Lead supervisor:
Prof Damian Maye 
Other supervisor(s):
- Prof Julie Urquhart
- Prof Julie Ingram
Start date: October 2024 (Full time)
Award: Collaborative
Subject Pathway:
Environmental Planning
Thematic Cluster:
Place, Environment and Development Cluster
In partnership with:
- Natural Resources Wales
Welsh Government
Designing serious games to inform land use decisions for net zero in Wales
Around 90% of land in Wales is used for agriculture (Devenish, 2022) which means that farmers and land owners have the potential to play a significant role in Wales' move towards net zero by 2050, through both carbon sequestration potential and reduction in emissions. To continue to help farmers and land owners reach net zero at the farm level, policy makers will need an up-to-date understanding of Welsh farm level decision making relating to net zero.
This PhD aims to co-create a serious game with policy makers, farmers, and other stakeholders to be used as a policy tool for understanding farm level decision making related to net zero in Wales.
Bibliography
Devenish, K. (2022). The Farming Sector in Wales Research Briefing (Issue July). www.senedd.wales