ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE RESEARCH The Environment Research Group in the Department of Geography at the University of Portsmouth encompasses a range of research interests and expertise and is undertaking research on various components of the environment including the atmosphere, rocks, soil, land, fresh water, sea water, rivers and coasts. The research ranges from fundamental work on aspects of the physical environment to integrated physical and socio-economic approaches to environmental issues. Applied work and environmental management are important themes of activity. A major focus of research is the development and application of techniques for detecting and analysing changes in surfaces, particularly using photogrammetry (digital and analytical, aerial and terrestrial), GPS surveying and GIS. Applications range from the microscopic scale of grains of rock and soil to macro scale changes in cliffs and river courses. The major research fields are: Fluvial geomorphology, channel changes and processes, channel management Coastal geomorphology, processes and changes Shoreline management Coastal zone management, institutional frameworks, planning procedures Stone weathering, mechanisms, environmental influences, conservation practices Climate change, temperature variation in uplands Soil erosion, soil crusting processes, soil-vegetation interaction Application of photogrammetry and environmental modelling Environmental pollution monitoring and management Personnel Members of staff include: Professor Janet Hooke Dr Malcolm Bray David Carter Dr Julian Clifton Dr Paul Farres Gerda Gabriel Dr Rob Inkpen Dr Alastair Pearson Dr Nick Pepin In addition there are several Research Fellows, Research Assistants and Research Students working in association with various projects: Dr Bill Duane Dr Brian Baily Richard Baker Samantha Cope Jennifer Jezard Robert Doe   Research Funding Members of the group have received research funding from the EU, NERC, MAFF, Environment Agency, English Nature, Fulbright, HMIP. Projects RECONDES MEDALUS Shingle Beaches Environmental Modelling and GIS River Dynamics Shoreline Management Coastal Zone Management Rainsplash erosion and soil crusting Tillage water erosion interactions Issues in terrestrial photogrammetry Stone weathering research West Dorset Coastal Working Group Carn Ingli - Environmental Reconstruction Consultancy River and Coastal Environments Research (RACER) has undertaken major research for SCOPAC (Standing Conference on Problems Associated with the Coastline), involving 25 local authorities on the south coast, and has done work for the Environment Agency, Countryside Council for Wales, MAFF, English Nature, HR Wallingford, as well as other consultancy companies. Page maintained by: interact@port.ac.uk Page last updated: 10/01/04