Skies Above, Earth Below: Mapping the Values of the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park

该项目探索了国际黑暗天空地区的价值，这些地区是社区承诺保护夜空自然黑暗的指定区域。加洛韦森林黑暗天空公园就是这样一个地方，2009年被国际黑暗天空协会授予金级地位。我的项目将描绘黑暗天空公园的生活，它独特的黑暗天空实践方法，以及塑造和维持它的各种人、地方和实践（人类和非人类）。我的研究方法融合了民族志、定性研究方法和创造性探究。在撰写论文的同时，我还在为黑暗天空公园制作另一份实地指南，邀请从业者和利益相关者探索我们可能体验和照顾这一不寻常景观的不同方式。

The project explores the values of International Dark Sky Places, designated areas where communities have pledged to conserve the natural darkness of the night sky. The Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park is one such place, awarded with gold tier status from the International Dark-Sky Association in 2009. My project will map the life of the Dark Sky Park, its unique approach to dark skies practice, and the various people, places and practices (human and non-human) that shape and sustain it.My approach blends ethnography, qualitative research methods and creative enquiry. Along with the written thesis, I am producing an alternative Field Guide for the Dark Sky Park, which invites practitioners and stakeholders to explore the different ways we might experience and care-take this unusual landscape.