The Centre was also pleased to host Dr Robert Prosser of the Centre for Urban and Regional studies of the University of Birmingham who lectured on 'Tropical Rain Forests - Biodiversity and Deforestation Issues'. Various research seminars linked to this initiative were held in 1998 including the topics of 'Corporate Environmental Assessment by a Bank Lender', 'Past, Present and Future Impact of Human Activity on the river Tees and its Estuary', and 'Perspectives on Landscape 1720-1830'. Research projects associated with the Centre have continued to develop both locally and internationally. Its largest associated project, 'Emergent Environmentalism' now engages over 30 researchers in 13 countries, and negotiations are underway to develop inter-disciplinary research links with the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority. Associated staff derive from the Departments of Business Management, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Centre for Overseas Research and Development, Economics, Education, Geography, Philosophy, Politics and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.
Publications See entries for staff in relevant departments.