routledge.
Cowell, R. J. W. and Martin, S. J. 2001. Integrating best value and other initiatives. Discussion Paper. Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government.

I am involved in a number of projects at present:

1) Analysis of the possible effects of Brexit on UK environmental policy. I am part of a team working on the ESRC-funded research project 'Divergence, dismantling and contestation: Brexit and the repoliticisation of UK environmental governance', which is part of the UK in a Changing Europe Initiative (see http://ukandeu.ac.uk/ ).

2) A closely related project is a study of the possible effects of Brexit on UK waste policy, identfying a number of scenarios. See http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/explore/find-a-project/view/836789-uk-environmental-governance-post-brexit-what-will-happen-to-waste

3) A review of the effects of spatial planning approaches to onshore wind energy development, looking at Scotland within a comparative analysis of the UK.

I also research and publish on ethics, governance and politics.

Within the School of Geography and Planning I am a member of the Environment Research Group.

My teaching focuses on the environmental dimensions of planning, at all levels, from introductory teaching for first year undergraduates through to adanced post-graduate programmes. Within this I have delivered specialist teaching on aspects of planning for sustainability, the role of planning in promoting transitions towards sustainable energy systems, and planning and infrastructure.

Over a twenty-five year teaching career, I have held a large number of teaching management roles, including year tutor, course director (for undergraduate and post-graduate programmes), and helped to set up and run the innovative PLANET Europe programme, a two-year Masters degree involving a collaboration between Cardiff University, Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands) and the Swedish School of Planning in Blekinge, Sweden.

Qualifications

BA Hons Geography, Cambridge University, (1990)
PhD, (1995)

Career

Prior to arriving at Cardiff, Richard completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Department of Geography, Cambridge University. Whilst there, he worked as a researcher for the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development (UK CEED). Since arriving at the School of Geography and Planning Richard has held appointments as a Research Fellow (1996-2000), Lecturer (2000-2005), Senior Lecturer (2005-2011) and Reader (2011 to present).

In 2010, Richard was appointed as the Course Director for the MSc in Sustainability Planning and Environmental Policy (SPEP). In September 2012, he became the Cardiff coordinator for the international Masters PLANET Europe (MSc in European Spatial Planning and Environmental Policy).

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In 2009 Richard was a joint winner of the RTPI Teaching Excellence Award for the innovative teaching and learning methods used in module CPT737Sustainability in Practice (with Dr Jon Anderson).

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Member of Editorial Board for Planning Theory and Practice (2007-present).

I am always interested to hear from prospective PhD students who wish to conduct research in my areas of expertise. I study the way that planning systems address environmental problems, focusing on how environmental problems are understood, the governance approaches and planning tools that are used to deal with them, and the policy consequences of development-environment conflicts.

I am particularly interested in supervising Ph.D. students with the following interests:

the governance of transitions towards more sustainable energy systems, including the role of planning, infrastructure development, and engagement of communities;
the dynamics of planning for environmental sustainability, including the effects of new policy concepts, such as environmental capital, ecosystems approaches and the use of environmental targets
the effects on environmental planning of shifting the scale at which policy-making and planning takes place (such as Brexit, devolution and decentralisation)
planning and policy responses to declarations of climate and nature ‘emergencies’ and ‘net zero’ agendas

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