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Cowell, Richard and De Laurentis, Carla 2022. Investigating energy and infrastructure through the low carbon challenge : technologies, governance and socio-spatial effects. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning Item availability restricted.

De Laurentis, Carla and Cowell, Richard 2022. Reconfiguring energy flows: energy grid-lock and the role of regions in shaping electricity infrastructure networks. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning 24 (4) , pp. 433-448. 10.1080/1523908X.2021.2008235

Cowell, Richard and De Laurentis, Carla 2021. Understanding the effects of spatial planning on the deployment of on-shore wind power: insights from Italy and the UK. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 10.1080/09640568.2021.1987866 Item availability restricted.

Windemer, Rebecca and Cowell, Richard 2021. Are the impacts of wind energy reversible? Critically reviewing the research literature, the governance challenges and presenting an agenda for social science. Energy Research and Social Science 79 , 102162. 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102162

Cowell, Richard and Webb, Jan 2021. Making useful knowledge for heat decarbonisation: lessons from local energy planning in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 75 , 102010. 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102010

Cowell, Richard, Fischer, Thomas B. and Jackson, Tony 2021. Instituting space for the environment. How might we give the spatial demands of environmental policy goals a firm presence in the planning system? A think piece. Cardiff University, University of Dundee, University of Liverpool.

Martinat, Stanislav, Cowell, Richard and Navrátilc, Josef 2020. Rich or poor? Who actually lives in proximity to AD plants in Wales? Biomass and Bioenergy 143 , 105799. 10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105799

Cowell, Richard, Fischer, Thomas B. and Jackson, Tony 2020. Embedding the environment in the local development plan process through SEA: a think piece.

Cowell, R., Flynn, A. and Hacking, N. 2020. Conceptualizing environmental governance in turbulent times: insights from Brexit and waste in the UK. Political Geography 81 , 102217. 10.1016/j.polgeo.2020.102217

Cowell, Richard, Ellis, Geraint, Fischer, Thomas B., Jackson, Tony, Muinzer, Thomas and Sykes, Olivier 2020. Integrating planning and environmental protection: an analysis of post-Brexit regulatory styles and practitioner attitudes in the UK. Planning Theory and Practice 21 (4) , pp. 570-590. 10.1080/14649357.2020.1801819

Cowell, Richard 2020. The role of place in energy transitions: siting gas-fired power stations and the reproduction of high-carbon energy systems. Geoforum 112 , pp. 73-84. 10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.03.009

Unalan, D. and Cowell, Richard 2019. Strategy, context and strategic environmental assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 79 , 106305. 10.1016/j.eiar.2019.106305

Davoudi, Simin, Cowell, Richard, White, Iain and Blanco, Hilda, eds. 2019. The Routledge companion to environmental planning. Routledge International Handbooks, Abingdon: Routledge.

Chodkowska-Miszczuk, Justyna, Martinat, Stanislav and Cowell, Richard 2019. Community tensions, participation, and local development: Factors affecting the spatial embeddedness of anaerobic digestion in Poland and the Czech Republic. Energy Research and Social Science 55 , pp. 134-145. 10.1016/j.erss.2019.05.010

Cowell, Richard and Devine-Wright, Patrick 2018. A 'delivery-democracy dilemma'? Mapping and explaining policy change for public engagement with energy infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning 20 (4) , pp. 499-517. 10.1080/1523908X.2018.1443005

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2017. Decentralising energy governance? Wales, devolution and the politics of energy infrastructure decision-making. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 35 (7) , pp. 1242-1263. 10.1177/0263774X16629443

Cowell, Richard, Ellis, G, Sherry-Brennan, F, Strachan, P and Toke, D 2017. Sub-national government and pathways to sustainable energy. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space 35 (7) , pp. 1139-1155. 10.1177/2399654417730359

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2017. Policy and practice: the EU referendum, planning and the environment: where now for the UK? Town Planning Review 88 (2) , pp. 153-171. 10.3828/tpr.2017.12

Cowell, Richard, Ellis, Geraint, Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala, Strachan, Peter A. and Toke, David 2017. Energy transitions, sub-national government and regime flexibility: how has devolution in the United Kingdom affected renewable energy development? Energy Research and Social Science 23 , pp. 169-181. 10.1016/j.erss.2016.10.006

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Ellis, G., Strachan, P., Toke, D. and Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala 2017. Re-scaling the governance of renewable energy: lessons from the UK devolution experience. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning 19 (5) , pp. 480-502. 10.1080/1523908X.2015.1008437

Cowell, Richard, Flynn, Andrew and Hacking, Nicholas 2017. Assessing the impact of Brexit on the UK waste resource management sector. [Project Report]. School of Geography and Planning.

Marshall, Tim and Cowell, Richard 2016. Infrastructure, planning and the command of time. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 34 (8) , pp. 1843-1866. 10.1177/0263774X16642768

Downe, James, Cowell, Richard and Morgan, Karen 2016. What determines ethical behavior in public organizations: is it rules and/or leadership? Public Administration Review 76 (6) , pp. 898-909. 10.1111/puar.12562

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Devine-Wright, P. and Devine-Wright, H. 2016. What do we know about overcoming barriers to infrastructure sitting in local areas? [Project Report]. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Available at: http://www.placewise.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/0...

Strachan, Peter A., Cowell, Richard John Westley, Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala and Toke, David 2015. Promoting community renewable energy in a corporate energy world. Sustainable Development 23 (2) , pp. 96-109. 10.1002/sd.1576

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2015. ‘Localism’ and the environment: effective re-scaling for sustainability transition? In: Davoudi, Simin and Madanipour, Ali eds. Reconsidering Localism, London: Routledge, pp. 216-237.

Dühr, Stefanie, Cowell, Richard John Westley and Markus, Eric 2015. Europeanizing planning education and the enduring power of national institutions. International Planning Studies 21 (1) , pp. 16-33. 10.1080/13563475.2015.1114447

Cowell, Richard and Lennon, Mick 2014. The utilization of environmental knowledge in land use planning: drawing lessons for an ecosystem services approach. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 32 (2) , pp. 263-282. 10.1068/c12289j

Cowell, Richard, Downe, James and Morgan, Karen 2014. Managing politics? Ethics regulation and conflicting conceptions of 'good conduct'. Public Administration Review 74 (1) , pp. 29-38. 10.1111/puar.12135

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2013. The greenest government ever? Planning and sustainability in England after the May 2010 elections. In: Haughton, G. and Allmendinger, P. eds. Spatial planning and the new localism, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 27-44.

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala, Ellis, Geraint and Strachan, Peter 2013. Scotland, renewable energy and the independence debate: will head or heart rule the roost? The Political Quarterly 84 (1) , pp. 61-70. 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2013.02431.x

Downe, James Daniel, Cowell, Richard John Westley, Chen, Alex and Morgan, Karen 2013. The determinants of public trust in English local government: How important is the ethical behaviour of elected councillors? International Review of Administrative Sciences 79 (4) , pp. 597-617. 10.1177/0020852313501270

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2013. The greenest government ever? Planning and sustainability in England after the May 2010 elections. Planning Practice & Research 28 (1) , pp. 27-44. 10.1080/02697459.2012.694299

Ellis, Geraint, Cowell, Richard, Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala, Strachan, Peter A. and Toke, David 2013. Commentary: planning, energy and devolution in the UK. Town Planning Review , pp. 397-409. 10.3828/tpr.2013.16

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2013. The Greenest government ever? Planning and sustainability in England after the May 2010 coalition government. Planning Practice and Research 28 (1) , pp. 27-44. 10.1080/02697459.2012.694299

Bristow, Gillian Irene, Cowell, Richard John Westley and Munday, Maxim C. R. 2012. Windfalls for whom? The evolving notion of 'community' in community benefit provisions from wind farms. Geoforum 43 (6) , pp. 1108-1120. 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.06.015

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel, Martin, Stephen James and Chen, Alex 2012. Public confidence and public services: it matters what you measure. Policy & Politics 40 (1) , pp. 120-140. 10.1332/147084411X581862

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel and Morgan, Karen 2012. Managing Politics? Good conduct and ethics regulation in English local government. Presented at: XVI IRSPM 2012 - XVI Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 11-13 April 2012.

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Bristow, Gillian Irene and Munday, Maxim C. R. 2012. Wind Energy: might community benefit provisions grow community ownership of renewable energy resources? Regions Magazine 287 (1) , pp. 12-14. 10.1080/13673882.2012.10554274

Szarka, J., Cowell, Richard John Westley, Ellis, G., Strachan, P. A. and Warren, C. 2012. Learning from wind power. Governance, societal and policy perspectives on sustainable energy. Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Andrews, Rhys William, Cowell, Richard John Westley and Downe, James Daniel 2011. Promoting civic culture by supporting citizenship: what difference can local government make? Public Administration 89 (2) , pp. 595-610. 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01875.x

Munday, Maxim C. R., Bristow, Gillian Irene and Cowell, Richard John Westley 2011. Wind farms in rural areas: How far do community benefits from wind farms represent a local economic development opportunity? Journal of Rural Studies 27 (1) , pp. 1-12. 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2010.08.003

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Bristow, Gillian Irene and Munday, Maxim C. R. 2011. Acceptance, acceptability and environmental justice: the role of community benefits in wind energy development. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 54 (4) , pp. 539-557. 10.1080/09640568.2010.521047

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2011. Environmental sustainability of, by and for rural Wales. In: Milbourne, Paul ed. Rural Wales in the 21st Century: Society, Economy and Environment, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 273-300.

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel and Morgan, Karen 2011. The ethical framework for local government in England: is it having any effect and why? Public Management Review 13 (3) , pp. 433-457. 10.1080/14719037.2011.553292

Downe, James Daniel, Cowell, Richard John Westley, Chen, A. and Morgan, K. 2011. The determinants of public trust in English local government: performance, standards of conduct or socio-economic. Presented at: 33rd European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) Annual Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 7-10 September 2011.

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel and Morgan, K. 2011. Managing politics? Good conduct and ethics regulation in English local government. Presented at: Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 31 March - 1 April 2010.

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2010. Wind power, landscape and strategic, spatial planning - The construction of 'acceptable locations' in Wales. Land Use Policy 27 (2) , pp. 222-232. 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.01.006

Feindt, Peter H. and Cowell, Richard John Westley 2010. The recession, environmental policy and ecological modernization - what's new about the Green New Deal? International Planning Studies 15 (3) , pp. 191-211. 10.1080/13563475.2010.509474

Cowell, Richard John Westley and Owens, Susan 2010. Revisiting ... Governing space: planning reform and the politics of sustainability. Environment and Planning C, Government and Policy 28 (6) , pp. 952-957. 10.1068/c2806

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel and Morgan, Karen 2009. Has the New Standards Framework really made a difference? Municipal Journal , pp. 26-27.

Unalan, Dilek and Cowell, Richard John Westley 2009. Adoption of the EU SEA Directive in Turkey. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 29 (4) , pp. 243-251. 10.1016/j.eiar.2008.11.003

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel and Morgan, Karen 2009. The Ethical Framework for Local Government in England – is it having any effect and why? Presented at: First Global Dialogue - 'Governing good and governing well': The first global dialogue on ethical and effective governance, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 28-30 May 2009.

Collins, Andrea Jayne, Cowell, Richard John Westley and Flynn, Andrew 2009. Evaluation and environmental governance: the institutionalisation of ecological footprinting. Environment and Planning A 41 (7) , pp. 1707-1725. 10.1068/a4124

Unalan, Dilek and Cowell, Richard John Westley 2009. Europeanization, strategic environmental assessment and the impacts on environmental governance. Environmental Policy and Governance 19 (1) , pp. 32-43. 10.1002/eet.493

Ellis, Geraint, Cowell, Richard John Wheatley, Warren, Charles, Strachan, Peter, Szarka, Joseph, Hadwin, Richard, Miner, Paul, Wolsink, Maarten and NadaÏ, Alain 2009. Wind Power: Is There A 'Planning Problem'? Expanding Wind Power: A Problem of Planning, or of Perception? The Problems Of Planning - A Developer's Perspective Wind Farms: More Respectful and Open Debate Needed, Not Less Planning: Problem 'Carrier' or Problem 'Source'? 'Innovative' Wind Power Planning. Planning Theory & Practice 10 (4) , pp. 521-547. 10.1080/14649350903441555

Morgan, Karen Jeanette, Cowell, Richard John Westley and Downe, James Daniel 2009. Civilising politics? The impacts of the ethical framework for local government in England. Presented at: 7th Workshop of the EGPA Study Group, Malta,

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James and Morgan, Karen 2009. Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the ethical framework in local government in England: first interim report to the Standards Board for England. Cardiff: Centre for Local and Regional Government Research, Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.standardsforengland.gov.uk/Resources/Re...

Andrews, Rhys William, Cowell, Richard John Westley and Downe, James Daniel 2008. Support for active citizenship and public service performance: an empirical analysis of English local authorities. Policy & Politics 36 (2) , pp. 225-243. 10.1332/030557308783995044

Andrews, Rhys William, Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel, Martin, Stephen James and Turner, David 2008. Supporting Effective Citizenship in Local Government: Engaging, Educating and Empowering Local Citizens. Local Government Studies 34 (4) , pp. 489-507. 10.1080/03003930802217462

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel, Martin, Stephen James and Chen, A. 2008. Making sense of service improvement: an empirical analysis of public confidence in local government. Presented at: International Research Society for Public Management Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 26th - 28th March 2008.

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Ashworth, Rachel Elizabeth, Downe, James Daniel, Skelcher, C., Bovaird, T. and Chen, A. 2008. Meta-evaluation of the local government modernisation agenda: the state of local democracy: the impact of policy changes on accountaibility and public confidence. London: Department for Communities and Local Government.

Cowell, Richard John Westley, Bristow, Gillian Irene, Munday, Maxim C. R. and Strachan, Peter 2007. Wind farm development in Wales: assessing the community benefits. [Project Report]. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Government.

Andrews, Rhys William, Cowell, Richard John Westley, Downe, James Daniel, Martin, Stephen James and Turner, Duncan 2006. Promoting effective citizenship and community empowerment: A guide for local authorities on enhancing capacity for public participation. [Project Report]. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Available at: http://www.safercommunitiesscotland.org/Documents/...

Downe, James Daniel, Cowell, Richard John Westley, Bovaird, Tony and Chen, Alex 2005. Meta-evaluation of the local government modernisation agenda: progress report on public confidence in local government. [Project Report]. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Andrews, Rhys William and Cowell, Richard John Westley 2005. Civic education and local government: a literature review: Report for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. [Project Report]. Cardiff: Cardiff University Business School.

Downe, James Daniel, Andrews, A., Cowell, Richard John Westley, Martin, Stephen James and Turner, T. 2005. Supporting citizenship and local democracy: The role of local government. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Cowell, Richard John Westley and Abram, S 2004. Dilemmas of Implementation: "Integration" and "participation" in Norwegian and Scottish local government. Environment and Planning C 22 (5) , pp. 701-719. 10.1068/c0350

Cowell, Richard John Westley 2003. Substitution and Scalar Politics: negotiating environmental compensation in Cardiff Bay. Geoforum 34 (3) , pp. 343-358. 10.1016/S0016-7185(02)00081-7

Cowell, Richard John Westley and Martin, Stephen James 2003. The joy of joining up: modes of integrating the local government modernisation agenda. Environment and Planning C Government and Policy 21 (2) , pp. 159-179. 10.1068/c0135

Cowell, Richard John Westley and Martin, Stephen James 2003. The joy of joining up: modes of integrating the local government modernisation agenda. Environment and Planning C Government and Policy 21 (2) , pp. 159-179. 10.1068/c0135

Cowell, Richard John Westley and Thomas, Alun Huw 2002. Managing nature and narratives of dispossession: reclaiming territory in Cardiff Bay. Urban studies 39 (7) , pp. 1241-1260. 10.1080/00420980220135581

Owens, Susan and Cowell, Richard John Westley 2001. Land and limits: interpreting sustainability in the planning process. London: Routledge.

Cowell, Richard John Westley and Martin, Stephen James 2001. Integrating best value and other initiatives. [Discussion Paper]. Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government.