Extreme weather

How can rural communities become more resilient to extreme weather events?

Back in December 2022 the Government published its Resilience Framework. This took a strategic approach to resilience and led the Cabinet Office to reorganise its resilience functions to create separate capabilities for ‘preparedness & risk reduction’ and ‘crisis response.’ With global temperatures continuing to rise extreme weather events could become more frequent and severe. What […]

Central bank forecasting: do the models work for rural communities?

Central bank forecasting: do the models work for rural communities?

Economic models are quantitative frameworks used by almost all central banks, including the Bank of England (BoE), to test assumptions using economic data. Back in 2013, at his Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences lecture, Lars Peter Hanson said “part of meaningful quantitative analysis is to look at models and try to figure out their […]

Underground or Overground –should we bury electricity cables?

Underground or Overground –should we bury electricity cables?

The electricity transmission system in England and Wales consists of approximately 7,200 kilometres (4,470 miles) of overhead line and 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) of underground cable operating at 275,000 and 400,000 volts (275kV and 400kV). The term ‘undergrounding’ refers to the replacement of overhead cables with underground cables. When and where is undergrounding currently used […]

What can we do to solve the shortage of farm vets?

What can we do to solve the shortage of farm vets?

Commentators, farmers and the veterinary profession have been reporting on a recruitment and retention crisis within farm animal practice for a number of years. While 10 new veterinary schools have opened at five universities over the last decade or so research from the Farm Animal Veterinary Society (FAVS) indicates that many undergraduate students may not […]

When five becomes four – does a shorter working week benefit rural areas? 

When five becomes four – does a shorter working week benefit rural areas? 

Back in 2018 Autonomy, a research organisation, began working with charities, businesses and public organisations to deliver working time reduction pilots. Over the last five years, for many the prospect of a four-day week has been enticing. In 2022 4 Day Week Global published the results from a pilot with 33 companies across the United […]

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