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