Dr Hazel Nash - Research Associate
Career Experience and Qualifications
Hazel is a Research Associate at BRASS. She holds a degree in Physical Geography and German, a Masters degree in Environmental Law and Management and a Masters degree in Social Research Methods from the University of Wales Aberystwyth. Her PhD thesis examined the influence of environmental considerations and scientific risk in development control decision-making. Hazel is an Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (AIEMA). In 2011 EEF The Manufacturer’s Organisation awarded her a Distinction for her performance in all areas of the Associate Certificate in Environmental Management.
Prior to joining BRASS, Hazel was an AHRC Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Law, University of Dundee where she was involved in examining the implementation of European Union environmental law in Scotland and Wales post devolution. Hazel has been seconded to the Planning Policy Branch of the Welsh Government since August 2010. She has examined the implications of new waste policy drivers on the present planning policy framework in Wales. She is currently assisting the branch in waste planning and the development of new and revised policy in this area.
Research Areas of InterestHazel’s research interests include: European environmental law, multi-level governance and devolution issues, environmental regulation and impact, waste management and regulation, planning law and policy and philosophical discourse on risk, governance and institutional reasoning.
Research Projects
Roads to reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars
Direct and Variable Charging for Household Waste
BRASS Working Papers
Part 1: A business perspective on the transposition of the WEEE Directive into UK law (Working Paper 56 with Cerys Ponting).
Part 2: A business perspective on the effectiveness of the UK WEEE Regulations and an evaluation of proposed revisions. (with Cerys Ponting) (Forthcoming).
Refereed Articles in Academic Journals
- H. Nash & A. Ross (2009) “European Union Environmental Law – Who Legislates for Whom in a Devolved Great Britain?” Public Law, July, 564-595.
- H. Nash (2009) “Analysis: The revised Directive on Waste: Resolving Legislative Tensions in Waste Management?” Journal of Environmental Law 21(1) 139-149.
- H. Nash., A. Ross & C. T. Reid (2009) “The implementation of EU environmental law in Scotland”, Edinburgh Law Review 13, 224-252.
- H. Nash., A. Ross & C. T. Reid (2008) “Multi-Level Governance – A Study of the Implementation of Environmental Law in Post-Devolution Scotland” (2007) Environmental Law and Management 19(4) 159-168.
Other Refereed Journals
- H. Nash & B. Lee (2009) “Changes to European waste law and consider the difficulties in deciding when a substance should be classed as a waste”, The Chemical Engineer, March.
- H. Nash(2009) “Recasting the WEEE Directive – A welcome proposal” United Nations University Edited E-Waste Collection.
- H. Nash., A. Ross., & C. T. Reid (2008) “Implementing EC environmental law after devolution” (2008) E-law – UKELA 48.
- H. Nash (2006) “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Consultation” Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Journal, 117, 116-117.
- H. Nash., A. Ross., & C.T. Reid “Producing a real difference? The Transposition of Community environmental directives in post-devolution Scotland and Wales” Scots Law Times (News) 29(7) Feb 29-31.
Book Contributions
- H. Nash (forthcoming 2012) “Can WEEE regulate effectively for sustainable consumption and production?” United Nations.
Non-refereed Articles
- H. Nash (Winter 2011) “Reviewing TAN21: An opportunity not to be wasted”. Cynllunio: The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Cymru Newsletter.
H. Nash (May 2011)) “Planning policy-making in Wales: working with the Welsh Assembly Government BRASS Research News, Issue 6 8-9.
- H. Nash (July 2010) “Tighter standards needed to green the automotive sector” BRASS Research News, Issue 4 20.
- H. Nash (July 2010) “NVMP – StEP E-Waste Summer School” BRASS Research News, Issue 4 21.
- H. Nash (2009) “Government Initiatives: The European Commission’s sustainable consumption and production and sustainable industrial policy action plan” Journal of Cleaner Production 17 496-498.
- H. Nash, June 24-26th 2012, Policy-making for sustainable waste management in Wales – the challenges of integration, 18th International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Hull University, Hull.
- H. Nash and C. Ponting, (forthcoming) July 4-6th 2012 Enabling Individual Producer Responsibility - can WEEE and should WEEE? 6th International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment, Wessex Institute, New Forest.
- H. Nash, Steering land-use planning for waste – is there a need?, 6th International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment, Wessex Institute, New Forest.
- H. Nash and A. Ross, 16th September 2010, Developing and implementing EU environmental law in Wales, Wales Governance Conference 2010, The Pierhead Building, Cardiff.
- H. Nash, 1st June 2010, Sustainable consumption and the notion of shared responsibility – A WEEE Case Study, 16th International Sustainable Development Research Conference, The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.
- H. Nash & C. Ponting, 30th May 2010, Encouraging eco-design – the limitations of Extended Producer Responsibility, 16th International Sustainable Development Research Conference, The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong.
- H. Nash, 10th September 2009, Recasting the WEEE Directive – A Welcome Proposal? NVMP – StEP E-Waste Summer School, High Tech Campus, Eindhoven.
- H. Nash & C. Ponting, 9th June 2009, Under-estimating the importance of consumer behaviour in the UK WEEE obligations, Joint Actions on Climate Change Conference, Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre, Aalborg, North Denmark.
- H. Nash & C. Ponting, 4th April 2009, An examination of the practical implementation of WEEE obligations in the UK, Sustainability through Mineral Resource Conservation and Recycling '09, Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.
- H. Nash, 21st September 2008, Sustainable development and the development control process in Wales, 14th International Sustainable Development Conference, The Habitats Centre, New Delhi, India.
- H. Nash & A. Ross, 13th September 2007, Producing a real difference? The transposition of Community environmental directives in post devolution Scotland and Wales, Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, University of Durham.
- H. Nash & A. Ross, 12th June 2007, Putting a Kilt on the Transposition of EC Environmental Legislation: Does Devolution Provide a Truly Scottish Solution? 13th International Sustainable Development Conference, University of Mälarden, Västerås, Sweden.
- H. Nash & A. Ross, 3rd April 2007, Can Multi-Level Governance Deliver Environmental Justice: A Study of the Implementation of Environmental Law in Post Devolution Scotland, Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Kent.
- H. Nash, 19th April, 2007, Workshop - Applied Research Methodologies and Ethics, Environmental Law and Management Residential Weekend, Gregynog, Powys.
- H. Nash and G. Gill (September 2010) “Should WEEE welcome India’s first Draft Bill on E-waste?” BRASS Comment and Analysis.
- H. Nash & J. Dijkshoorn (September 2010) “Regulating for sustainable waste management – Is it possible to define waste and should we bother?” BRASS Comment and Analysis.
- H. Nash (2010) “Strategic Issue: The WEEE Recast – An Update” Environmental Law and Management.
- H. Nash (2009) “WEEE need to target consumer behaviour” (2009) BRASS Comment and Analysis.
- H. Nash (2008) “Strategic Issue: Agreement reached on the revised Directive on waste” (2008) Environmental Law and Management 20(8).
Book Reviews
- H. Nash, “Emission Trading for Climate Policy”, B. Hansjurgens (ed); The Cambrian Law Review (2006) 37, 147-149.
- H. Nash, “Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle”, Cass R Sunstein; The Cambrian Law Review (2005) 36, 127-130.
Official Reports
- P. Wells., P. Nieuwenhuis, P., H. Nash & L. Frater (May 2009) “Lowering the bar – options for the automotive industry to achieve 80g/km CO2 by 2020 in Europe”, Greenpeace International, 1-113. Available online at: http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/eu-unit/press-centre/reports/lowering-the-bar-for-cars-20-05-10.pdf
- Fihiley Timoney and Company, L. Frater., J. Dijkshoorn, J & H. Nash (2009) “Direct and Variable Charging for Residual Waste from Households” The Welsh Assembly Government, 1-128. Available online at: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/desh/consultation/090429wastechargingen.pdf
Hazel lectures in a number of Environmental and Planning Law courses for the School of Engineering, School of Earth Sciences and the School of City and Regional Planning at Cardiff University. She has supervised many LLM dissertations on aspects of environmental law and management at the Department of Law and Criminology, Aberystwyth University.
Other Roles
Hazel is a reviewer for the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, the Journal of Sustainability and the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Contact Details
Tel: 02920 876441
Fax: 02920 876061
Email: NashHA@cardiff.ac.uk
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