Dr David Clelland

  • Lecturer in Rural Regeneration (School of Social & Environmental Sustainability)

Biography

David is Lecturer in Rural Regeneration at the School of Social and Environmental Sustainability in Dumfries.  His research focuses on local and regional development, particularly in rural or peripheral places. 

Current research projects:

  • RRR-Coast - an international research project looking at post-Covid responses, resilience and green recovery in coastal regions and the blue economy, in partnership with UN University (Bonn), University of Costa Rica and University of Massachusetts.  Project website
  • How can a university presence help peripheral and disadvantaged places? The potentials and challenges for universities’ civic mission through branch or distributed campuses.
  • Barriers to implementing a Wellbeing Economy: how to support a just transition to a sustainable Scotland.

Previous research has included:

  • Understanding local impacts of and responses to Covid-19 border closures in northern Vietnam.
  • Supporting the development of a Regional Economic Strategy and Anti-Poverty Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway, and socio-economic profiles of the region's different areas.
  • A survey of community councils in Scotland to explore their engagement with community resilience activity
  • Research into the measurement of poverty and deprivation in rural areas, and how it is used in policymaking

He gained his doctorate in 2022, with research was on the role of governance and agency in regional economic development, looking at the experience of Dumfries and Galloway over the past two decades, and tracing the emergence of new initiatives for the South of Scotland and the Borderlands.

David also worked with the Glasgow End of Life Studies Group, contributing to the publication of the third World Map of Palliative Care Development.

Research interests

  • Local and regional development
  • Alternative strategies for economic development
  • The role of university campuses in rural and peripheral regions
  • Geographies of multi-scalar governance
  • The measurement of poverty and deprivation in rural areas

Publications

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Number of items: 38.

2025

Hartmann, L., Walz, Y., Clelland, D. , Esquivel-Rodriguez, C., Riganti, P., Vicarelli, M. and Renaud, F. G. (2025) A conceptual framework for a post-COVID-19 green recovery of the Blue Economy. Marine Policy, 171, 106446. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106446)

2024

Clelland, D. (2024) ‘One central purpose’? Tracking the evolution of strategic approaches to economic development in Scotland. Scottish Affairs, 33(2), pp. 178-198. (doi: 10.3366/scot.2024.0499)

2023

Clelland, D. (2023) What would it take to level up the UK's rural areas? Economics Observatory, 6 Jun.

2022

Clelland, D. (2022) New regions in the periphery: agency and politics in shaping the governance of regional development in the Scotland–England border region. Local Economy, 37(6), pp. 421-439. (doi: 10.1177/02690942231169519)

2021

Clelland, D. (2021) In a straightjacket? Targeting deprivation in rural Scotland in the context of localism and austerity. Journal of Rural Studies, 83, pp. 155-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.02.008)

Connor, S. R., Centeno, C., Garralda, E., Clelland, D. and Clark, D. (2021) Estimating the number of patients receiving specialized palliative care globally in 2017. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 61(4), pp. 812-816. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.036) (PMID:33010338) (PMCID:PMC8012880)

2020

Clelland, D. , van Steijn, D., Macdonald, M. E., Connor, S., Centeno, C. and Clark, D. (2020) Global development of children’s palliative care: the picture in 2017. Wellcome Open Research, 5, 99. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15815.3)

Clark, D. , Centeno, C., Clelland, D. , Garralda, E., López-Fidalgo, J., Downing, J., Varghese, C. and Connor, S. (2020) How are palliative care services developing worldwide to address the unmet need for care? In: Connor, Stephen R. (ed.) Global Atlas of Palliative Care. 2nd Edition. Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance: London, UK, pp. 45-58. ISBN 9780992827724

Clelland, D. , van Steijn, D., Whitelaw, S. , Connor, S., Centeno, C. and Clark, D. (2020) Palliative care in public policy: results from a global survey. Palliative Medicine Reports, 1(1), pp. 183-190. (doi: 10.1089/pmr.2020.0062) (PMID:32954376) (PMCID:PMC7497719)

Clelland, D. (2020) Economic Impacts of Covid-19 in the South of Scotland: Emerging Evidence and Future Prospects. [Research Reports or Papers]

Clark, D. , Baur, N., Clelland, D. , Garralda, E., López-Fidalgo, J., Connor, S. and Centeno, C. (2020) Mapping levels of palliative care development in 198 countries: the situation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(4), 794-807.e4. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.009) (PMID:31760142) (PMCID:PMC7105817)

Adekola, J. and Clelland, D. (2020) Two sides of the same coin: business resilience and community resilience. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 28(1), pp. 50-60. (doi: 10.1111/1468-5973.12275)

Clelland, D. (2020) Beyond the city region? Uneven governance and the evolution of regional economic development in Scotland. Local Economy, 35(1), pp. 7-26. (doi: 10.1177/0269094219899917)

2019

Clelland, D. (2019) Business Engagement in Developing Community Resilience to Natural Hazards. [Research Reports or Papers]

Clelland, D. (2019) The Role of Local Business in Community Resilience to Natural Hazards. [Research Reports or Papers]

Clelland, D. and Hill, C. (2019) Deprivation, policy and rurality: the limitations and applications of area-based deprivation indices in Scotland. Local Economy, 34(1), pp. 33-50. (doi: 10.1177/0269094219827893)

2018

Wild, A., Clelland, D. , Whitelaw, S. , Fraser, S. and Clark, D. (2018) Mapping the “housing with care” concept with stakeholders: insights from a UK case study. Journal of Integrated Care, 26(4), pp. 257-266. (doi: 10.1108/JICA-12-2017-0046) (PMID:30464723) (PMCID:PMC6195168)

Wild, A. and Clelland, D. (2018) Current and Potential Future use of Facilities on the Crichton Estate by Students Attending Academic Institutions located on, and adjacent to, it. [Research Reports or Papers]

2017

Clelland, D. (2017) Geographies of Deprivation: Insights from Mapping Administrative Data in a Rural Area. Administrative Data Research Network Conference 2017, Edinburgh, UK, 01-02 Jun 2017. (Unpublished)

Wild, A., Clelland, D. , Gillespie, S. and Hill, C. (2017) Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere: Socio-Economic Baseline Study. [Research Reports or Papers]

2015

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Annandale and Eskdale Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Baseline Study and Regional Economic Profile for Dumfries and Galloway Regional Economic Strategy 2014-2020. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Nithsdale Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Poverty and Deprivation in Dumfries and Galloway: A Spatial Approach. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Stewartry Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Wigtownshire Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

2013

Glass, A., McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2013) North East LEP Skills Action Plan Evidence Base: Final report. [Research Reports or Papers] (Unpublished)

McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2013) Evaluation of Certificate of Work Readiness Pilot Programme. [Research Reports or Papers]

McTier, A., Clelland, D. , Quashie, A. and McGregor, A. (2013) Evaluation of Social Enterprise and Third Sector Challenge Fund. [Research Reports or Papers]

2012

McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2012) Evaluation of Community Jobs Scotland Programme. [Research Reports or Papers]

2011

Glass, A., Macdougall, L., Quashie, A., Sutherland, V. and Clelland, D. (2011) Evaluation of the Scottish Center for Healthy Working Lives support to employers and Healthy Working Lives Award programme: Monitoring Briefing Paper. [Research Reports or Papers]

Glass, A., Sutherland, V., McGregor, A. , Clelland, D. and Quashie, A. (2011) Evaluation of the SCHWL Support to Employers and Healthy Working Lives Award Programme Telephone Survey Report. [Research Reports or Papers]

McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2011) Evaluation of the Personal Best (Scotland) Pilot Programme in Glasgow. [Research Reports or Papers]

Sutherland, V., Clelland, D. , Macdougall, L. and McGregor, A. (2011) Evaluation of Community Renewal's Area Focus Projects in Edinburgh. [Research Reports or Papers]

2010

McTier, A., Glass, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2010) Review of East of England ESF and mainstream worklessness funding. [Research Reports or Papers]

2008

Glass, A., Botham, R., Clelland, D. , Docherty, I. , McGregor, A. and Quashie, A. (2008) Stirling Economic Positioning Study: Final Report. [Research Reports or Papers]

Sutherland, V., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2008) Review of Scotland’s Tourism Labour Market. [Research Reports or Papers]

2007

Glass, A., McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2007) Sharing the Benefits of Growth: Linking Opportunity and Need in North East Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

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Number of items: 38.

Articles

Hartmann, L., Walz, Y., Clelland, D. , Esquivel-Rodriguez, C., Riganti, P., Vicarelli, M. and Renaud, F. G. (2025) A conceptual framework for a post-COVID-19 green recovery of the Blue Economy. Marine Policy, 171, 106446. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106446)

Clelland, D. (2024) ‘One central purpose’? Tracking the evolution of strategic approaches to economic development in Scotland. Scottish Affairs, 33(2), pp. 178-198. (doi: 10.3366/scot.2024.0499)

Clelland, D. (2023) What would it take to level up the UK's rural areas? Economics Observatory, 6 Jun.

Clelland, D. (2022) New regions in the periphery: agency and politics in shaping the governance of regional development in the Scotland–England border region. Local Economy, 37(6), pp. 421-439. (doi: 10.1177/02690942231169519)

Clelland, D. (2021) In a straightjacket? Targeting deprivation in rural Scotland in the context of localism and austerity. Journal of Rural Studies, 83, pp. 155-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.02.008)

Connor, S. R., Centeno, C., Garralda, E., Clelland, D. and Clark, D. (2021) Estimating the number of patients receiving specialized palliative care globally in 2017. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 61(4), pp. 812-816. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.036) (PMID:33010338) (PMCID:PMC8012880)

Clelland, D. , van Steijn, D., Macdonald, M. E., Connor, S., Centeno, C. and Clark, D. (2020) Global development of children’s palliative care: the picture in 2017. Wellcome Open Research, 5, 99. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15815.3)

Clelland, D. , van Steijn, D., Whitelaw, S. , Connor, S., Centeno, C. and Clark, D. (2020) Palliative care in public policy: results from a global survey. Palliative Medicine Reports, 1(1), pp. 183-190. (doi: 10.1089/pmr.2020.0062) (PMID:32954376) (PMCID:PMC7497719)

Clark, D. , Baur, N., Clelland, D. , Garralda, E., López-Fidalgo, J., Connor, S. and Centeno, C. (2020) Mapping levels of palliative care development in 198 countries: the situation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(4), 794-807.e4. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.009) (PMID:31760142) (PMCID:PMC7105817)

Adekola, J. and Clelland, D. (2020) Two sides of the same coin: business resilience and community resilience. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 28(1), pp. 50-60. (doi: 10.1111/1468-5973.12275)

Clelland, D. (2020) Beyond the city region? Uneven governance and the evolution of regional economic development in Scotland. Local Economy, 35(1), pp. 7-26. (doi: 10.1177/0269094219899917)

Clelland, D. and Hill, C. (2019) Deprivation, policy and rurality: the limitations and applications of area-based deprivation indices in Scotland. Local Economy, 34(1), pp. 33-50. (doi: 10.1177/0269094219827893)

Wild, A., Clelland, D. , Whitelaw, S. , Fraser, S. and Clark, D. (2018) Mapping the “housing with care” concept with stakeholders: insights from a UK case study. Journal of Integrated Care, 26(4), pp. 257-266. (doi: 10.1108/JICA-12-2017-0046) (PMID:30464723) (PMCID:PMC6195168)

Book Sections

Clark, D. , Centeno, C., Clelland, D. , Garralda, E., López-Fidalgo, J., Downing, J., Varghese, C. and Connor, S. (2020) How are palliative care services developing worldwide to address the unmet need for care? In: Connor, Stephen R. (ed.) Global Atlas of Palliative Care. 2nd Edition. Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance: London, UK, pp. 45-58. ISBN 9780992827724

Research Reports or Papers

Clelland, D. (2020) Economic Impacts of Covid-19 in the South of Scotland: Emerging Evidence and Future Prospects. [Research Reports or Papers]

Clelland, D. (2019) Business Engagement in Developing Community Resilience to Natural Hazards. [Research Reports or Papers]

Clelland, D. (2019) The Role of Local Business in Community Resilience to Natural Hazards. [Research Reports or Papers]

Wild, A. and Clelland, D. (2018) Current and Potential Future use of Facilities on the Crichton Estate by Students Attending Academic Institutions located on, and adjacent to, it. [Research Reports or Papers]

Wild, A., Clelland, D. , Gillespie, S. and Hill, C. (2017) Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere: Socio-Economic Baseline Study. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Annandale and Eskdale Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Baseline Study and Regional Economic Profile for Dumfries and Galloway Regional Economic Strategy 2014-2020. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Nithsdale Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Poverty and Deprivation in Dumfries and Galloway: A Spatial Approach. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Stewartry Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

Hill, C. and Clelland, D. (2015) Wigtownshire Local Area Profile. [Research Reports or Papers]

Glass, A., McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2013) North East LEP Skills Action Plan Evidence Base: Final report. [Research Reports or Papers] (Unpublished)

McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2013) Evaluation of Certificate of Work Readiness Pilot Programme. [Research Reports or Papers]

McTier, A., Clelland, D. , Quashie, A. and McGregor, A. (2013) Evaluation of Social Enterprise and Third Sector Challenge Fund. [Research Reports or Papers]

McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2012) Evaluation of Community Jobs Scotland Programme. [Research Reports or Papers]

Glass, A., Macdougall, L., Quashie, A., Sutherland, V. and Clelland, D. (2011) Evaluation of the Scottish Center for Healthy Working Lives support to employers and Healthy Working Lives Award programme: Monitoring Briefing Paper. [Research Reports or Papers]

Glass, A., Sutherland, V., McGregor, A. , Clelland, D. and Quashie, A. (2011) Evaluation of the SCHWL Support to Employers and Healthy Working Lives Award Programme Telephone Survey Report. [Research Reports or Papers]

McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2011) Evaluation of the Personal Best (Scotland) Pilot Programme in Glasgow. [Research Reports or Papers]

Sutherland, V., Clelland, D. , Macdougall, L. and McGregor, A. (2011) Evaluation of Community Renewal's Area Focus Projects in Edinburgh. [Research Reports or Papers]

McTier, A., Glass, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2010) Review of East of England ESF and mainstream worklessness funding. [Research Reports or Papers]

Glass, A., Botham, R., Clelland, D. , Docherty, I. , McGregor, A. and Quashie, A. (2008) Stirling Economic Positioning Study: Final Report. [Research Reports or Papers]

Sutherland, V., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2008) Review of Scotland’s Tourism Labour Market. [Research Reports or Papers]

Glass, A., McTier, A., Clelland, D. and McGregor, A. (2007) Sharing the Benefits of Growth: Linking Opportunity and Need in North East Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Conference or Workshop Item

Clelland, D. (2017) Geographies of Deprivation: Insights from Mapping Administrative Data in a Rural Area. Administrative Data Research Network Conference 2017, Edinburgh, UK, 01-02 Jun 2017. (Unpublished)

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Supervision

David is available for supervision of doctoral research projects.  If you are a prospective PhD candidate with a research topic related to any aspect of local or regional development, please get in touch.

Teaching

MA Health and Social Sector Leadership

MA Global Sustainable Development

Research datasets

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2020

Clelland, D., van Steijn, D., MacDonald, M., Connor, S. and Clark, D. (2020) Global development of children’s palliative care: the picture in 2017. [Data Collection]

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Additional information

  • Deputy Lead for Research Ethics, College of Social Sciences
  • Chair of the Staff-Student Liaison Committee in the School of Social and Environmental 
  • School Lead for Upskilling and Microcredentials courses
  • Member of the Regional Studies Association and the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network

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