Dr Steve Guilbert

Personal statement:

I am a geographer and environmental social scientists with a longstanding interest in integrated and co-produced approaches to sustainability and environmental management who has operated at the interface of environmental research, policy and practice for the past 20 years. Over this period, I have worked within academia, central government, local government, as well as the not-for-profit and consultancy sectors.

I am an agile generalist with a broad range of research, knowledge exchange, and impact skills. I employ both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and have produced a diverse range of outputs for various academic, policy and practice audiences.

Key topic areas of research or interest:

My research and impact interests have focused on four broad overlapping areas:

• Marine and Coastal Policy and Governance
• Rural Practices and Policy
• Sustainable Food Systems
• Social Science – Environmental Policy Interface

In my current role with ACCESS, my work is primarily focused on the ‘Agile and Responsive Social Science’ work steam, and on the Guiding Principles, with a particular interest in knowledge co-production.

Publications:

Google Scholar

Winter, M., Guilbert, S., Wilkinson, T., Lobley, M. and Broomfield, C. (2024). Feeding People in a Crisis: The UK Food System and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bristol University Press.

Bickerstaff K. et al. (2024) Making a Net Zero Society: Follow the Social Science – Full Report. ACCESS Project, University of Exeter, UK.

Guilbert, S. et al. (2024). Anti-racist Wales evidence report: ethnicity and access to greenspace. Welsh Government.

Barr, S., Burningham, K., Golding, S., Guilbert, S., Hartley, S. (2023). ACCESS Guiding Principles V4 – March 2023. ACCESS Project, University of Exeter, UK.

Guilbert, S. et al. (2023). Covid-19 and the UK Food System: Learning Lessons and Building Back Better. A report for the Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme.

Guilbert S, Bickerstaff K, Bethel A, Garside R, Devine-Wright P and Gatersleben B (2022) ACCESS – Rapid Evidence Summary: Defra 25-Year Environment Plan (For Defra)

Guilbert, S., Hartley, S., Lobley, M., Moseley, A., Neal, A., Powell, T. and Wright, M. (2022) The Ruby Country Net Zero Beef Farming Forum – Final Report. University of Exeter, UK.

Guilbert, S. et al. (2022) Championing Coastal Coordination: A National Framework – Final Report (For the Environment Agency)

Guilbert, S., Couldrick, L., Tagholm, H. and Trewolla, S. (2022) ‘Chapter 13: Water Quality’ in Hiscock, K and Earll, B. (eds) The State of South West Seas