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Dr Eifiona Lane

Lecturer in Geography & Environmental Planning

eifiona.thomaslane@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 383233

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Dr Eifiona Lane

View Dr Eifiona Lane’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

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+44 (0) 1248 383 233

eifiona.thomaslane@bangor.ac.uk

F18, Thoday Building

Twitter: DrEifiona

Eifiona lectures on the BA & BSc (Hons) Geography and MGeography degrees and co-ordinates a range of modules across all years, she also supervises UG and PG dissertation students across the School of Natural Sciences. As a firm supporter of field-based learning, she incorporates a wide range of local field visits within her modules (DXX/C-1004*, DXX/C-2001*, DXX-3600, DXX-3601), with contributions by expert practitioners. Eifiona also co-ordinates the final year advanced fieldwork module to Barcelona (DXX/C-3003*). 

As a native Welsh speaker, Eifiona leads Welsh medium modules including dissertations and is an Associate Lecturer of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, based at Bangor University.

*Modules can be undertaken through the medium of Welsh.

Research Interests

Eifiona has 6 PhD students including 2 KESS2 studentships and 2 registered part-time, all of whom are active members of the department and of the academic community across the UK.

Eifiona is a committee member of the Royal Geographical Society’s Research Groups (Rural Geography Research Group RGRG, Food Geography Working Group FGWG) and Chair of the Wales Real Food and Farming Conference WRFFC. She is an Associate Member of IEMA and member of CIEEM and BANC. She is Fellow of Advance HE Academy and is an independent staff member of Bangor University Senate.

Her interests acknowledge the widest value of natural and cultural heritage, and in working towards sustainably managing these rich environments for improving local resilience and community well-being, whilst contributing to international visions for equitable development.

Her research interests are diverse and involve engagement and action research collaborations with a wide range of stakeholders:

  • Local farming communities and stakeholders focus on livelihoods & sustainable extensive food economy
  • Partnerships and management of protected areas as sustainable landscapes and heritage e.g. Eryri, Mon
  • Place based food heritage development and green economic growth
  • Gwynedd and Mon Local and Organic Food Charter. Developing an action plan around Wales’ first rural Food Charter.
  • Local Food Producers & Markets e.g. craft beer, cider and artisan production – LCA and local value.
  • Sustainable, responsible, and slow tourism and hospitality to increase local value and sound environmental performance/resource use
  • Ongoing input into Steering Group of North Wales Food Poverty Alliance
  • Wales Future Wellbeing Reporting

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

Past PhD students:

Dave Beck 'The changing face of food poverty' 

Current PhD students:

Beth Dann ‘Protected Landscape Partnerships’

Rebecca Jones ‘Placemaking through the geographies of food’

Dyfed Morgan ‘Sustainability of Craft Breweries in Wales’

Nerys Mullally ‘Interpretation of the Natural Environment’

Luke Prosser ‘Constructing sustainable food and drink supply chains for Wales'.

Catrin Williams ‘Sustainable Management of the Anglesey Geopark (Geomôn)’

Publications

2022

  • PublishedCoronavirus’ exposure of food, place and community resilience: a Welsh local authority perspective
    Jones, R., Lane, E. & Prosser, L., 23 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Place Management and Development. 15, 4, p. 476-492
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCrafty Marketing: An Evaluation of Distinctive Criteria for “Craft” Beer
    Morgan, D., Lane, E. & Styles, D., 4 Jul 2022, In: Food Reviews International. 38, 5, p. 913-929
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPackaging choice and coordinated distribution logistics to reduce the environmental footprint of small-scale beer value chains
    Morgan, D., Styles, D. & Lane, E., 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 307, 114591.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedCollaboration for innovative routes to market: COVID-19 and the food system
    Prosser, L., Lane, E. & Jones, R., 1 Mar 2021, In: Agricultural Systems. 188
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEncounters in Geography Field-Based Learning: Wales
    Lane, E., Jones, R. & Andrews, W., 2021, Experiential Learning in Geography: Experience, Evaluation and Encounters. Wessell, J. (ed.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 167-193
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedThirsty work: Assessing the environmental footprint of craft beer
    Morgan, D. R., Styles, D. & Lane, E. T., Jul 2021, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 27, p. 242-253 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTourism, food events and Welsh authenticity
    Jones, R. & Thomas Lane, E., 2021.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2019

  • PublishedDefining and Trending Welsh Craft Beer
    Morgan, D., Lane, E. & Styles, D., 29 Aug 2019.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  • PublishedDiverse Paths Towards Good Food Places
    Lane, E., Jones, R. & Devenish, P., 7 Aug 2019.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedMarketing the Markets – supporting re-localisation of rural food economy through facilitation of local produce markets
    Jones, R., Lane, E. & Prosser, L., 29 Aug 2019.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2018

  • PublishedCimwch a Chwrw lleol, Bara Brith, Chaws Pob a Seidr: initial reflections on localised innovation in developing sustainable food and drink tourism in Wales
    Lane, E., Jones, R. & Jones, A., 13 Jun 2018.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedCraft Cider Production and Community – celebrating traditional rural heritage and building new social capital
    Prosser, L., Lane, E. & Jones, R., 29 Aug 2018.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedDelivering authentic Welsh produce to a global market
    Jones, R. & Lane, E., 29 Aug 2018.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2017

  • PublishedExploring the potential of rural pesca-tourism in Wales
    Jones, R. & Lane, E., 22 Aug 2017.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedFoods from catchment to coast – responsible development of rural foodscapes
    Lane, E., Jones, R. & Ricketts Hein, J., 4 May 2017.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedParc Pawb – Actively engaging with young people to provide play opportunities
    Lane, E., ap Iorwerth, A. & Meredydd Owen, H., 31 Aug 2017.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  • PublishedThe ‘three Rs’ of regeneration through place based food systems in Wales
    Jones, R. & Lane, E., 7 Dec 2017.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedUpland entrepreneurs in post-European Wales
    Lane, E., Ricketts Hein, J. & Jones, R., 14 Jun 2017.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2016

  • PublishedA Tale of Two Fishes: Exploring the Delivery of Wales’ Rural Food Tourism Strategy
    Lane, E., Jones, R. & Jones, A., 15 Jun 2016.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedExploring the potential of local food and drink entrepreneurship in rural Wales
    Lane, E., Jones, R., Jones, A. & Mitchelmore, S., Aug 2016, In: Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit. 31, 5, p. 602-618
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMapping the growth of the Welsh Food Bank Landscape 1998-2015
    Beck, D., Lane, E. E., Gwilym, H. M., Harris, I. & Gwilym, H., 23 Feb 2016, Bangor University.
    Research output: Other contribution
  • Published‘<3 Your Local Market ‘: local produce markets as hubs of place based food expertise and community capacity
    Jones, R. & Lane, E., 22 Aug 2016.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2015

  • PublishedExploring the potential of local food and drink entrepreneurship in rural Wales
    Lane, E., Jones, R. & Jones, A., 7 Jun 2015.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedRe-Creating and Celebrating Place(s) in Designated Space(s): The Case of Wales
    Lane, E., Pierce, S., Jones, A. & Harris, I., Aug 2015, Cultural Sustainability and Regional Development: Theories and practices of territorialisation. Dessein, J., Battaglini, E. & Horlings, L. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Activities

2019

  • Wales Real Food and Farming Conference

    11 Nov 2019 – 12 Nov 2019

    Activity: Participation in conference (Chair)
  • RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Association with the Institute of British Geographers (University College London)

    Session title: Time and Austerity: Troubled pasts/hopeful futures? Academic Paper presentation – ‘Hungry for Change – ways out of food poverty in Wales’

    28 Aug 2019 – 30 Aug 2019

    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2016

  • Local Stakeholders’ Conference: Organiser: Mapping Food Poverty. Bangor University

    2016

    Links:

    • https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/files/8192969/2016_Mapping_the_Growth_of_the_Welsh_Food_Bank_Landscape_1998_2015.pdf
    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

Projects

  • KESS II MRes with Denbighshire Voluntary Council Services - BUK2E076

    01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023 (Active)

  • KESS II MRes with Pennog- BUK2221

    01/01/2021 – 14/09/2022 (Finished)

  • KESS II Phd with Menter Mon- BUK2E002

    01/05/2019 – 30/11/2022 (Finished)

  • KESS II Phd with Welsh Government - BUK2113

    01/07/2017 – 01/01/2021 (Finished)

  • Breuddwydion Bro

    01/08/2010 – 30/11/2011 (Finished)

  • Esf - Phd 04/07 - Can Aderyn Countryside

    04/10/2004 – 05/10/2007 (Finished)

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