Kirsty Blackstock

Qualitative Social Scientist
Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)
My background is in Sociology, with a joint honours degree in Sociology with Gender Studies from Edinburgh University and a PhD in Sociology from James Cook University, Australia.  I joined the Macaulay Institute in 2003. We became the Social, Economic and Geographic Sciences Group (SEGS) when the James Hutton Institute was created in April 2011 and I am part of the Environmental Governance group.

Research

My research focuses on governance, particularly public and stakeholder participation in environmental policy making and implementation. I have an associated interest in the use of ‘tools’ as deliberative boundary objects in decision making and evaluation processes. I generally favour mixed qualitative methods such as interviews, focus groups and participant observation. Threading through my research is an interest in reconciling critical approaches to policy making and implementation with constructive engagement in knowledge exchange with policy actors. This reflects my interest in ‘studying up’ – using the politics and practices of participatory research to work with people in positions of power and authority.  Currently, I am working on how to practice policy coherence; and how to support transformation using Nature-Based Solutions. My stretch target is to do this whilst recognising social, environmental and geographical justice.

Ongoing projects

  • H2020 MOVING (Mountain Valorisation through Interconnectedness and Green Growth) (2020-24). WP Coordinator for participatory appraisal of value chain performance across 23 mountain case studies, with a focus on how value chains can be evaluated using a socio-ecological systems perspective.
  • H2020 MERLIN (Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of freshwater-related ecosystems in a Landscape context: Innovation, upscaling and transformation) (2021-25). WP Coordinator for Transformation working with economic sectors, with a focus on creating communities of practice to mainstream freshwater NbS within a range of policy and commercial approaches.
  • Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme on Land Use Transformations (2022-27), supporting the Quantitative Story Telling work on the Agricultural Reform Programme and working on policy coherence for land use change.
  • Centre for Expertise on Waters research on projections of water scarcity for agriculture and distilleries (2023-24), working on translation of scientific knowledge to raise awareness and identifying ways to become more resilient.

Past Projects

  • H2020 project “Moving Towards Adaptive Governance in Complexity: Informing Nexus Security” (MAGIC – see also here) led by Mario Giampietro at Autonomous University of Barcelona (2016-2020), working on the Common Agricultural Policy and its interaction with the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals; and discussing with EU stakeholders whether the outcomes of the social metabolism accounting are feasible, viable and/or desirable.
  • Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme WP1.4 on “Integrated and Sustainable Management of Natural Assets“ (2016-22) including how adaptive management is practiced in Scotland (WP1.4.3), and policy implementation to support the delivery of multiple benefits.
  • Defra funded rapid evidence review of the National Test Catchment programme addressing diffuse pollution (2020-21)
  • Macaulay Development Trust Fellows – Jessica Maxwell with reference to linking planning to ecosystem services; and Paola Ovando-Pol with reference to Natural Capital.
  • Scottish Government (RESAS) Theme 1.3 RP2 Research on Ecosystem services and the Ecosystem Approach
  • Scottish Government (RESAS) Theme 1.3 RP3 supporting the Scottish Government Land Use Strategy Regional Land Use Pilot Project, working with Aberdeenshire Council and a range of stakeholders. Click here for information about the regional pilot and the overall project reports and here for information on the Local Focus Area workshops held in Ballater and Huntly.
  • ESSPI-CREW a project to explore whether the aim of the new Centre of expertise for Water (CREW) was meeting its aim – to explore and improve science-policy-practice interfaces, and to foster effective links between research and the policy development and implementation cycle.
  • CREW call down projects:A project looking at using the Ecosystem Approach to implement the Water Framework Directive in Scotland: and a project looking at developing and applying a method to assess the Benefits of Private Drinking Water Supply Grants
  • RESAS – evaluating stakeholder involvement in the Cairngorms National Park and Scottish River Basin Planning Processes; uptake of management practices to mitigate Diffuse Pollution;
  • FP7 project on the Community-based Management of Environmental Challenges in Latin America. Its objective was to identify sustainable community-based governance models for the management of natural resources that could be used in different social-ecological systems in a context of climate change and increasing competition for the use of these resources.
  • Macaulay Development Trust: Learning Landscape Partnerships
  • Interreg – farmer involvement in flood management; the implementation of Water Framework Directive (3 Dee Vision);
  • FP7 – using sustainability assessments in strategic planning.
  • PhD projects on agri-tourism;  linking RBMP with land use planning; and sustainable tourism indicators Understanding the neglected : a framework for indicator selection in sustainable tourism.
  • DEFRA –  the National Ecosystem Assessment

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

Prior to appointment

  • Sherlock, K.L. (2002) Community matters: Reflections from the field., Sociological Research Online, 7(2).
  • Sherlock, K.L. (2001) Revisiting the concept of hosts and guests., Tourist Studies, 1, 271- 295

Books / chapters

  • Church, A.; Burgess, J.; Ravenscroft, N.; Bird, W.; Blackstock, K.L.; Brady, E.; Crang, M.; Fish, R.; Gruffud, P.; Mourato, S.; Pretty, J.; Tolia-Kerry, D.; Turner, K.; Winter, M. (2011) Cultural services., In: UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Understanding Nature’s Value to Society. Technical Report. Cambridge, UNEP-WCMC, Chapter 16, pp631-691.
  • van der Wal, R.; Bonn, A.; Monteith, D.; Reed, M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hanley, N.; Thompson, D.; Evans, M.; Alonso, I.; Allott, T.; Armitage, H.; Beharry, N.; Glass, J.; Johnson, S.; McMorrow, J.; Ross, L.; Pakeman, R.J.; Perry, S.; Tinch, D. (2011) Mountains, moorlands and heaths., In: UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Understanding Nature’s Value to Society. Technical Report. Cambridge, UNEP-WCMC, Chapter 5, pp106-159.
  • Ferrier, R.C.; Jenkins, A.; Blackstock, K.L. (2010) The future for catchment management., In: Ferrier, R.C. & Jenkins, A. (eds.). Handbook of Catchment Management. Blackwell Publications, Oxford, pp501-515.
  • Aslin, H.; Blackstock, K.L. (2010) Now I’m not an in expert in anything: challenges in undertaking transdisciplinary inquiries across the social and biophysical sciences., In: Brown, V.A., Harris, J.A. & Russell, J.Y. (eds.). Tackling Wicked Problems: Through the Transdisciplinary Imagination. Earthscan, London, Chapter 7a, pp117-129. ISBN 9781844079254
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Cooksley, S.L.; Langan, S.J.; Marshall, K.B.; Coull, M.C. (2009) CATCH: Integrated catchment planning: a handbook for project officers., Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, 97p.
  • Blackstock K.L.; Richards C. (2008) Active involvement in river basin planning: lessons learnt from the River Spey, Scotland., In: Sustainability in River Basins: A Question of Governance (eds. A. Dehnhardt and U. Petschow). Oekom, Munich, pp269-292. ISBN: 978-3-865810342
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, K.M.; Davies, B.B.; Shannon, P. (2006) Individualism, cooperation and conservation in Scottish farming communities., Rural Governance: International Perspectives (eds. L. Cheshire, V. Higgins and G. Lawrence). Routledge Studies in Human Geography, Routledge, UK. ISBN: 978-0-415-39959-3
  • Innes, A.; Sherlock, K.L. (2004) Rural communities., In: Dementia and Social Inclusion: Marginalised Groups and Marginalised Areas of Dementia Research, Care and Practice, (eds. A. Innes, C. Archibald and C. Murphy). Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London. ISBN: 1843101742

Technical / contract reports

  • Blackstock, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Morris, S. (2011) ESPPI-CREW Baseline Report., Report for CREW (Centre of Expertise for Waters).
  • Eastwood, A.; Coull, M.C.; Blackstock, K.L. (2011) Ecosystem Approach Working Group: 1st Brief Discussion Paper., Ecosystem Approach Working Group.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2011) Report to CREW Steering Group on Crew Scoping Workshops held 14 – 15 September 2011., Report sent to Steering Group members; Circulated to all CREW Scoping workshop attendees and now posted on V-CREW.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, D.G.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2011) D23a: Utility of tools to stakeholders update., Updated deliverable to SMILE FP7 project.
  • Waylen, K.A.; Dunglinson, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Skuras, D.; Psaltopoulos, D. (2011) Conceptual model of stakeholder views of measures and potential barriers to uptake., Report for the FP7 REFRESH research project, Deliverable No. 1.16.
  • Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Cooksley, S.L. (2011) Land manager contributions to protecting the Dee water environment., Report for the FP7 REFRESH Research Project, Deliverable No. 1.14
  • Waylen, K.A.; Slee, R.; Helliwell, R.C.; Brown, I.; Morris, S.; Blackstock, K.L. (2011) REFRESH Cross-European Policy Workshop Report., Deliverable 1.13 for the REFRESH Project.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2011) SMILE: D30 – Policy implications of growth, trade-offs and synergies., Project Deliverable, D30, Synergies in Multi-Scale Inter-Linkages of Eco-Social Systems, EC Project FP7-SSH-2007-1.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Viglia, S. (2011) SMILE: D29 – Trade-offs and synergies., Project Deliverable, D29, Synergies in Multi-Scale Inter-Linkages of Eco-Social Systems, EC Project FP7-SSH-2007-1.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2011) SMILE: D28 – The role of growth in sustainability., Project Deliverable, D28, Synergies in Multi-Scale Inter-Linkages of Eco-Social Systems, EC Project FP7-SSH-2007-1.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2010) Workshop to discuss SMILE analysis of CNP., FP7 SSH, Collaborative Project SMILE, Workshop with CNPA, Grantown-on-Spey, 6th December 2010.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2010) D23: Utility of Tools to Stakeholders., Report for FP7 SSH, Collaborative Project SMILE, 83pp.
  • Miller, D.R.; Towers, W.; Blackstock, K.L.; Munoz-Rojas, J.; Kenyon, W.; Brown, K.M.; Waylen, K.; Morrice, J. (2010) MLURI response to the consultation on the draft Land Use Strategy., Scottish Government Draft Land Use Strategy Classification, Scottish Government, Edinburgh.
  • McCrum, G.S.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Blackstock, K.L. (2010) Sustainable farming systems: a common understanding? Report on part of Work Package 3.1., Internal report for project participants.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.; Rivington, M.; Gilbert, A.; Ibiyemi, A. (2010) D16: Scottish case study report., Report for FP7, SSH, Collaborative Project SMILE, 62pp.
  • Waylen, K.A.; Dunglinson, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Skuras, D.; Psaltopoulos, D. (2010) Barriers to uptake of measures designed to improve water quality and quantity: Review of literature and initial conceptual model, Report for Project REFRESH (Adaptive Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change on European Freshwater Ecosystems). Refresh Milestone 1.10.
  • Cooksley, S.L.; Blackstock, K.L. (2009) Spey catchment management plan – appraisal and development., Commissioned Contract Report to Cairngorms National Park Authority.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Donnelly, D.; Hawes, C.; McCrum, G.; McKenzie, B.M.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Squire, G.; Toma, L. (2009) Rural land use study 1: Drivers and decision-making., Final Report, RERAD, Scottish Government, November 2009, pp156.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Donnelly, D.; Hawes, C.; McCrum, G.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Squire, G.;Toma, L. (2009) Rural land use study 1: Drivers and decision-making., Research Findings No.8. RERAD, Scottish Government, November 2009, pp4.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Dilley, R.; Dinnie, E. (2009) Evaluating the Cairngorms National Park Planning Process – Report to CNPA Board., Paper appended to meeting papers for Cairngorms National Park Authority Informal Board Meeting, 27 November 2009.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Langan, S.J. (2009) Baselines and barriers to farmers as water managers., Aquarius “Postcards” Report.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Langan, S.J. (2009) Scottish Postcard: Welcome to Tarland., Aquarius “Postcard” Report for Scotland.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Langan, S.J. (2009) Aquarius farmers as water managers in a changing climate., Tarland baseline report.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Langan, S.J. (2009) Report on Aquarius Workshop: Advisor and authority perspectives on farmers as water managers., Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, 27 October 2009.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Donnelly, D.; Hawes, C.; McCrum, G.; McKenzie, B.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Squire, G.; Toma, L. (2009) Changing land use in rural Scotland – drivers and decision makers., Rural Land Use Study Project 1. Scottish Government Social Research.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hawes, C.; McKenzie, B.M.; Matthews, K.B.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Toma, L. (2009) Rural land use study 1: Drivers and decision-making., Inception Report, RERAD, Scottish Government.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hawes, C.; McKenzie, B.M.; Matthews, K.B.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Toma, L. (2009) Rural land use study 1: Drivers and decision-making., First Progress Report, RERAD, Scottish Government.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Dunglinson, J. (2008) River Basin Management Planning – Interim Findings., Paper Presented to National Advisory Group, 20th October 2008.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2008) Evaluation of the Cairngorms National Park Plan – Interim Report., Report tabled at Cairngorms National Park Strategy Group Meeting.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Brown, K.M.; Burton, R.; Dilley, R.; Slee, B.; Dwyer, J.; Mills, J.; Ingram, J.; Taylor, J. (2008) Good practice guide: influencing environmental behaviour using advice., Final report submitted to DEFRA.

Conference papers

  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2011) “Walking in other’s shoes” – experiences of using the DECOIN tools to characterise sustainability trade-offs in Scotland and the Cairngorms National Park., SMILE Final Conference, Trends and Future of Sustainable Development, Tampere, Finland, 9-10 June 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.
  • Macleod, C.J.A.; Black, H.I.J.; Brown, K.; Blackstock, K.L.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Holmes, B.; Langan, S.J.; Marshall, K.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Munoz-Rojas, J.; Morris, S.; Prager, K.; Rivington, M.; Waylen, K.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Gordon, I.J. (2011) What is required for greater levels of interdisciplinary science in a research institute?, 6th International Conference on Environmental Future: Interdisciplinary Progress in Environmental Science and Management, Newcastle, UK, 18-22 July 2011.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.; Dinnie, E.; Rivington, M. (2011) Supporting sustainable development: Using the SMILE toolkit with stakeholders in Scotland., Paper presented to Future Trends for Sustainable Development Conference, Tampere, Finland, 9-10 June 2011.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2011) What makes for successful stakeholder involvement? Lessons learnt in Scotland., Catchment Change Network Conference on Guidelines for Good Practice as a Way of Encouraging Stakeholder Involvement across Catchment Management, Solihull, 5July 2011.
  • Waylen, K.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Marshall, K. (2011) Combining prescribed targets with stakeholder participation : lessons from water resource management in Scotland., International Symposium for Society and Natural Resource Management, (ISSRM), Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 4-8 June 2011.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Langan, S.J.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K. (2010) Farmers as water managers in a changing climate – can we turn sustainability research into outcomes?, International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs), 2010 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Modelling for Environment’s Sake, Fifth Biennial Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, (eds. D.A. Swayne, W. Yang, A. A. Voinov, A. Rizzoli, and T. Filatova)
  • Smith, H.M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Wall, G. (2010) Interpretations of integration: River basin management meets land use planning in Scotland., International Symposim on Environmental Sociology and Sustainable Development, Session 3: Case Studies on Governance, Civil Society and Policies, Gothenberg, 10-11 July 2010.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Dunglinson, J.; Marshall, K.M.; Waylen K.A. (2010) Draft conceptual model to evaluate stakeholder involvement in RBMP., Presentation to the Colluquium on Public Participation and River Basin Management in the Implementation of WFD, Luneburg, Germany, 1-3 September 2010.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Dunglinson, J.; Marshall, K.M.; Waylen K.A. (2010) Scotland’s experiences of public participation in RBMP., Presentation to the Colluquium on Public Participation and River Basin Management in the Implementation of WFD, Luneburg, Germany, 1-3 September 2010.
  • Dinnie, E.; Blackstock, K.L. (2010) Landscapes of challenge and change: contested notions of the Cairngorms National Park., Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference, London, 1-3 September 2010.
  • Zainuudin, Z.; Blackstock, K.L.; Standish-Lee, P.; Weyand, M.; Koning, W.; Vicory, A.; Literathy, P. (2010) IWA Position paper on transboundary water management., International Water Association Young Professional Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 March 2010.
  • Smith, H.M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Wall, G. (2009) A sustainable future? A theoretical perspective on water management and land use planning., AESOP 2009, PhD Workshop 2009, Manchester, UK, 11-14 July 2009.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.M.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Rivington, M. (2009) Necessary but not sufficient: Tools for analysing multi-scale integrated eco-social systems., World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, 18th, Cairns, Australia, 13-17 July 2009.
  • Stutter, M.I.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Futter, M.; Blackstock, K.L. (2009) Monitored priority catchment project, Lunan water., COST 869, Work Group 3. Wageningen, The Netherlands, 18-19 May 2009.
  • 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.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2008) River Basin Management Planning: N-E Scotland findings., Paper to Area Advisory Group, presentation to Group and available on website.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2008) Between a rock and a hard place: incompatible objectives at the heart of river basin planning?, International Water Association, 11th International Specialised Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management, Budapest, 4-5 September 2008.
  • Mills, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Dwyer, J.; Ingram, J.; Slee, B.; Burton, R.; Taylor, J.; Brown, K.M.; Dilley, R. (2008) Principles for use in designing and implementing advisory initiatives to stimulate positive environmental behavior by farmers., Rural Futures: Dreams, Dilemmas, Dangers, Conference, University of Plymouth, 1-4 April 2008.
  • Smith, H.M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Scott, A.J. (2008) Planning for sustainable futures: linking river basin management and land use planning in Scotland., International Water Association, 11th International Specialised Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management, Budapest, 4-5 September 2008.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2007) River Basin Planning: Clyde findings to date., Paper to Area Advisory Group, presentation to Group and available on website
  • McCrum, G.S.; Hunter, C.; Blackstock, K.L. (2007) Sustainable tourism indicators: making the implicit explicit., Strathclyde Student Research Colloquium, Scottish Hotel School, May 2007.
  • McCrum, G.S.; Hunter, C.; Blackstock, K.L. (2006) The unacknowledged factors determining our sustainable tourism indicators., New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference, “Beyond Nature”, December 2006.
  • McCrum, G.S.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hunter, C. (2006) The use of a new conceptual framework in evaluating sustainable tourism indicator studies., Postgraduate Research Conference: Progressing Tourism Research, University of Exeter, 30-31 March 2006.
  • Blackstock, K. L.; Richards, C.; Kirk, E.A.; Chang, Y.C.; Davidson, G. (2006) Participation and regulation: where two worlds collide?, PATH Conference, Edinburgh, 4-7 June 2006.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Hunter, C.; McCrum, G.; Scott, A.; White, V. (2006) Measuring responsibility: An appraisal of a Scottish National Par’ks sustainable tourism indicators., American Association of Geographers Annual Conference, Chicago, 7-11 March 2006; given 10 March 2006.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2005) Stakeholder involvement, representation and scale in environmental governance., RGS-IBG Conference, Power in the Countryside Session, Royal Geographical Society, London, 31 August – 2 September, 2005
  • Brown, K.M.; Sherlock, K.L; Davies, B.B.; Shannon, P. (2004) Cross-boundary co-operation in agriculture: identifying the opportunities and constraints in a Scottish context., IGU Land Use and Rural Sustainability Conference, Aberdeen, 11 August 2004.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Richards, C. (2004) Experiences from the field: lessons to learn from the Spey catchment management planning process., RESAS Lunchtime Seminar, online, 22 January 2025

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Viglia, S.; Zucaro, A.; Franzese, P.P.; Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Ulgiati, S. (2010) Exploring resource use and biophysical constraints of Scottish agriculture at regional and national scales., Biennial Energy Evaluation and Research Conference, 6th, Gainesville, Florida, 13-16 January 2010. (Poster)
  • Vinten, A.J.A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Stutter, M.I.; Watson, A.; Coull, M.C. (2009) Lunan monitored priority catchment., Knowledge Scotland KTE Event, SEPA, Stirling, 29 May 2009.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Coull, M.C.; Dunglinson, J.; Fischer, A.; Futter, M.; Glenk, K.; Marshall, K.; Smith, H. (2009) Stakeholder engagement in river basin management planning., Knowledge Scotland KTE Event, SEPA, Stirling, 29 May 2009.
  • McCrum, G.S.; Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B. (2009) Visualising understanding: the elicitation, analysis and role of participatory diagramming in visual methods., International Visual Methods Conference, Participatory Methods, 1st, University of Leeds, 15-17 September 2009.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Dilley, R. (2008) Towards Transformative Knowledges/Practices for Sustainable Rural Futures Session., RGS-IBG Conference, London, 27-29 August 2008. Abstract.
  • Futter, M.N.; Ferrier, R.C.; Dunn, S.M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2008) SAC/SEPA Conference., Edinburgh.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2008) IWAM Workshop on Agriculture, Water Management and Climate Change., Bath, 4-5 March 2008.
  • Vinten, A.J.A.; McLeod, M.; Moran, D.; Urama, K.; Blackstock, K.L.; Langan, S.J. (2007) What’s the cost of fixing pollution? We want your views!, Making Scotland’s Rural Environment More Sustainable, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 25 June 2007.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Langan, S.J. (2007) What’s integrated about integrated catchment management?, Making Scotland’s Rural Environment More Sustainable, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 25 June 2007.
  • McCrum, G.S.; Blackstock, K.L.; Hunter, C.J. (2006) The use of a new conceptual framework in evaluating sustainable tourism indicator studies., PhD Research Students’ Colliquium, The Scottish Hotel School, University of Strathclyde, May 2006.
  • Blackstock, K.L. (2006) Story and simulation approaches for policy appraisal challenges of interdisciplinary research., HarmoniCA Workshop, Osnabrueck, Germany, 6-8 April, 2006.
  • Davies, B.B.; Brown, K.M.; Blackstock, K.L. and Shannon, P. (2005) Developing collective management of agri-environmental resources under private property regimes: the next challenge for EU farm policy?, European Society for Ecological Economics Biennial Conference, Lisbon, 15-17June 2005.
  • Davies, B.B.; Brown, K.M.; Blackstock, K.L. and Shannon, P. (2005) Cooperative management of environmental resources in UK agriculture: the next challenge for agri-environmental policy?, Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, 79th, University of Nottingham, 4-6 April 2005.

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