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Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • Environmental Assessment in Urban Planning, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Korea Environment Institute, 2010)
  • methodological approaches to land use plan SEAs, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (University of Adana, 2010)
  • SEA in England – experiences and prospects, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Korean Environment Institute, 2009)
  • the European Union and its regulatory role, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Forum of Federations , 2009)
  • Health inclusive SEA in spatial planning, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (WHO, 2009)
  • Open cast coal-mining and follow-up; the role of SEA, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Chinese Government, 2009)
  • the role(s) of (strategic) environmental assessment in ‘greening’ decision making, by Invitation (Utrecht University, 2009)
  • The international Importance of EA, by Invitation (German EIA Association, 2007)
  • Handling Environmental Impacts, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Technical University of Berlin, 2007)
  • Tour d’horizon sur les définitions de l’ÉES et leur évolution, démonstration des avantages de l’ÉES,, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Quebec Association for Impact Assessment , 2006)
  • Sustainability Assessment, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Korean EIA Association, 2006)
  • Why we need SEA, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Latin American Environment Units of Transport Ministries , 2003)
  • Institutional and Legal Frameworks for the Effective Application of SEA, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (World Bank, 2003)
  • Development Plan Oldham – reflecting on a positively perceived SEA, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Austrian Federal Environment Agency, 2003)

Editorships

  • Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (Editorial Board, 2014 - present)
  • International Journal of Environment and Sustainability (Editorial Board Member, 2011 - present)
  • Land (International Editorial Board Member , 2011 - present)
  • Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy & Management (Editor-in-Chief, 2009 - present)
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Review (Board Member , 2000 - present)

Event Roles

  • Workshops' organiser , by Invitation (IUCN Pakistan, 2012)
  • Chair of conference opening plnary, by Invitation (IAIA, 2011)

Examination Roles

  • University of East Anglia, UK, MSc (PGT, 2014)
  • University of Bristol, PhD (2014)
  • University of East Anglia, PhD (2011)
  • University of Dundee, MA (PGT, 2010)
  • University of Dundee, MA (PGT, 2009)
  • University of Dundee, MA (PGT, 2008)
  • Imperial College of Science, PhD (2007)
  • University of Newcastle upon Tyne, MSc (PGT, 2007)
  • University College Dublin (National University of Ireland), PhD (2007)
  • University of Newcastle upon Tyne, MSc (PGT, 2006)
  • University of Strathclyde, PhD (2005)
  • University of Newcastle upon Tyne, MSc (PGT, 2005)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • Chair (2011 - present)
  • Professional Member of the NHS National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2009 - 2011)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (Fellow, 2011 - present)
  • International Association for Impact Assessment (Chairperson, 2002 - present)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • - Head of Department of Geography and Planning