Our experts
Dr Tim Acott:
Areas of expertise: social science and environmental issues, in particular environmental sociology, sustainable tourism, environmental ethics and human geography, actor network theory and hybrid geography, ocean waves and hybrid geography. Current funded research includes sense of place and inshore marine fisheries.
Debbie Bartlett:
Areas of expertise: socio-economic forestry, landscape assessment, management and ecology; historical ecology; mediation; consensus building and participation.
Dr Andrew Haggart:
Areas of expertise: pollen and diatom analysis, interpretation of stratigraphy and radiocarbon dating; reconstructing environmental history and charting early human alteration of the environment; environmental interpretation on sites due to be developed or redeveloped.
Professor Patricia Harvey:
Areas of expertise: plant and microalgal biochemistry and physiology, and biofuel technologies including lignocellulosics analysis and degradation and anaerobic digestion for biogas production, plant and fungal bioremediation, fast enzyme kinetics
Mr Fakhar Khalid:
Areas of expertise: geographic information systems and remote sensing applications in a range of science and social science applications including human geography, urban geography, temporal change, geoexploration, hurricane damage assessment, crime analyses and traffic management; soft computing; spatial algorithm development; spatial pattern detection.
Dr Julie Urquhart:
Areas of expertise: forest policy; forest economics; private forestry; forest management; sustainable development; social and cultural dimensions of fisheries; European fisheries policy; cultural heritage; tourism and sustainable development; qualitative research methods; economic valuation of resources; public goods; environmental philosophy; heritage and tourism in National Parks; green infrastructure planning; social and cultural aspects of forestry; public participation and stakeholder involvement; actor network theory and hybrid geography.
Dr Meredith Williams:
Areas of expertise: multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing for mapping and monitoring vegetation; Integration of remote sensing and geographic information system; Geological, glaciological and geomorphological applications of remote sensing.
Dr Michael McGibbon:
Areas of expertise: urban development and planning, community development, corporate environmental responsibility, impact of CCTV on crime, employment patterns.
Dr Richie Simon
Areas of expertise: environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, environmental management systems, pollution and ecology in estuarine environments.