Dr Charles Warren
Senior Lecturer
Teaching
While I am serving as Associate Provost (Students), my teaching duties have been greatly reduced, but I still contribute material on environmental management at undergraduate and Masters levels, and I coordinate and lead the William & Mary Summer School each year.
Research areas
Charles Warren's current research interests lie within the broad field of environmental management, with an emphasis on Scotland. In 2024, he published a third edition of his book 'Managing Scotland's Environment' (EUP). More specifically, his research interests include:
1. Environmental policy debates in Scotland, including the sustainability of upland estates, the conversion of farmland to grow energy crops, and the management of lowland & peri-urban deer.
2. Social dimensions of the energy transition, including public attitudes towards renewable energy technologies and the role of community energy.
3. Proposals for 'rewilding' and the reintroduction of lost species.
4. Debates surrounding the conservation management of alien and native species.
His h-index is currently 38. He has over 6600 career citations, including 15 publications with over 100 citations and 3 with over 600 citations.
For further information, see the Environmental Change Research Group
PhD supervision
- Saso Gorjanc
- Jessica Hogan
Selected publications
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Open access
Beyond 'native v. alien'? critiques of the native/alien paradigm in the Anthropocene, and their implications
Warren, C. R., 2023, In: Ethics, Policy & Environment . 26, 2, p. 287-317 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
What makes local energy projects acceptable? Probing the connection between ownership structures and community acceptance
Hogan, J., Warren, C. R., Simpson, M. & McCauley, D., 1 Dec 2022, In: Energy Policy. 171, 13 p., 113257.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate change, COP26 and the crucible of crisis: editorial introduction to the special issue
Warren, C. R. & Clayton, D., 14 Feb 2021, In: Scottish Geographical Journal. 136, 1-4, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Open access
Public perceptions of deer management in Scotland: the impact of place of residence, knowledge and demographic factors
Whitefield, A., McMorran, R., Paterson, J. & Warren, C. R., 29 Apr 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scottish Geographical Journal. 137, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wildness
Warren, C. R., 2020, International Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Kobayashi, A. (ed.). SECOND ed. Oxford: Elsevier, Vol. 14. p. 281-289 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Open access
Trajectories of rewilding: a taxonomy of wildland management
Deary, H. & Warren, C. R., 23 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 62, 3, p. 466-491 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alien and native Species
Warren, C. R., 29 Mar 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology. Richardson, D., Castree, N., Goodchild, M. F., Kobayashi, A. & Marston, R. A. (eds.). 2nd ed. New York: Wiley-Blackwell, 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Open access
Energy and civilisation - a history
Warren, C., 31 Jan 2018, In: Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 23, 5, p. 597-598 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Open access
Scotland’s volatile political and electoral geography
Clayton, D. W. & Warren, C. R., 31 May 2018, In: Scottish Geographical Journal. 134, 1-2, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Alien and native species
Warren, C. R., 2017, The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology. Richardson, D. (ed.). New York: Wiley-Blackwell, Vol. 1. p. 116-122 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter