Roz Owen, BA(Econ), MA

Project Leader, Environmental and Human Sciences Division

Email: rosalind.owen@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: +44 (0)845 604 0845
Tel direct: +44 (0)1970 881910
Fax: +44 (0)1970 89034

Address:
Forest Research
Bwlch Nant yr Arian
Ponterwyd
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Wales SY23 3AD

Roz Owen (née Wornell) joined Forest Research in 2007 from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where she specialized in research involving rural community development and sustainability, rural tourism issues and the publics relationship with the rural environment.

Current role

Project Leader, Social and Economic Research Group, Environmental and Human Sciences Division

Contributing to the social research programmes, Roz is currently undertaking the evaluation of the Cydcoed programme, a Forestry Commission Wales community development programme in the Objective One area of Wales.

Current programmes

Cydcoed Evaluation programme

Research areas

Community development
Culture, heritage and tourism

Main recent publications

Wornell, R. and Youell, R. (2005). Quality as a key driver in sustainable rural tourism businesses, in Rural tourism and Sustainable Business (eds Derek hall et al) Channel View Publications, Clevedon.

Youell, R. and Wornell, R. (forthcoming 2007). An analysis of strategies for the implementation of integrated quality management (IQM) in rural tourism, Tourism Management.

Scott, A., Owen, I., Wornell, R. and LUC Consultants. (2004). What sort of countryside do you want?, Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff.

Garrod, B, Youell, R. and Wornell, R. (2004). Links between rural tourism and countryside capital, Countryside Agency, Cheltenham.

Lane, P., Wornell, R. and Youell, R. (2005). Wrexham IQM strategy and three year action plan, Wrexham County Borough Council, Wrexham.

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