Cardiff University: PhD scholarships to strengthen and expand research on Food and Sustainable City-Regions

The School of Planning and Geography (CPLAN) has been awarded eight President’s Research Scholarships as part of a Cardiff University scheme that aims to promote excellence and impact of research in all academic disciplines. Six of these scholarships have already been filled.

CPLAN has invested these highly-prestigious PhD scholarships to strengthen and expand its ongoing and internationally renowned research on Food and Sustainable City-Regions. The scholarships have been devised to support research around one cutting-edge question: what is the role of different actors, governance levels, spatial scales and pro-poor planning strategies in reconnecting cities (physically, economically and socially) with their surrounding countryside'

Proposals are welcome in the following two areas:

1. The politics and planning of urban food security in the UK (Main supervisor: Roberta Sonnino; Second: Kevin Morgan.
2. A Spatial analysis of rural/urban flows in the UK (Main supervisor: Terry Marsden; Second: Yiming Wang).

Candidates are strongly advised to contact the first supervisor if they want additional information on these themes.

The School of Planning and Geography (CPLAN) is the largest planning school in the UK and takes a wide definition of planning which encompasses the policy areas of economic development, environment, housing, urban design, transport, health as well as land-use planning. The School strives to be a centre of excellence in research, teaching and policy and practice associated with the planning and management of cities and regions. The main goal of this scheme is to establish the School of Planning and Geography as a globally-recognized PGR training centre in the area of food and sustainable city-regions. The School is uniquely positioned to take on a leading role in this emerging research field, given its inter-disciplinary environment, its international research focus (involving developed and developing countries), and its worldwide reputation in the areas of planning, agri-food studies and regional, urban and rural development.

Closing date is March 1, 2013.

Further information

http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/funding/R943.html  

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