Dr Rachel Dunk
Dr Rachel Dunk
Principal Lecturer
My profile
Biography
External examiner roles
University of Manchester, BA Environmental Management (AY 2015/16-present)
Editorial Board membership
Carbon Management
Teaching
Postgraduate teaching
6F7Z3004 Management for Sustainable Development
6F7Z3010/11 MSc Project
Subject areas
Environment and Sustainability
Supervision
PhD Supervision
Jonathan Davies, “Exploring the inherent conflicts between the carbon management agenda and the internationalisation agenda in Higher Education”, Director of Studies.
Carly Fletcher, “Towards zero waste: Optimisation of waste flows for sustainability benefits”, Director of Studies.
Regine Sonderland Saga, “Socio-technical perspectives on Smart City implementation: Linking social behaviour to the success of smart energy technologies”, Supervisor.
Sheryl Lee, “Towards zero waste: Educational interventions to improve diversion rates achieved by UK Local Authorities”, Supervisor.
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Research outputs
Carbon accounting methodologies
Effective engagement in climate change mitigation and adaptation in the non-traded sector
Distributional and equity considerations of climate change policy
Terrestrial and marine carbon storage
The biogeochemistry of greenhouse gases
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Filho, W.L., Adamson, K., Dunk, R., Azeiteiro, U.M., Illingworth, S., Alves, F. (2016) Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities Integrating Strategies and Educational Approaches. Springer.
Filho, W.L., Adamson, K., Dunk, R.M., Azeiteiro, U.M., Illingworth, S., Alves, M.D.F.P. (2016) Preface.
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Chapters in books
Mossman, H., Sullivan, M., Dunk, R., Pemberton, R., Rae, S., Tempest, J., Pontee, N. (2022) 'Created coastal wetlands as carbon stores: potential challenges and opportunities.' In Humphreys, J., Little, S. (ed.) Challenges in Estuarine and Coastal Science: Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association 50th Anniversary Volume. Pelagic Publishing, pp. 146-159.
Dunk, R.M., Satyal, P., Bonaventura, M. (2016) 'A novel impact assessment methodology for evaluating distributional impacts in Scottish climate change adaptation policy.' Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities. Springer International Publishing,
Dunk, R.M., Smyth, M.A., Gibson, L.J. (2012) 'What's Up? Climate change and our relationship with the hills.' Making Sense of Place Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Boydell and Brewer,
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Reports
McMahon, L., Mossman, H., Dunk, R., Rae, S., Sparkes, R., Born, K., Tempest, J., Pontee, N. (2023) Saltmarsh Blue Carbon Summary Report: a summary of the carbon accumulation results from two studies. Bristol: Environment Agency.
Thew, H., Graves, C., Reay, D., Dunk, R., Mork, J., Price, E. (2021) Mainstreaming climate education in Higher Education Institutions.. COP26 Universities Network.
Dunk, R., Mork, J., Price, E. (2021) Carbon Literacy: Peer-to-peer training facilitates access for all staff and students.. COP26 Universities Network.
IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA GHG), (2008) Assessment of Sub Sea Ecosystem Impacts. IEA Environmental Projects Ltd (Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme).
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Journal articles
Price, E., Nicholson, D.T., Dunk, R., Lawler, C., Carney, M., Ruiz Vargas, V., Veitch, S., Leigh, S., Singleton, M., Mottram, S. (2024) 'Enabling change agents for sustainable development: a whole-institution approach to embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education.' International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education,
Preston, P.D., Dunk, R.M., Smith, G.R., Cavan, G. (2024) 'Examining regulating ecosystem service provision by brownfield and park typologies and their urban distribution.' Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 95
Fletcher, C.A., Dunk, R. (2023) 'Recovery and utilisation of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash: implications for European waste management strategy.' Detritus, 23pp. 43-57.
Burbidge, R., Paling, C., Dunk, R.M. (2023) 'A systematic review of adaption to climate change impacts in the aviation sector.' Transport Reviews, 44(1) pp. 8-33.
Filho, W.L., Vidal, D.G., Dinis, M.A.P., Lambrechts, W., Vasconcelos, C.R.P., Molthan‑Hill, P., Abubakar, I.R., Dunk, R.M., Salvia, A.L., Sharifi, A. (2023) 'Correction : Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective (Energy, Sustainability and Society, (2023), 13, 1, (5), 10.1186/s13705-023-00384-6).' Energy, Sustainability and Society, 13(1) pp. 9-9.
Filho, W.L., Vidal, D.G., Dinis, M.A.P., Lambrechts, W., Vasconcelos, C.R.P., Molthan-Hill, P., Abubakar, I.R., Dunk, R.M., Salvia, A.L., Sharif, A. (2023) 'Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective.' Energy, Sustainability and Society, 13(1) pp. 5-5.
Mossman, H.L., Pontee, N., Born, K., Hill, C., Lawrence, P.J., Rae, S., Scott, J., Serato, B., Sparkes, R.B., Sullivan, M.J.P., Dunk, R.M. (2022) 'Rapid carbon accumulation at a saltmarsh restored by managed realignment exceeded carbon emitted in direct site construction.' PLoS One, 17(11) pp. e0259033-e0259033.
Preston, P., Dunk, R., Smith, G., Cavan, G. (2022) 'Not all brownfields are equal: a typological assessment reveals hidden green space in the city.' Landscape and Urban Planning, 229pp. 104590-104590.
Fletcher, C.A., Dunk, R.M. (2018) 'In the search for effective waste policy: Alignment of UK waste strategy with the circular economy.' Detritus, 4(December) pp. 48-62.
Fletcher, C.A., Dunk, R.M. (2018) 'In the search for effective waste policy: alignment of UK waste strategy with the circular economy..' Detritus, 04(0) pp. 48-62.
Fletcher, C.A., Hooper, P.D., Dunk, R.M. (2018) 'Unintended consequences of secondary legislation: A case study of the UK landfill tax (qualifying fines) order 2015.' Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 138pp. 160-171.
Sonderland Saga, R., Dunk, R.M. (2017) 'Gamification in a Living Lab: Energy saving challenges in student halls.' Environmental Scientist, 26(4) pp. 32-39.
Dunk, R.M., Mork, J., Davies, J., Davidson, J., Paling, C., Hindley, J., Leigh, S., Tinker, H. (2017) 'Taking responsibility for carbon emissions - The evolution of a Carbon Literacy Living Lab.' Environmental Scientist, 26(4) pp. 88-95.
Dunk, R.M., Gillespie, S.A., MacLeod, D. (2016) 'Participation and retention in a green tourism certification scheme.' Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 24(12) pp. 1585-1603.
Davies, J.C., Dunk, R.M. (2016) 'Flying along the supply chain: accounting for emissions from student air travel in the higher education sector.' Carbon Management, 6
Jones, C.E., Hornsby, K.E., Sommariva, R., Dunk, R.M., Von Glasow, R., McFiggans, G., Carpenter, L.J. (2010) 'Quantifying the contribution of marine organic gases to atmospheric iodine.' GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 37
Mills, R.A., Dunk, R.M. (2010) 'Tracing low-temperature fluid flow on ridge flanks with sedimentary uranium distribution.' Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 11(8)
McFiggans, G., Bale, C.S.E., Ball, S.M., Beames, J.M., Bloss, W.J., Carpenter, L.J., Dorsey, J., Dunk, R., Flynn, M.J., Furneaux, K.L., Gallagher, M.W., Heard, D.E., Hollingsworth, A.M., Hornsby, K., Ingham, T., Jones, C.E., Jones, R.L., Kramer, L.J., Langridge, J.M., Leblanc, C., LeCrane, J.P., Lee, J.D., Leigh, R.J., Longley, I., Mahajan, A.S., Monks, P.S., Oetjen, H., Orr-Ewing, A.J., Plane, J.M.C., Potin, P., Shillings, A.J.L., Thomas, F., Von Glasow, R., Wada, R., Whalley, L.K., Whitehead, J.D. (2010) 'Iodine-mediated coastal particle formation: An overview of the Reactive Halogens in the Marine boundary layer (RHaMBLe) Roscoff coastal study.' Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10(6) pp. 2975-2999.
Hester, K.C., Peltzer, E.T., Walz, P.M., Dunk, R.M., Sloan, E.D., Brewer, P.G. (2009) 'A natural hydrate dissolution experiment on complex multi-component hydrates on the sea floor.' Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(22) pp. 6747-6756.
Carpenter, L.J., Jones, C.E., Dunk, R.M., Hornsby, K.E., Woeltjen, J. (2009) 'Air-sea fluxes of biogenic bromine from the tropical and North Atlantic Ocean.' Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9(5) pp. 1805-1816.
Jones, C.E., Hornsby, K.E., Dunk, R.M., Leigh, R.J., Carpenter, L.J. (2009) 'Coastal measurements of short-lived reactive iodocarbons and bromocarbons at Roscoff, Brittany during the RHaMBLe campaign.' Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9(22) pp. 8757-8769.
Hester, K.C., Dunk, R.M., Walz, P.M., Peltzer, E.T., Sloan, E.D., Brewer, P.G. (2007) 'Direct measurements of multi-component hydrates on the seafloor: Pathways to growth.' Fluid Phase Equilibria, 261(1-2) pp. 396-406.
Carpenter, L.J., Wevill, D.J., Hopkins, J.R., Dunk, R.M., Jones, C.E., Hornsby, K.E., McQuaid, J.B. (2007) 'Bromoform in tropical Atlantic air from 25°N to 25°S.' Geophysical Research Letters, 34(11)
Hester, K.C., Dunk, R.M., White, S.N., Brewer, P.G., Peltzer, E.T., Sloan, E.D. (2007) 'Gas hydrate measurements at Hydrate Ridge using Raman spectroscopy>.' Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71(12) pp. 2947-2959.
Carpenter, L.J., Wevill, D.J., Hopkins, J.R., Dunk, R.M., Jones, C.E., Hornsby, K.E., McQuaid, J.B. (2007) 'Bromoform in tropical Atlantic air from 25 degrees N to 25 degrees S.' GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 34(11)
Brewer, P.G., Chen, B., Warzinski, R., Baggeroer, A., Peltzer, E.T., Dunk, R.M., Walz, P. (2007) 'Erratum: "Three-dimensional acoustic monitoring and modeling of a deep-sea CO
2 droplet cloud" (Geophysical Research Letters (2006) vol. 33 doi: 10.1029/2006GL027181).' Geophysical Research Letters, 34(3)Brewer, P.G., Chen, B., Warzinski, R., Baggeroer, A., Peltzer, E.T., Dunk, R.M., Walz, P. (2007) 'Three-dimensional acoustic monitoring and modeling of a deep-sea CO2 droplet cloud - (vol 33, art no L23607, 2007).' GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 34(3)
Brewer, P.G., Chen, B., Warzinski, R., Baggeroer, A., Peltzer, E.T., Dunk, R.M., Walz, P. (2006) 'Three-dimensional acoustic monitoring and modeling of a deep-sea CO
2 droplet cloud.' Geophysical Research Letters, 33(23)Sherman, A., Peltzer, E.T., Kirkwood, W., Dunk, R.M., Walz, P.M., Scholfield, J., Everlove, C., Brewer, P.G. (2006) 'Lessons learned while optimizing instrument sensitivity for deep ocean Raman spectroscopy.' OCEANS 2006,
Dunk, R.M., Mills, R.A. (2006) 'The impact of oxic alteration on plume-derived transition metals in ridge flank sediments from the East Pacific Rise.' Marine Geology, 229(3-4) pp. 133-157.
White, S.N., Dunk, R.M., Peltzer, E.T., Freeman, J.J., Brewer, P.G. (2006) 'In situ Raman analyses of deep-sea hydrothermal and cold seep systems (Gorda Ridge and Hydrate Ridge).' Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 7(5)
Dunk, R.M., Peltzer, E.T., Walz, P.M., Brewer, P.G. (2005) 'Seeing a deep ocean CO2 enrichment experiment in a new light: laser raman detection of dissolved CO2 in seawater..' Environ Sci Technol, 39(24) pp. 9630-9636.
Dunk, R.M., Mills, R.A., Jenkins, W.J. (2002) 'A reevaluation of the oceanic uranium budget for the Holocene.' Chemical Geology, 190(1-4) pp. 45-67.
Peltzer, E.T., Brewer, P.G., Dunk, R.M., Erickson, J., Rehder, G., Walz, P. (2002) 'Recent advances in deep-sea CO2 sequestration experiments..' ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 223pp. U565-U565.
Peltzer, E.T., Brewer, P.G., Dunk, R.M., Erickson, J., Rehder, G., Walz, P. (2002) 'Recent advances in deep-sea CO
2 sequestration experiments.' ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints, 47(1) pp. 23-24. -
Conference papers
Preston, P., Cavan, G., Dunk, R., Smith, G. (2019) 'A new approach for the city-scale assessment of brownfield land and impact upon climate resilience.' In SEGH 2019 - 35th International Conference on Geochemistry and Health. Manchester, UK, 1/7/2019 - 5/7/2019.
Dunk, R., Cavan, G., Mork, J. (2019) 'Evaluation of climate literacy training: Taking action to improve urban resilience.' In European Conference on Climate Change Adaptation. Lisbon, 28/5/2019 - 30/5/2019.
Fletcher, C.A., Hooper, P.D., Dunk, R.M. (2017) 'UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF SECONDARY LEGISLATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE UK LANDFILL TAX (QUALIFYING FINES) ORDER 2015.' In Sardinia 2017 - Sixteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium. S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, 2/10/2017 - 6/10/2017.
Fletcher, C.A., Dunk, R.M. (2017) 'In the search for effective waste policy: Alignment of UK waste strategy and the EU Circular Economy Package..' In Sardinia 2017, Sixteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium. Paper number A(03)1. S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, 2/10/2017 - 6/10/2017. CISA Publishing, pp. A(03)1-A(03)1.
Fletcher, C.A., Hooper, P.D., Dunk, R.M. (2017) 'Unintended consequences of secondary legislation: A case study of the UK Landfill Tax (Qualifying Fines) Order 2015..' In Sardinia 2017, Sixteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium.. Paper number A(04)4. S.Margherita de Pula, Cagliari, Italy, 2/10/2017 - 6/10/2017. CISA Publisher, pp. A(04)4-A(04)4.
Fletcher, C.A., Randviir, E., Banks, C., Dunk, R.M. (2017) 'A review of end of waste criteria and its application to MSW derived incinerator bottom ash..' In Sardinia 2017. Sixteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium. Paper number D(08)2. S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, 2/10/2017 - 6/10/2017. CISA Publisher, pp. D(08)2-D(08)2.
Kirkwood, W., Graves, D., Conway, M., Pargett, D., Scholfield, J., Walz, P., Dunk, R., Peltzer, E., Barry, J., Brewer, P. (2005) 'Engineering development of the Free Ocean CO
2 Enrichment (FOCE) experiment.' 2005. -
Theses and dissertations
Sonderland Saga, R. (2020) Socio-technical Challenges to the Smart City: a citizen-centric perspective.
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Posters
matthews, H., Vargas, V.R., tzoulas, , dunk, (2017) 'Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in the curriculum: an example from Manchester Metropolitan University.' [Poster] In 23rd International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference. Date viewed 14/6/2017.