Network Member Profiles
Marcus Collier, University College, Dublin
Biography
Marcus is currently employed as a full time Teaching Fellow in UCD and as a fixed term contract researcher in Teagasc examining the potential impact of GM crops on Irish biodiversity. He has over ten years experience in adult education, training and lecturing.
Contact
Marcus.Collier@ucd.ie
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Research Interests
Landscape ecology - rural geography - sustainability - social-ecological systems - agri-environment - habitat restoration - transdisciplinarity - rural development - social capital - land use change - collaboration - biodiversity.
Themes
Earth.
Selected Publications
Collier, M. J. and Scott, M. (2009) Conflicting rationalities, knowledge and values in scarred landscapes, Journal of Rural Studies, 25, 267-277.
Collier, M. J. and Scott, M. (in-press) Focus group discourses in a mined landscape, In: Land Use Policy.
Collier, M. J. and Scott, M. (2008) Industrially harvested peatlands and afteruse potential: Understanding local stakeholder narratives and landscape preferences, Landscape Research, 33 (4), 439-460.
Collier, M. J. and Farrell, E. P. (2007) The environmental impact of planting broadleaved trees on acid-sensitive soils. Dublin: COFORD.
Collier, M. J. (2004) Dublin city environmental directory 2004. Dublin: Dublin City Council.
Collier, M. J. (2003) Mapping environmental activity in the Dublin city area. Dublin: Dublin City Council/Environmental Focus Group.
Collier, M. J. Feehan, J. (2003) Developing a field boundary evaluation and grading system in Ireland, Tearmann: The Irish journal of agri-environmental research, 3, 27-46.
McMahon, B., Whelan, J., Kirwin, L. and Collier, M. J. (2005) Farmland birds and the field boundary evaluation and grading system in Ireland, Tearmann: The Irish journal of agri-environmental research, 4, 67-77.
Collier, M. J. and Mullins, E. (2009) GMO crops, biodiversity and co-existence. Dublin: Environmental Protection Agency.