Staff profiles
Professor Lynne Crowe
BSc (Hons), MSc, PgDip TP
Phone 0114 225 2927
E-mail l.crowe@shu.ac.uk
My main interests are in the field of environmental policy development, particularly access and countryside recreation, and landscape management. I am particularly interested in the contribution the natural environment can make to the quality of people's lives, and how we can encourage more people to enjoy the countryside and green spaces more often.
I have worked for Sheffield Hallam University for 20 years. But before that I also worked for the Countryside Commission, local authority countryside services, and the Campaign to Protect Rural England. I have also had extensive involvement in regional and national government organisations, having been a member of the Peak District National Park Authority for 10 years, and a government appointed board member of both English Nature and Natural England.
At Sheffield Hallam University, I manage two important national networks
- the Countryside Recreation Network is a network of 26 government agencies and other organisations in the UK and Ireland who wish to promote good practice and co-ordinate research in the countryside recreation sector
- the Sustainable Communities Network - our online gateway to all the professional development services we provide for the planning, housing, architecture, and environmental management sectors
I also work closely with related professional bodies, such as the Institute of Public Rights of Way and Access Management, the Landscape Institute, and the Countryside Management Association.
Publications
Crowe, L. (2010), Chapter on Leisure and the Natural Environment in Torkildsen's Sport and Leisure Management, edited by Peter Taylor, to be published by Routledge.
Crowe,L. and Bennett,L. (2008), Landowners' Liability?: Is perception of the risk of liability for visitor accidents a barrier to countryside access?, a study undertaken on behalf of the Forestry Commission, Environment and Heritage Service (Northern Ireland), the Scottish Government, and Sport Northern Ireland.
Crowe, L. and Leckie, S. (2007), Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change, report of the annual workshop proceedings of the Association of National Park Authorities.
Crowe, L. and Leckie, S. (2006), Recreation in National Parks, report of annual workshop proceedings of the Association of National Park Authorities.
Crowe, L. (2005), Promoting Outdoor Recreation Demand in the English National Parks - Guide to Good Practice, published by the Countryside Agency, CA214.
Crowe, L. (2005), Demand for outdoor recreation in the English National Parks, Research Note published by the Countryside Agency, CRN 93.
