Highlighting Publications from 2025: The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past. Coastal Tales: Kilvey Hill (Swansea) and the Teifi as Projects of Contentious Urban Woodland and River Restoration
We begin this series focussing on publications from 2025, with a paper written by Luci Attala, Louise Steel, and Gareth Thomas, BRIDGES IPO and UK Hub, UWTSD, and Nigel Robins: Geographer and specialist in Welsh industrial history. In a significant submission to the UK Parliament, a transdisciplinary team challenge traditional "top-down" approaches to environmental restoration, arguing that the true value of Wales’ industrial legacy lies as much in its "intangible" culture as in its ecology; demonstrating the value of local, historical, and cultural stories to foster climate change adaptation and coastal resilience. The paper was submitted as written evidence for the Welsh Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament, published 19 March 2025.
