Green and pleasant land? Rural resilience in the Welsh Marches
Think tank: City-REDI
Author(s): Calvin Joned
August 11, 2026
This report from UK think tank City-REDI explores the economic and environmental challenges facing one of the UK’s most distinctive rural regions.
In his new report for the LPIP Hub, Professor Calvin Jones explores the economic, demographic and environmental challenges facing one of the UK’s most distinctive rural regions.
The report highlights an ageing population, low productivity, pressures on farming and river ecosystems, and the complexities created by cross-border governance between England and Wales.
Yet it also suggests that some characteristics often seen as weaknesses, such as lower exposure to AI-driven disruption, may actually strengthen resilience. An important contribution to current debates about rural policy, wellbeing, economic development and environmental sustainability
