PhD in Human Geography and Environment

University of York

The PhD is a higher degree awarded for a thesis presenting original research that makes a publishable contribution to knowledge or understanding. A student will be working on their own research project, working closely with their academic supervisor and with the support of other postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff in their research group.The research in this programme is concentrated in the following key areas:Energy geographies including: international development; public and stakeholder attitudes towards supply, demand, and energy system change; environmental and social justice issuesPerceptions of environmental and socio-technical risk issuesEnvironmental, economic and social costs of enhanced transport systemsSustainable agri-food systems, including understanding current or changed behaviours that may affect the sustainability of consumption and production systems in the futureInteraction of social, economic and political processes across urban contexts