Address
University of Edinburgh
Institute of Ecology and Resource Management (IERM)
Edinburgh School of Agriculture
West Mains Road
EH9 3JG EDINBURGH
United Kingdom
Ph : 44 (0)131 535 4384
Fax : 44 (0)131 667 2601
e-mail : corcoran@srv0.bio.ed.ac.uk
WorkPackage
- WP 2 : Assistant
- WP 5 : Partner
- WP 7 : Partner
Research
She has been with IERM - agricultural marketing
and rural development for nine years. She has worked on rural development
in less favoured areas. Previous research on diversification opportunities
for farm families includes the socio-economic evaluation of speciality
fibre and meat products. She currently co-ordinator of the European Beef
and Lamb Marketing Project, which is looking in depth at market and consumer
issues for red meat and meat products and the role of quality assurance
in product promotion.
If you want more information, see CV
and photo.
Publications
2001
Vecchia P., Torelli F., Corcoran K., Bernués A., Baines R., J.P.
Boutonnet
Carni rosse: cosa richiedono i consumatori europei (Red meat: what European
consumers want) L'Informatore Agrario. In press
Bernués A., Olaizola A., Corcoran K.,
Importance of extrinsic attributes of red meat as indicators
of quality in Europe. Proceedings of the 71st EAAE Seminar: Consumers
of Food in the Early 21st Century. Zaragoza, 19-20 April 2001.
2000
Corcoran K., Bernués Jal A., R. Baines
Marketing Scottish Beef and the Problem of the Changing
Consumer. IAMA Agri-business Educators Forum, Illinois - June 2000. http://agecon.tamu.edu/iama/2000congress/
Bernués A. and K. Corcoran.
Carnes rojas, consumidores y seguridad alimentaria en
Europa. Albéitar 37, 8
1999
Corcoran, K., Bernués Jal A., Manrique, E., Pacchioli, T., Baines,
R., J.P.Boutonnet
A Systems approach to Quality Assurance: Consumers' attitude
to red meat. Seminar on Animal Production Systems and Product Quality.
Murcia, Spain. September 1999.
1997
Corcoran, K.
Cashmere Producing Goats in Goat Knoll Monthly, Paul Johnson
publishers, Dallas, Oregon, USA.
Corcoran, K., Dent, J. B., Lara Velez, P., J. Smith
Location of optimal areas for the development of an alternative
livestock species: the cashmere goat. Livestock Systems In Research &
Development Conference, Nafplio.
1995
Dent, J. B., K. Corcoran.
How farmers are coping with change in the UK. Proc. Natnl.
Agric. Conf. Agricultural & Environmental Management, London.
Dent, J. B., K. Corcoran.
Research into cashmere production in the European Union
- Data collection for analysis of the economic prospects. Fine Fibre News
(Journal of the European Fine Fibre Network). No.4, pp 24-26.
Atkinson, D., N. Chalmers, D. Cooper Crane, K. Corcoran, R. Crabtree,
J. B. Dent, C. Watson.
The Sustainability of Lowland Management Systems. Pages
9-18. In: Sustainable Systems of Land and Water Use in Scotland. SOAFD/SNH,
Edinburgh.
1994
Atkinson, D., N. Chalmers, D. Cooper Crane, K. Corcoran, R. Crabtree,
J. B. Dent, C. Watson.
The Sustainability of Lowland Management Systems in Scottish Sustainable
Systems Project Report for Scottish Natural Heritage.
Corcoran, K.
Opportunities and Constraints for a European Fine Fibre
Industry. Fine Fibre News (European Fine Fibre Network). No.3, pp 24-29.
Corcoran, K., Dent, J. B.
Education and Extension - A Perpetuating Paradigm for
Success. in Rural and Farming Systems Analysis - European Perspectives,
Chapter 6. CAB International.
Corcoran, K.
Sustainability of Rural Populations in Scotland. A report
on Sustainability of Lowland Management Systems prepared for SNH and SOAFD.
1993
Edmond, H., Corcoran K., Crabtree B.,
Modelling Locational Access to Markets for Pluriactivity
- A Study in the Grampian Region of Scotland. Research report produced
for the ESRC as part of the Joint Agriculture and the Environment Programme.
Edmond, H., Corcoran K., Crabtree B.
Modeling Locational Access to Markets for Pluriactivity:
A Study in the Grampian Region of Scotland. Journal of Rural Studies,
Vol. 9, No.4, pp.339-349.
Dent, J. B., K. Corcoran.
How Farmers are Coping with Change in the UK. Paper presented
at the National Agricultural Conference 'Agricultural and Environmental
Management- Pointers for Change'. Conference proceedings.
Corcoran, K., H. Edmond.
A descriptive summary of the data collected through the
Pluriactivity in the Scottish Agricultural Sector Project. Report prepared
for the ESRC as part of the Joint Agriculture and the Environment Programme.
