Soil Development in Recently Deglaciated Terrain by R. A. Cranwell

This is a digitization of the work ‘An Analysis of Factors and Processes of Soil Development Operating in Recently Deglaciated Terrain in Svinafell South East Iceland’ by R. A. Cranwell produced in 1980. You can find more of the work of Robert Cranwell at his website Amateur Emigrant which holds recounted stories of his travels to far flung places all over the world sharing insights into the peoples, the cultures, the built and natural environments:
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Manchester Environmental Education Network

The climate crisis is becoming increasingly evident as world temperatures rise, biodiversity falls and humans struggle with the associated issues of how to keep the planet within a safe margin for life to continue. Read more…

Rajasthan’s Thar Desert and its Environment by Bob Cranwell

Much of Northern India is made up of huge deposits of alluvium, extending to several thousand feet in thickness in places. It is composed of material washed and eroded down from the Himalayas and from the Northern edges of the Deccan plateau, via glaciers, rivers, landslides etcetera. Read more…

Sociological Barriers to Community Engagement with Higher Education Institutions

This is a presentation examining sociological barriers communities face in engaging with higher education institutions. Globally there is a discussion around the unsustainable ways which humans are living on the planet and everyone is told that they play an important role in meeting the challenges which are now at our doorstep. There is international consensus that climate breakdown and the problems of unsustainable ways of living and being on the planet must be addressed on a system wide, community wide and individual level. Read more…