Coasts, Climates and Societies
This research cluster contributes to the understanding of Earth processes and to applied, problem-solving studies of key areas of the Earth environment.
The geographical approach taken here has brought work on climate - atmosphere and coastal areas together, with links to work on the cryosphere, hydrology and environmental management and planning.
Coastal and marine research with climate science and environmental management has formed an integrated series of strategic projects, recognised at national - internationally scales since the 1970s.
Research programmes in the cluster in the Department have been supported by some 35 internationally funded awards since 1991 (e.g., IAEA, NERC-UK, EU Frameworks, UNESCO, World Bank) and other national awards (MI, EPA, HEA PRTLI 2 & 3), totalling >€5.5M.
