Stephen Essex

Dr Stephen Essex

Job title: Associate Professor (Reader) in Geography, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: Room 102, 8 Kirkby Place, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Postal address: Room 102, 8 Kirkby Place, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752585980
Alternative telephone: +441752585998
Facsimile: +441752585998
Email: S.Essex@plymouth.ac.uk

Qualifications & background

B.A. (Hons) Geography, Upper Second. Department of Geography, St. David's University College, University of Wales, Lampeter (1979-1982).

Ph.D. Geography, Department of Geography, University of Nottingham (1982-1985).

Professional membership

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers.

Member of the Institute of Learning and Teaching.

Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute

Roles on external bodies

Committee Member of the Rural Geography Study Group of the Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers, 2000-2005.

Teaching interests

Stage 2 GGH2119 Urban and Rural Planning*

GGH2121 Geography of Tourism and Recreation*

Stage 3 GGH3148 Heritage Tourism and Management

GGH3141 Urban Geography

GGX3156 Work-based Learning

Masters PLG5101 Issues and Values in Planning Practice*

PLG5103 Research Methods in Planning Practice*

PLG5205 Coastal Urban Regeneration*

PLG5304/05 Dissertation Research Project

Staff serving as external examiners

1999 PhD, University of Nottingham

1998-2001 HNC Heritage Management, Wiltshire College Chippenham, University of Bournemouth

2000-2001 MA/PG Diploma Environmental Policy and Management, University of the West of England, Bristol.

2001 PhD, University of Nottingham

2000-2004 MA/PG Dip/PG Cert Tourism and Sustainability, University of the West of England, Bristol.

2004 PhD, University of Nottingham

2005 PhD, University of Nottingham

2006 MSc, University of Worcester

2009-2012 BSc (Hons) Geography and BA (Hons) Human Geography, University of Worcester

2010 PhD, University of Nottingham

2012 PhD, Open University

Research interests

Sustainable rural tourism.

Infrastructural implications of the Olympic Games.
Reconstruction planning of Plymouth.

Other research

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

JONES, D.J. (1996) An Investigation into Land Use Change on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, 1946-1992, M.Phil., Privately-funded, Part-time, 1990-96, (Director of Studies).

MASON, P. (1996) The Learn to Travel Project: A Case Study of curriculum innovation in schools, Ph.D. Privately-funded, Part-time, 1990-96, (Second Supervisor).

CLEGG, A. (1997) The Recession as an Agent in the Restructuring of Tourist Accommodation, Ph.D., ESRC Research studentship, Full-time, 1993-96; Part-time, 1996-97, (Director of Studies).

NOVELLI, M. (1999) Turismo Rurale e agriturismo: realta’ del West Country (Gran Bretagna) e della Puglia a Confronto, Ph.D. thesis, Dipartimento di Scienze Geografiche e Merceologiche, Universita’ Degli Studi di Bari. Exchange student at Plymouth 1998-99 (Supervisor).

YEOMAN, J. (2002) Public access, management and environmental responsibility: the experience of gardens open to the public, Privately-funded, Part-time, 1998-2002, (Director of Studies).

VERNON, J. (2003) Barriers to sustainability among tourism-related businesses: identification and reduction, Ph.D., Faculty of Science, Caradon District Council, Southwest Tourism and Caradon LEADER II, Full-time, 1998-2001, Part-time, 2001-2002 (Director of Studies).

KELLY, C. (2005-2008) Partnerships in the development and management of marine nature-based tourism, School funded, Full-time, 2005-2008, (Director of Studies).

DARLOW, S. (2005-2009) Sustainable Heritage Management Practices: Models and exemplars in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Part-time, 2005-2008, Full-time, 2008-2010 (Second Advisor).

Grants & contracts

ESSEX, S.J. & CHARLTON, C.A. (1988) The impact of the Channel Tunnel on the Far South West, for Devon County Council and Plymouth City Council (£2,500).

ESSEX, S.J. & PINDER, D.A. (1993) Recession as an agent in the restructuring of tourist accommodation, ESRC Studentship (c. £40,000)

ESSEX, S.J. (1997) Local Purchasing in Tourism: A Case Study of Newquay, for Cornwall County Council, Newquay Town Council, Restormel Borough Council and Devon & Cornwall Training and Enterprise Council (£6,995).

ESSEX, S.J. & PINDER, D.A. (1999) Barriers to Sustainability in tourism-related businesses in South East Cornwall, for Caradon District Council, Southwest Tourism and Caradon Area LEADER II (£45,600).

Conferences organised

Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers Annual Conference, January 2001, University of Plymouth (Treasurer).

Essex, S.J., Yarwood, R. and Gilg, A. (2003) Fifth British-American-Canadian Rural Geography Conference, Rural Geography Study Group of the Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographers, Association of American Geographers and Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Plymouth and University of Exeter, 14-19, July, 2003.

Books

ESSEX SGA,YARWOOD RWSJ,WILSON RE (ed.) (2005) Rural Change and Sustainability: Agriculture, the Environment and Communities. Wallingford.: CABI Publishing

Chapters

Essex, SJ. (2010) 'Post-event legacies from the Olympic Games' in OSTERGAARD BANG K (ed.) Events and After Copenhagen: Center for Urbanism, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, pp 13 - 20

Essex, SJ. (2010) 'The Winter Olympics: driving urban change 1924-2014' in Gold MM,Gold JR (ed.) Olympic Cities London: Routledge pp 56 - 79

Essex, SJ. & Chalkley, B. (2009) 'Mega-sporting events in urban and regional policy: a history of the Winter Olympics' in Page S,Connell J (ed.) Event Tourism: Critical Concepts London: Routledge

Essex, SJ. & Chalkley, B. (2009) 'Olympic Games: catalyst of urban change' in PAGE S,CONNELL J (ed.) Event Tourism: Critical Concepts London: Routledge

Essex, SJ., Vernon, J., Pinder, D. & Curry, K. (2008) 'Collaborative policymaking: local sustainable projects' in Page S,Connell J (ed.) Sustainable Tourism: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, Volume IV Planning and Public Policy Directions London: Routledge pp 96 - 117

Essex, SJ. & Hobson, K. (2008) 'Sustainable Tourism: A View from Accommodation Businesses' in Page S,Connell J (ed.) Sustainable Tourism: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, Volume III Destinations: Progress and Applications of principles London: Routledge pp 228 - 241

Essex, S. & Chalkley, B. (2007) 'Olympic Games: catalyst of urban change' in Page S,Connell J (ed.) Leisure Studies: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences, Vol. 2 Leisure, Space and Place Routledge, London pp 309 - 330

Essex, S. & Chalkley, B. (2007) 'The Winter Olympics: driving urban change, 1924-2002' in Gold ,R J,M M (ed.) Olympic Cities Routledge, London pp 48 - 58

VERNON, J., CURRY, K. & Essex, S. (2005) 'Sustainable Rural Tourism Business Practice: Progress and Policy in South East Cornwall,' in HALL D,KIRKPATRICK I,MITCHELL M (ed.) Rural Tourism and Sustainable Business, Channel View Publications, Clevedon pp 323 - 350

Essex, S. & Chalkley, B. (2004) 'Geography in Higher Education: a glimpse over the horizon' in Kent WA,Rawling E,Robinson A (ed.) Geographical Education: Expanding horizons in a shrinking world Commission on Geographical Education, Glasgow. pp 133 - 137

ESSEX, S., VERNON, J., PINDER, D. & CURRY, K. (2003) 'Encouraging innovation in sustainable development among tourism-related businesses in South East Cornwall' in WALFORD N,EVANS N (ed.) Innovation in Rural Areas Presses Universitaries Blaise Padscal, Clermont-Ferrand pp 83 - 105

Chakley, BS. & Essex, S. (2003) 'The infrastructural Legacy of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games: A Comparative Analysis' in de MORAGAS M,KENNETT C,AND PUIG N (ed.) The Legacy of the Olympic Games, 1984-2000 Lausanne: International Olympic Committee pp 94 - 101

Essex, SJ. & Chalkley, BS. (2002) 'Il ruolo dei Giochi Olimpici nella transformazione urbana' in Bobbio L,Cuala C (ed.) Olimpiadi e Grande Eventi Verso Torino 2006 Carocci editore pp 57 - 76

Essex, SJ. & Brown, GP. (2001) 'The emergence of post-surburban landscapes on the North Coast of New South Wales: a case study of contested space' in Turner RK,Bateman I (ed.) Water Resources and Coastal Management: Managing the Environment for Sustainable Development 3 Edward Elgar Publishing Limited pp 141 - 167

Essex, SJ. & Treloar, D. (1998) 'Local Purchasing in Tourism: the Newquay Experience' in Blacksell M,Matthews J,Sims P (ed.) Environmental management and change in Plymouth and the South West Plymouth: University of Plymouth Press pp 183 - 201

Essex, SJ. & Charlton, CA. (1995) 'Tourism policies in the public sector' in Witt SF,Moutinho L (ed.) Tourism marketing and management handbook Prentice Hall Europe (a Pearson Education Company) pp 39 - 66

Essex, SJ. (1995) 'Woodland in the Exmoor National Park' in Binding H (ed.) Changing Face of Exmoor Dulverton: Exmoor Books pp 68 - 83

Essex, SJ. (1994) 'Tourism and the Channel Tunnel' in Gibb R (ed.) The Channel Tunnel in perspective: major issues and future developments John Wiley & Son Ltd pp 79 - 99

Essex, SJ. & Charlton, CA. (1994) 'Tourism policies in the public sector' in Witt SF,Moutinho L (ed.) Tourism marketing and management handbook Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall pp 45 - 59

Essex, SJ. & Williams, AG. (1993) 'Ecological Effects of a Less-intensively Managed Afforestation Scheme on Dartmoor, South-west England' in Watkins C (ed.) Ecological Effects of Afforestation Wallingford: CABI Publishing pp 111 - 126

Essex, SJ. (1991) 'Tourism in Plymouth, 1850-1990' in Chalkley BS,Dunkerley D,Gripaios P (ed.) Plymouth: Maritime City in Transition Newton Abbot: David and Charles pp 118 - 139

Essex, SJ. & Brown, GP. (1989) 'The formulation and implementation of tourism policies in the public sector' in Witt SF,Moutinho L (ed.) Tourism marketing and management handbook Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall pp 533 - 539

Essex, SJ. (1987) 'Pressures on farm woodland: present and future trends' in Lockhart D,Ilbery B (ed.) The Future of the British Rural Landscape Norwich: Geobooks pp 55 - 69

Conference Papers

CHALKLEY, BS. & Essex, S. (2001) 'The role of the Olympic Games in urban renewal and transformation, Come può una città vincere o perdere le Olimpiadi?' Torino Incontra, Università e Politecnico di Torino and Università di Torino, Turin, Italy..

Journals

Articles

Essex, SJ., Glegg, G. & Kelly, C. (2012) 'Reflective Practice for Marine Planning: A Case Study of Marine Nature-based Tourism Partnerships Marine Policy' Marine Policy 36 (3), pp 769 - 781 , DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.10.023

Essex, SJ. & Brayshay, M. (2008) 'Boldness diminished? The post war battle to replan a bomb-damaged provincial city' Urban History 35 (3), pp 437 - 461 , DOI: 10.1017/S0963926808005725

Essex, SJ., Chalkley, B. & Evans, S. (2008) 'Geography and the National Student Survey' Teaching Geography 33 (3), pp 140 - 142

Essex, S. & Chalkley, B. (2007) 'Mega-events as a strategy for urban regeneration' Dialoghi Internazionali – Città nel Mondo 5, pp 18 - 29

Essex, SJ. & Brayshay, M. (2007) 'Vision, vested interest and pragmatism: who re-made Britain's blitzed cities?' Planning Perspectives 22 (4), pp 417 - 441 , DOI: 10.1080/02665430701553415

Vernon, J., Essex, S., Pinder, D. & Curry, K. (2005) 'Collaborative policymaking - Local sustainable projects' ANN TOURISM RES 32 (2), pp 325 - 345 , DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2004.06.005

Essex, SJ. (2005) 'Town versus country in the 1940s: Planning the contested space of a city region in the aftermath of the Second World War' Town Planning Review 76 (3), pp 239 - 264

Essex, SJ. & Chalkley, B. (2004) 'Gaining World City status through staging the Olympic Games' Geodate 17 (4), pp 7 - 11

Essex, SJ. (2004) 'Mega-sporting events in urban and regional policy: a history of the Winter Olympics' Planning Perspectives 19 (2), pp 201 - 232 , DOI: 10.1080/0266543042000192475

Essex, SJ., Kent, M. & Newnham, R. (2004) 'Tourism development in Mallorca: is water supply a constraint?.' Journal of Sustainable Tourism 12, pp 4 - 28

VERNON, J., PINDER, D., CURRY, K. & Essex, S. (2003) 'The ‘Greening’ of Tourism Micro-businesses: Outcomes of Focus Group Investigations in South East Cornwall' Business Strategy and the Environment 12, pp 49 - 69

Vernon, J., Essex, SJ. & Pinder, DA. (2002) 'Barriers to sustainability among tourism-related businesses in South East Cornwall' The Environmental Paper Series 5 (1), pp 2 - 9

Chalkley, BS. & Essex, S. (2002) 'L’evoluzione degli impatti infrastructturali delle olimpiadi invernali, 1924-2002 [The evolution of infrastructural implications of the Winter Olympics]' Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana 7 (4), pp 831 - 851

Kent, M., Newnham, R. & Essex, S. (2002) 'Tourism and sustainable water supply in Mallorca: a geographical analysis' APPL GEOGR 22 (4), pp 351 - 374

Hobson, K. & Essex, S. (2001) 'Sustainable tourism: A view from accommodation businesses' SERV IND J 21 (4), pp 133 - 146

Essex, SJ. & Chalkley, B. (2000) 'Learning from the Olympics' Teaching Geography 25 (3), pp 112 - 118

Essex, SJ. & Clegg, A. (2000) 'Restructuring In Tourism: The Accommodation Sector in a Major Coastal Resort (Torbay)' International Journal of Tourism Research 2 (2), pp 77 - 95

Jones, D. & Essex, S. (1999) 'Land use change in the British uplands: Case study of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall' GEOGRAPHY 84 (362), pp 11 - 23

Essex, SJ. & Chalkley, B. (1999) 'Olympic Locations and Legacies: A Study in Geography and Tourism' Pacific Tourism Review 3 (3/4), pp 185 - 200

Chalkley, B. & Essex, S. (1999) 'Sydney 2000: The 'Green games'?' GEOGRAPHY 84 (365), pp 299 - 307

CHALKLEY, B. & ESSEX, S. (1999) 'Urban development through hosting international events: a history of the Olympic Games' Planning Perspectives 14 (4), pp 369 - 394

Essex, SJ., Williams, A. & Pollard, A. (1998) 'Ecological Effects of Afforestation at a Second Rotation Plantation: A Case Study of Fernworthy, Dartmoor' Landscape Research 23 (2), pp 101 - 118

ESSEX, S. & CHALKLEY, B. (1998) 'The Olympics as a catalyst of urban renewal: a review' Leisure Studies 17 (3), pp 187 - 206

Essex, SJ. & Brown, GP. (1997) 'Sustainable Tourism Management: Lessons from the Edge of Australia' Journal of Sustainable Tourism 5 (4), pp 294 - 305

Essex, SJ. & Brown, GP. (1997) 'The emergence of post-suburban landscapes on the north coast of New South Wales: A case study of contested space' INT J URBAN REGIONAL 21 (2), pp 259 - &

Charlton, C. & Essex, S. (1996) 'The involvement of district councils in tourism in England and Wales' GEOFORUM 27 (2), pp 175 - 192

GIBB, RA. & ESSEX, SJ. (1994) 'THE ROLE OF LOCAL-GOVERNMENT IN THE PLANNING AND CONSULTATION PROCEDURES FOR THE CHANNEL TUNNEL' APPL GEOGR 14 (1), pp 51 - 67

ESSEX, S. & WILLIAMS, A. (1992) 'ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AFFORESTATION - A CASE-STUDY OF BURRATOR, DARTMOOR' APPL GEOGR 12 (4), pp 361 - 379

Essex, SJ. (1992) 'The use of maps in tourism marketing and management' Society of Cartographers Bulletin 26 (1), pp 1 - 10

ESSEX, SJ. (1990) 'AFFORESTATION AROUND RESERVOIRS - A CASE-STUDY OF THE DERWENT-VALLEY-WATER-BOARD, 1936-1973' APPL GEOGR 10 (2), pp 111 - 124

Essex, SJ. (1990) 'Formulation and Implementation of a Land Use Policy: Woodland Planning in the Peak District National Park' Land Use Policy 7 (3), pp 243 - 256

GIBB, R., ESSEX, S. & CHARLTON, C. (1990) 'THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL ON DEVON AND CORNWALL' APPL GEOGR 10 (1), pp 43 - 61

Essex, SJ. & Gibb, RA. (1989) 'Tourism in the Anglo-French Frontier Zone' Geography 74 (3), pp 222 - 231

Essex, SJ. (1988) 'The effectiveness of planning interventions on woodlands in the Peak District National Park' The East Midland Geographer 11 (2), pp 48 - 56

Essex, SJ. (1987) 'Public participation in rural planning: a case study of Moorseats Wood, Derbyshire' The East Midland Geographer 10 (1), pp 20 - 27

Essex, SJ. (1986) 'Woodlands in the Peak District' Ecos 7 (2), pp 12 - 16

Essex, SJ. (1984) 'The use of the annual Agricultural Census to measure change in the area of woodland' The East Midland Geographer 8 (5), pp 159 - 162

Other academic activities

Conference Papers

(2000) Winners and Losers: Inter-urban competition for the Olympic Games, Paper to The Urban History Group Annual Conference, University of Bristol (with B.S. Chalkley).

(2001) The role of the Olympic Games in urban renewal and transformation, Paper to Come può una città vincere o perdere le Olimpiadi? Conference, Turin, May 21 2001, Organised by Torino Incontra, Università e Politecnico di Torino and Università di Torino, Turin, Italy (with B.S. Chalkley).

(2002) Encouraging rural innovation amongst tourism-related businesses in South East Cornwall, Paper to New Rural Innovations Conference, Fourth Franco-British Rural Geography Conference, RGS-IBG Rural Geography Research Group, University College Worcester, 14-17 May, 2002 (with Jon Vernon and David Pinder).

(2002) Comparative analysis of Summer and Winter Games, IOC Legacy conference, Lausanne, 13-16 November, 2002 (with Brian Chalkley).

(2004) Driving urban change: the impact of the Winter Olympics, 1924-2002, 11^th Conference of the International Planning History Society, Planning Models and the Culture of Cities, Barcelona, 14-17 July, 2004.

(2006) Managing the Post-Event Phase: Post-Event Legacies from the Olympic Games, First Preparatory Seminar On Platform Of Expertise On Urban Development In Europe (COST) at Arche De La Defense-Paroi Sud, Paris, 2 June, 2006.

(2006) Post-Event Legacies from the Olympic Games, Events & After Conference: Events & Strategic Planning, Center for Urbanism, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 24 November, 2006.

(2008) The Olympic Games: catalyst of urban change, ‘Let the Games begin!’: the influence of the Olympic Games on a region, VUGS Symposium, School of Geosciences, University of Utrecht, Netherlands, 9 May, 2008.

(2008) Plymouth: city of the welfare state in the twenty-first century, Heritage in reconstruction/heritage of reconstruction Conference, School of Property, Construction and Planning, Birmingham City University, 23 June, 2008 (with Professor Jeremy Gould).

(2010) The post-war battle to replan Plymouth, The Blitz and its Legacy, University of Westminster, 3-4 September, 2010 (with Professor Mark Brayshay).

(2011) Planning for Plymouth: Mapping the development of a maritime city, Society of Cartographers 47^th Annual Summer School Conference, University of Plymouth, 5-7 September, 2011.

(2012) Waterfront regeneration in Plymouth, Colloque International: Ports de plaisance and urbanité, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 25-27 January, 2012.

Links

Policy and Governance in Europe Research Group: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=15538

Geography Academic staff : http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=14721

Current projects:
Sustainable tourism - http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=20588
Olympic Games - http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=15167
Post-war reconstruction of Plymouth - http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=20613