The Cultural Ecotone as a Site of Resilience: Adopting new attitudes to shape ecologies in transient spaces Part 2 Dissertation 2025 Andy Tillotson Sheffield Hallam University | UK My essay explores and identifies a “cultural ecotone”; a transitional space in how people perceive ideas of nature and wilderness, and how transient forms of industry that overlap physically with the position of this cultural ecotone affect the outlook of those who live within it and their perception of what their local ecology “should” look like.I applied this concept to a local case study of Wirksworth, a nearby town on the edge of the Peak District with a rich history of mining spanning centuries. Through mapping, photographic studies and interviews I explored how the transience of the mining industry has passed through the area and the socio- environmental impact this has caused during its existence, as well as the lasting effect it has had on members of the local area.Reflecting on this research through collage and analysis of responses lead me towards mining legislation and industrial development, planning, identifying how many projects that were disbanded on the cusp of deindustrialisation slipped through the net of newly implemented planning laws that obligate for post-industrial use to be considered; a topic I discuss the modern implications of and how change can still be realised. Tutor(s) Helen Stratford