Dr Eifiona Thomas Lane
Lecturer in Geography & Environmental Planning
eifiona.thomaslane@bangor.ac.uk
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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 Sept 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
2022
- BU-IIA Funded Project: Historic Houses for the Twenty First Century: Heritage, Innovation and Sustainability
Irrespective of the ownership model (and there are many) historic houses are tending to incorporate multiple functions based on visitor attraction and public use: heritage site, tourist destination, events, hotel, restaurant/café, community space, farm shop; in addition to a range of activities and land uses associated with their parks, gardens and other outdoor spaces. Our project is grounded within this context of achieving sustainability for heritage through transformational change, with a particular focus on the sector in Wales. It adopts and seeks to reapply primary themes and findings from Innocastle, an Interreg Europe project which explored the pan-European policy framework for stimulating rural and regional development through historic castles, manors and estates; and HERIT, an Erasmus+ initiative focused on the provision of digital tools for the sector. Our project is designed as a strategic knowledge-exchange initiative to develop practical research-informed answers and guidance on the following core questions: 1) What is the role of the historic house in twenty-first century Wales? 2) How can historic houses innovate to achieve sustainable futures?
Funding awarded through the Bangor University Innovation and Impact Award (Research Wales Innovation Funding). Value = £9297
1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023
Activity: Other (Contributor)
2019
- Wales Real Food and Farming Conference
11 Nov 2019 – 12 Nov 2019
Activity: Participation in Academic 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
Projects
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KESS II MRes with Denbighshire Voluntary Council Services - BUK2E076
01/04/2022 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
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KESS II MRes with Pennog- BUK2221
01/01/2021 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
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KESS II Phd with Menter Mon- BUK2E002
01/05/2019 – 31/08/2023 (Finished)
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KESS II Phd with Welsh Government - BUK2113
01/07/2017 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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01/08/2010 – 30/11/2011 (Finished)
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Esf - Phd 04/07 - Can Aderyn Countryside
04/10/2004 – 05/10/2007 (Finished)