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Welcome to the
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The International
Centre for the Uplands – Cumbria (ICU-C), referred to colloquially as
the Upland Centre, was set up in 2004 in recognition of the
vulnerability of upland landscapes. The
crisis created by Foot and Mouth disease demonstrated the fragility of
the cultural and environmental future of the uplands. However, this was preceded by an
earlier crisis of steep economic decline in hill-farming from 1997
that gained governmental recognition by the appointment of the Hills
Task Force in 2000
(Arnold-Forster et al 2001). These crises led to the recognition that upland landscapes and
communities would be compelled to change over the coming decades
(Price and Holdgate 2002).
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The
Upland Centre was set up with a broad remit of supporting
upland communities in developing a voice in the policy arena by
implementing relevant applied research, challenging thinking,
celebrating the landscapes and communities in the uplands and looking
broadly at national and international experiences in order to help
develop a sustainable future for these precious landscapes. Our new
situation in the University of Cumbria allows us to add graduate,
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Please use the links at the top of this page to find
out more about us and our work, or feel free to
contact us.
News: Join our Web workshop in
June
"Resilience or transformation?
Social-ecological systems in upland cultural landscapes"
Workshop Information
First circular and invitation to participate
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The International Centre for the
Uplands - Cumbria is funded by
Northwest Development Agency via Cumbria Vision and Cumbria County Council
Lancaster University managed the Upland Centre for the first three years.
The Centre is now managed by the University of Cumbria
Our Address is ICU, Grizedale Building, University of Cumbria, Newton Rigg, Penrith,
Cumbria, CA11 0AH
Tel 44 (0)1768 893489/90 |
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