Borrowed spaces and community pockets: Exploring inclusion on shared user pathways in Wales

Looking towards the coast, beyond a shared cycle and pedestrian walkway

Dr Matthew Howell of the University of Swansea explores the inclusivity of the shared user pathway across Carmarthenshire, Wales through his Coast-R Small Grant Fund project: ‘Engaging with the Coast: Facilitating Community Dialogue around Usage of and Access to Coastal Shared User Pathways’. Using Llanelli Millennium Coastal Pathway as a case study, the following blog … Read more

Coast-R Webinar – Engaging with the Coast and Planning for Uncertainty

Webinar graphic with presentation subjects Engaging with the Coast and Planning for Uncertainty

Noon-1.30pm, Wed 9 December 2026, online Speakers: Dr Malachy Buck, Planning for Uncertainty, London South Bank University and Dr Matthew Howell, Engaging with the Coast, Swansea University The first in a series of webinars about our Small Grants Fund projects, sharing learning and impacts from the first round of applicants. Dr Malachy Buck: Two kinds … Read more

Building dialogue and collaboration for coastal resilience

Participants in the Aberystwyth Workshop

On 5-7 of March, 20 researchers from across the UK gathered in Aberystwyth for an intensive training in dialogue and engagement. Hosted by the Aberystwyth University Dialogue Centre, their Principal Lead, Dr Jennifer Wolowic recounts how the workshop equipped participants with foundations for hosting meaningful conversations and running workshops as part of their work with … Read more