Overview
I am a Lecturer in Forestry and deputy course director of the BSc Forestry and Woodland Management degrees at Bangor University. I am the module organiser for Forestry and Woodland Management (DXX2010) and Forest Management Planning (DXX4530). I am orginally began training as a land agent and agricultural surveyor having gained a BSc degree in Rural Land Management from the Royal Agricultural University. I first came to Bangor in 2015 following a period working as an agricultural surveyor to pursue the MSc in Environmental Forestry. This was followed by pursuing a KESS2 funded PhD in 2017 looking at the how trees can be used to enhance ecosystem service provision in the agriculturall dominated uplands of Wales. My main research interests are the benefits of trees on farms and integration of forestry with other land uses.
Additional Contact Information
Email: ashley.hardaker@bangor.ac.uk
Office: Room G6, Thoday Building, Bangor University
Twitter: @hardaker_ashley
Teaching and Supervision
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Research Interests
I am an interdisciplinary researcher interested in land use, forestry, agroforestry and agricultural systems. I am particularly interested in research to inform decision making surrounding the adoption of trees on farms in upland agricultural areas and how this might affect and enhance public and private economic benefits. I engage with a range of research disciplines including ecosystem services, decision analysis, GIS, economics and operations research.
Publications
2022
- PublishedA framework for integrating ecosystem services as endpoint impacts in life cycle assessment
Hardaker, A., Styles, D., Williams, P., Chadwick, D. & Dandy, N., 10 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 370, 133450.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTree Planting for Climate Change: Coverage in the UK Farming Sector Press
Hardaker, A., Bodner, T. & Dandy, N., 1 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 94, p. 140-149
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedAccounting for time: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 4
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 8 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedAlternative tools for financial evaluation of forestry: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 5
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 9 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedEcosystem service and dis-service impacts of increasing tree cover on agricultural land by land-sparing and land-sharing in the Welsh uplands
Hardaker, A., Pagella, T. & Rayment, M., 1 Apr 2021, In: Ecosystem Services. 48, 101253.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEvaluating the financial costs of forestry: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 2
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 9 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedFinancial evaluation of afforestation projects - basic steps: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 1
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 11 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedIncorporating uncertainty and risk into forestry financial evaluations: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 6
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 2021, 11 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedRevenue from forestry enterprises: Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production 3
Hardaker, A. & Healey, J., 1 Mar 2021, 8 p. Woodknowledge Wales in association with Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedTop Five Alternative Conifer Tree Species in Great Britain: Main Report and Executive Summary
Peters, T., Hardaker, A., Dauksta, D., Newman, G., Lellig, C. & Healey, J., 23 Jun 2021, Llandudno Junction: Welsh Government. 132 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
2020
- PublishedIntegrated assessment, valuation and mapping of ecosystem services and dis-services from upland land use in Wales
Hardaker, A., Pagella, T. & Rayment, M., Jun 2020, In: Ecosystem Services. 43, 101098.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedIs forestry really more profitable than upland farming? A historic and present day farm level economic comparison of upland sheep farming and forestry in the UK
Hardaker, A., Feb 2018, In: Land Use Policy. 71, p. 98-120 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2021
- Treescape: Building resilience into the future
This session will explore the new interdisciplinary research agenda that will be needed to underpin and help deliver forest expansion and improved tree health, management and protection as key international climate policy objectives. Jointly chaired by the UK’s Future Treescapes Ambassadors, the session will bring together future leaders in treescapes research from across the natural and social sciences and from the arts and humanities research communities in order to debate what this new agenda looks like and how it can best be delivered through high impact, collaborative research. Italian researchers will showcase the approach in their own country.
17 May 2021 – 21 May 2021
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Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
Other Grants and Projects
Literature Review of Top Five Alternative Conifer Tree Species in Great Britain
I was one of two lead authors on this project managed by the Welsh Government on behalf of the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, having co-written the tender application with the Woodknowledge Wales team of Gary Newman, Tim Peters and Dainis Dauksta and Professor John Healey (Bangor University). The final report of this project has now been published: Peters, T.D., Hardaker, A.R., Dauksta, D., Newman, G., Lellig, C., & Healey, J.R. (2021). Top Five Alternative Conifer Tree Species in Great Britain. Cardiff: Welsh Government, Government Social Research report number C160/2020/2021, 132 p. https://woodknowledge.wales/wkw-resource/forestry/top-five-alternative-conifer-tree-species-review
Economic Aspects of Woodland Creation for Timber Production
I was the lead author with contributions from Professor John Healey (Bangor University) on this Woodknowledge Wales project producing educational materials focussing on the economic aspects of woodland creation for producing timber which has produced the following six publications:
Hardaker, A. (with contributions from Healey, J.R.) (2021). Financial evaluation of afforestation projects - basic steps. Economic Aspects of Woodland Creation for Timber Production 1. Woodknowledge Wales in Association with Bangor University, 11 p. https://woodknowledge.wales/home-grown-homes/afforestation
Hardaker, A. (with contributions from Healey, J.R.) (2021). Evaluating the financial costs of forestry. Economic Aspects of Woodland Creation for Timber Production 2. Woodknowledge Wales in Association with Bangor University, 9 p. https://woodknowledge.wales/home-grown-homes/afforestation
Hardaker, A. (with contributions from Healey, J.R.) (2021). Revenue from forestry enterprises. Economic Aspects of Woodland Creation for Timber Production 3. Woodknowledge Wales in Association with Bangor University, 8 p. https://woodknowledge.wales/home-grown-homes/afforestation
Hardaker, A. (with contributions from Healey, J.R.) (2021). Accounting for time. Economic Aspects of Woodland Creation for Timber Production 4. Woodknowledge Wales in Association with Bangor University, 8 p. https://woodknowledge.wales/home-grown-homes/afforestation
Hardaker, A. (with contributions from Healey, J.R.) (2021). Alternative tools for financial evaluation of forestry. Economic Aspects of Woodland Creation for Timber Production 5. Woodknowledge Wales in Association with Bangor University, 9 p. https://woodknowledge.wales/home-grown-homes/afforestation
Hardaker, A. (with contributions from Healey, J.R.) (2021). Incorporating uncertainty and risk into forestry financial evaluations. Economic Aspects of Woodland Creation for Timber Production 6. Woodknowledge Wales in Association with Bangor University, 11 p. https://woodknowledge.wales/home-grown-homes/afforestation
Personal
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Rural Land Management (Royal Agricultural University)
MSc Environmental Forestry (Bangor University)
PhD Agroforestry (Bangor University)