Rachel Creaney
Current research interests
I am currently providing assistance on PRO AKIS. PRO AKIS is an EU-funded research project which is investigating agricultural advisory services within the EU. I have also worked on the Farm Path project which aimed to identify and assess future transition pathways towards regional sustainability of agriculture in Europe. My work also reflects my interest in rural tourism and agritourism. Other areas of interest which I hope to develop further in the future are the sustainability of crofting and remote communities more generally, and the use of renewable energy within rural communities.
I have experience in qualitative methods, namely; interviews, documentary analysis, ethnographic work and participant observation, and use of NVivo. I also have some experience with quantitative methods such as survey work.
I have presented work at a series of seminars and conferences including a seminar on the sustainability of tourism on Eigg for SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science), the IFSA conference in Berlin and RGS-IBG in London in 2014. I have also presented work such as case study results at a number of PRO AKIS seminars.
I am a part of the local organising committee for the upcoming ESRS conference to be held in Aberdeen in August 2015 and a contributor to the SEGS blog.
Past research
Bibliography
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Achieving on-farm practice change through facilitated group learning: evaluating the effectiveness of monitor farms and discussion groups., Journal of Rural Studies, 56, 1-11.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A. (2017) Criteria for a system level evaluation of farm advisory services., Land Use Policy, 61, 86-98.
- Sutherland, L-A.; Costa Madureira, L.; Dirimanova, V.; Bogusz, M.; Kania, J.; Vinohradnik, K.; Creaney, C.; Duckett, D.; Koehnen, T.; Knierim, K. (2017) New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery., Land Use Policy, 63, 428-439.
- Teedon, P.; Currie, M.; Helwig, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Engaging communities around private water supplies., Project Report for CREW, CRW2014_12.
- Creaney, R.; Niewiamdomski, P. (2016) Tourism and sustainable development on the Isle of Eigg, Scotland., Scottish Geographical Journal, 132, 210-233.
- Copus, A.; Hopkins, J.; Creaney, R. (2016) The transaction footprints of Scottish food and drink SMEs., European Countryside, 8, 227-249.
- Faccioli, M.; Creaney, R.; Novo, P.; Byg, A.; Martens, K. (2016) Unpacking the notion of public goods from agriculture and forestry in Aberdeenshire and mapping their availability: A workshop report., Report on First Local Stakeholder Workshop, Aberdeenshire, February 2016.
- Duckett, D.; Creaney, R.; Sutherland, L.A. (2015) Crofters and their advisory services: an analysis of crofters and their advisory services on Skye, Harris and Lewis., Report produced for ProAKIS European Project, 2 November 2015. The James Hutton Institute, 12pp.
- Creaney, R.; McKee, A.; Prager, K. (2015) Designing, implementing and maintaining (rural) innovation networks to enhance farmers' ability to innovate in cooperation with other rural actors. Monitor farms in Scotland., Report for AKIS on the Ground: Focusing Knowledge Flow Systems (WP4) of the PRO AKIS Project, February 2015.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Achieving on-farm practice change through facilitated group learning: evaluating the effectiveness of monitor farms and discussion groups., Journal of Rural Studies, 56, 1-11.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A. (2017) Criteria for a system level evaluation of farm advisory services., Land Use Policy, 61, 86-98.
- Sutherland, L-A.; Costa Madureira, L.; Dirimanova, V.; Bogusz, M.; Kania, J.; Vinohradnik, K.; Creaney, C.; Duckett, D.; Koehnen, T.; Knierim, K. (2017) New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery., Land Use Policy, 63, 428-439.
- Creaney, R.; Niewiamdomski, P. (2016) Tourism and sustainable development on the Isle of Eigg, Scotland., Scottish Geographical Journal, 132, 210-233.
- Copus, A.; Hopkins, J.; Creaney, R. (2016) The transaction footprints of Scottish food and drink SMEs., European Countryside, 8, 227-249.
- Prager, K.; Creaney, R.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A. (2017) Criteria for a system level evaluation of farm advisory services., Land Use Policy, 61, 86-98.
- Sutherland, L-A.; Costa Madureira, L.; Dirimanova, V.; Bogusz, M.; Kania, J.; Vinohradnik, K.; Creaney, C.; Duckett, D.; Koehnen, T.; Knierim, K. (2017) New knowledge networks of small-scale farmers in Europe’s periphery., Land Use Policy, 63, 428-439.
- Creaney, R. (2014) Eigg: The challenges of pursuing economic, environmental and socio-cultural sustainability simultaneously through in-bound tourism., RGS-IBG Royal Geographical Society Conference, London, 26-29 August 2014.
- Teedon, P.; Currie, M.; Helwig, K.; Creaney, R. (2017) Engaging communities around private water supplies., Project Report for CREW, CRW2014_12.
- Faccioli, M.; Creaney, R.; Novo, P.; Byg, A.; Martens, K. (2016) Unpacking the notion of public goods from agriculture and forestry in Aberdeenshire and mapping their availability: A workshop report., Report on First Local Stakeholder Workshop, Aberdeenshire, February 2016.
- Duckett, D.; Creaney, R.; Sutherland, L.A. (2015) Crofters and their advisory services: an analysis of crofters and their advisory services on Skye, Harris and Lewis., Report produced for ProAKIS European Project, 2 November 2015. The James Hutton Institute, 12pp.
- Creaney, R.; McKee, A.; Prager, K. (2015) Designing, implementing and maintaining (rural) innovation networks to enhance farmers' ability to innovate in cooperation with other rural actors. Monitor farms in Scotland., Report for AKIS on the Ground: Focusing Knowledge Flow Systems (WP4) of the PRO AKIS Project, February 2015.
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