Senior Lecturer, School of Geography and Sustainable Development
Biography
Charles Warren graduated with a First Class Geography degree from Oxford University in 1985 before gaining an M.Sc. in Natural Resource Management and a Ph.D in Glaciology, both at the University of Edinburgh. He moved to St Andrews in 1995, initially continuing his research on the climatic response of glaciers, but then moving into the field of environmental management. He has published widely on environmental, land management and conservation issues (h-index = 38), notably in Managing Scotland’s Environment (2024, Third Edition) and in the co-edited volumes Learning from Wind Power (2012) and Lairds, Land and Sustainability: Scottish perspectives on upland management (2013). He was awarded the President’s Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 2004, and was Co-Editor of the Scottish Geographical Journal 2016-2022. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. He is currently serving as Associate Provost (Students) in the Proctor’s Office, helping to run postgraduate studies in the university.
Selected publications
Szarka, J.P., R.J.Cowell, G. Ellis, P.A.Strachan and C.R.Warren (eds). 2012. Learning from Wind Power: Governance, Societal and Policy Perspectives on Sustainable Energy. Palgrave, Basingstoke. 259 pp.
Warren, C.R., R.Burton, O.Buchanan and R.V.Birnie. 2016. Limited adoption of biomass energy crops: the role of farmers’ identity and farming culture. Journal of Rural Studies 45C: 175-183.
Hogan, J.L., C.R.Warren, M.Simpson and D.McCauley. 2022. What Makes Local Energy Projects Acceptable? Probing the Connection Between Ownership Structures and Community Acceptance. Energy Policy 171: 113257.
Warren, C.R. and Glass, J. 2024. Managing Scotland’s Environment. Third Edition. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. 510 pp.
Hogan, J.L., C.R.Warren, M.Simpson and D.McCauley. 2025. Why does community ownership foster greater acceptance of renewable projects? Investigating energy justice explanations. Local Environment, in press.
