New paper published!

In the last paper of my PhD thesis I explore how land use conflicts escalate into non-collaborative dynamics, explaining how certain conditions lead to escalation.

>>> How do land use conflicts escalate? Identifying causal mechanisms in a conflict over a biogas plant in Brandenburg, Germany
https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70038

Edit: There is also a plain language summary available: https://relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/04/07/plain-language-summary-how-escalation-is-triggered-in-conflicts-over-land-use-and-how-we-can-prevent-it/

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My thoughts on 'Neoliberal peri‐urban economies and the predicament of dairy farmers: a case study of the Illawarra region, New South Wales' (Ren Hu & Nicholas J. Gill, 2022).

This paper includes a very thorough literary review and insights into the perceptions and experiences of Illawara dairy farmers as the region is urbanised.

The paper is perhaps worth a read if you are concerned with land-use issues in rural communities.

https://joesilver.micro.blog/2025/03/25/my-commentary-on-the-paper.html

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