Peter Bradley

Peter is a leader in sustainable development and has degrees in environmental science and economics. His research explores environmental and energy challenges and governance using empirical evidence based research as well as conceptual and theory based research. I make use of a range of theory including institutional economics in combination with qualitative and quantitative approaches. The research sometimes involves engagement with government and non-governmental organisations and industry. My research interest is to understand the transition and governance solutions required in bringing about economies that embody greater levels of environmental sustainability at local and global levels.

PhD in Ecological Economics, from the University of Surrey at an Internationally-Acclaimed Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Development with Professor Tim Jackson.

Current funded research:

'Local Sustainability Project'. The Cabinet Office Local Sustainability Fund. Value £100,000. Principal Investigator Dr Peter Bradley.

Past UK research council research:

EPSRC funded fellowship on the industrial and social ecology of urban resource flows; Research fellow on an EPSRC funded project at the University of Surrey: Reshaping Energy Demand of Users by Communication Technology and Economic Incentives (REDUCE); Researcher with the Research Group on Lifestyles Values and Environment (RESOLVE).

Past consultancy researcher (undertaken as a researcher with Risk Policy Analysts Plc):

Postle M. Salado R, Bradley P (2006). REACH Implementation Project 3.9-1 Preliminary Study For a Technical Guidance Document on Carrying Out a Socio Economic Analysis. FINAL REPORT – PART A. By Risk & Policy Analysts Plc. in association with SYKE. On behalf of the European Commission, Directorate-General Joint Research Centre.

Jan Vernon (2006), Focus on Climate Change. First published in 2006. British Standards Institution 2006. Updated with RPA (as a researcher) on behalf of the British Standards Institution.

Barriers and Incentives for Decentralised Water Infrastructures (Environment Agency 2006). Produced with RPA (as a researcher) on behalf of the Environment Agency.

Teaching

Module leader Sustainable Business and Economy

Area of expertise Industry focused environmental input-output modelling; cost benefit analysis; business models for sustainable development; social norms Publications

Webber, D., Webber, G., Berger, S. and Bradley, P. (2017) Explaining productivity in a poor productivity region. Environment and Planning A, 50 (1). pp. 157-174. ISSN 0308-518X Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33085 ' Bradley, P., Fudge, S. and Leach, M. (2016) Motivating energy conservation in organisations: Smart metering and the emergence and diffusion of social norms. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 28 (4). pp. 435-461. ISSN 0953-7325 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27692 ' Bradley, P. (2016) Environmental impacts of food retail: A framework method and case application. Journal of Cleaner Production, 113. pp. 153-166. ISSN 0959-6526 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27877 ' Green, E., Ritchie, F., Parry, G. and Bradley, P. (2016) Financial resilience in charities v.2. Project Report. University of the West of England. [Submitted] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/30015 ' Bradley, P., Coke, A. and Leach, M. (2016) Financial incentive approaches for reducing peak electricity demand, experience from pilot trials with a UK energy provider energy policy. Energy Policy, 98. pp. 108-120. ISSN 0301-4215 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29919 ' Bradley, P., Leach, M. and Fudge, S. (2014) The role of social norms in incentivising energy reduction in organisations. Working Paper. University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25003 ' Bradley, P., Druckman, A. and Jackson, T. (2013) The development of commercial local area resource and emissions modelling – navigating towards new perspectives and applications. Journal of Cleaner Production, 42. pp. 241-253. ISSN 0959-6526 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22024 ' Bradley, P., Leach, M. and Torriti, J. (2013) A review of the costs and benefits of demand response for electricity in the UK. Energy Policy, 52. pp. 312-327. ISSN 0301-4215 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22023 ' Bradley, P., Druckman, A., Jackson, T. and Thomas, C. (2009) Accounting for food waste: Comparative analysis within the UK. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 162 (1). pp. 5-13. ISSN 1747-6526 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22025 ' Druckman, A., Bradley, P., Papathanasopoulou, E. and Jackson, T. (2008) Measuring progress towards carbon reduction in the UK. Ecological Economics, 66 (4). pp. 594-604. ISSN 0921-8009 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22026 '