Research
Over the years Sharon’s research has included topics such as deer management, agricultural diversification, on-farm demonstration and social learning, agricultural cooperatives, mountain value chains, and agritourism – including her PhD thesis (2011) which developed and applied a typology of agritourism. More recently, her work has focussed on elements of green health and community nature-based solutions. She is particularly interested in exploring individual and societal behaviours and interventions that support well-being through interaction with nature and the outdoors that acknowledge limitations associated with time and accessibility – including work-life balance, discretionary time, lifecycles, seasons, and other natural rhythms.
Publications
The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.
Journals
- Phillip, S.; Hunter, C.; Blackstock, K.L. (2010) A typology for defining agritourism., Tourism Management, 31, 754-758.
- MacMillan, D.C.; Phillip, S. (2010) Can economic incentives resolve conservation conflict: The case of wild deer management and habitat conservation in the Scottish Highlands., Human Ecology, 38, 485-493.
- Phillip, S.; Dandy, N.; Gill, R.; MacMillan, D.C. (2009) Is legislation a barrier to the sustainable management of game species? A case study of wild deer in Britain., Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 52, 993-1012.
- MacMillan, D.C.; Phillip, S. (2008) Consumptive and non-consumptive values of wild mammals in Britain., Mammal Review, 38, 189-204.
- Phillip, S.; MacMillan, D.C. (2008) Car park charging in the Cairngorms National Park., Scottish Geographical Journal, 122, 204-222.
Conference papers
- Sutherland, L.A.; Flanigan, S. (2011) Transdisciplinarity in practice: experiences in the FarmPath project., The XXIV European Society for Rural Sociology Congress, “Inequality and Diversity in European Rural Areas”, Chania, Greece, 22-25 August 2011.
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hunter, C. (2011) Exploring private and public benefits associated with different types of agritourism., The XXIV European Society for Rural Sociology Congress, “Inequality and Diversity in European Rural Areas”, Chania, Greece, 22-25 August 2011.
- Phillip, S.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hunter, C.J. (2009) What is agritourism? Perspectives from five types of agritourism provider., ESRS Congress, WG 1.6: Tourism in a Rural Setting: Opportunities and Challenges, Vaasa, 17-21 August 2009.
- Phillip, S.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hunter, C.J. (2008) Developing a conceptual framework for sustainable agritourism in Scotland., Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference, London, 26-29 August 2008.
Conference posters / abstracts
- Flanigan, S.; Sutherland, L.A. (2011) Transdisciplinarity in practice: experiences in the “FarmPath” project., Network for Transdisciplinary Research (td-net) Conference, Bern, 6 September 2011.
- Phillip, S.; MacMillan, D.C. (2007) Is venison price a red herring in the debate about too many deer?, Annual Wildlife Society Conference, 14th, Tucson, Arizona, 26 September 2007.
