Martin Francis Price

Professor

Tourism Research Network
Sustainability Studies
Centre for Mountain Studies
Director, Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7430-7262

Phone01738877217
Emailmartin.price@perth.uhi.ac.uk
Websitehttp://www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/subject-areas/centre-for-mountain-studies/staff/professor-martin-price

PH1 2NX
United Kingdom
PH1 2NX
United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

334 Citations
12 h-Index

Research output per year

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Personal profile

Research expertise

Since the late 1970s, Martin has conducted research in the mountains of North America, Western and Eastern Europe, and Siberia, focusing on the interactions of resident and visiting people with environmental processes, with particular emphasis on forestry, tourism, conservation, and the implementation of policies and interdisciplinary research. Over the past decade, he has coordinated three major assessments of Europe’s mountains.

Working at the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Unit (now Institute) from 1992, he established the Unit's Mountain Regions and Conservation Programme in 1995, where he supervised a number of MSc and DPhil students, in addition to lecturing.

Previously, he was Scientific Associate of the Institute of Geography of the University of Bern, Switzerland; Scientific Director of the International Centre for Alpine Environments, Bourget-du-Lac, France; and Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Established the Centre for Mountain Studies in 2000
Started the UHI's MSc Sustainable Mountain Development in 2004 and delivers the core module on mountain issues (for which the UHI Students' Association recognised him as 'most innovative lecturer' in 2010).
In 2005, the UHI Millennium Institute (now the University of the Highlands and Islands) appointed him Professor of Mountain Studies.

In 2009, UNESCO established the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development at UHI, and he became its Chairholder.
In 2012, the King Albert I Memorial Foundation awarded him the King Albert Mountain Award: the citation states that “Martin Price, with his exceptional knowledge and his editorial competence, has played a vital role for the mountains of the world”.

Research links

Current Responsibilities

UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development
Thematic Group Leader on biosphere reserves, Commission on Ecosystem Management, IUCN
Vice Chair, UK National Committee for UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme
Scientific Advisor to EOCA on mountain projects and issues

Professional Membership

Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh
World Heritage Technical Advisor, IUCN
World Commission on Protected Areas of IUCN
Commission on Ecosystem Management of IUCN
Editorial Committee, Revue de Géographie Alpine/Journal of Alpine Research
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für vergleichende Hochgebirgsforschung
Commission on Mountain Response to Global Change, International Geographical Union
Scottish Consortium for Rural Research
Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee, Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Protected Areas Working Group, Scottish Biodiversity Strategy

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Colorado

Award Date: 1 Jan 1988

Master of Science, University of Calgary

Award Date: 1 Jan 1981

Bachelor of Science, University of Sheffield

Award Date: 1 Jan 1978

External positions

Professor II, University of Bergen

13 Oct 2014 → 12 Oct 2017

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Research Output

334 Citations
12 h-Index
24 Article
4 Chapter
4 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2 Commissioned report
3 More
- 2 Other contribution
- 1 Book

Identifying paths to girls’ successful higher education in the Solukhumbu District, Nepal

Wier, S. & Price, M. F., 15 Apr 2020, In : Mountain Research and Development. 39, 3, 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

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13 Downloads (Pure)

Biosphere Reserves from Seville, 1995 to 2030: A Global Network of Sites of Excellence to Address Regional and Global Imperatives

Bouamrane, M., dogse, P. & Price, M. F., 30 Sep 2019, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: Supporting Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, and Society. Reed, M. & Price, M. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, 39 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Introducing UNESCO Biosphere Reserves

reed, M. & Price, M. F., 30 Sep 2019, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: Supporting Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, and Society. reed, M. & price, M. (eds.). abingdon: Routledge

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

The evolution of the biosphere reserve network in the United Kingdom

Price, M. F., 30 Sep 2019, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: Supporting Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, and Society. Reed, M. & Price, M. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, 22 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Unfinished Business: The Present and Future Contributions of Biosphere Reserves to Sustainability Science

reed, M. & Price, M. F., 6 Jun 2019, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: Supporting Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, and Society. Reed, M. & Price, M. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, 24 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter