I am available for contract work across the following core areas of research expertise:

– Coastal Management and Climate Adaptation
– Protected Area Management and Nature Conservation
– Metropolitan Governance and Urban-Rural Relations
– Cross-border Cooperation and Spatial Planning
I have extensive experience of case study fieldwork in the following European countries:

– Denmark
– Germany
– Ireland
– Northern Ireland / UK
– Netherlands
I have a wide network of research and practitioner contacts across Europe. I am an active member of the following organisations and networks:
– Marine Spatial Research Network
– Marine Social Science Research Network
– Consortium of German Maritime Sciences: Social science and Humanities Strategy Group
– Landscape Research Group (German branch: Arbeitskreis Landschaftsforschung)
– Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Thematic Group on Transboundary Spaces, Policy Diffusion and Planning Cultures.
– Vereinigung für Stadt-, Regional- und Landesplanung – (Professional Association for Urban and Regional Planning)