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Dr. Geraint Ellis is a Professor in the School of Natural and Built Environment and Director of Sustainable Built Environment at Queen's University, Belfast. He also holds the position of Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography, Western University, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragment of the Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce (FRSA), the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has been appointed to the Assessment Panel for Unit of Assessment 13 for REF2021. In 2018 he was also appointed by the Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC).
His key research interests are in planning and sustainability, renewable energy, planning governance and healthy urban planning. He has published widely on these topics and is a Co-Editor of the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning (http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjoe20/current, Twitter: @JrlEPP) and a founding member of the Editorial Board of the new Routledge, journal, Cities and Health.
He joined Queen's in 1998, having previously worked for community and environmental organisations in the east end of London (1990-1993), acted as a planning and community development advisor to he Government of Lesotho in Southern Africa (1993-1996) and the Cross River Partnership in central London (1996-1998).
Geraint is active in the Northern Ireland voluntary sector, is currently a Board Director of Belfast Healthy Cities and a founder member of Transition Town Whitehead . He was previously a director of Transport 2000 (NI), Sustainable NI, Community Techncial Aid (now Community Places). He has also provided planning advice to the Traveller Movement (NI) and Friends of the Earth (NI). He also acts as the Irish contact for the International Network of Urban Research and Action ( INURA ), has been an advisor to the Centre for Education in the Built Environment ( CEBE) and a member of the UK's Sustainable Development Panel. He also acts as the National Expert for Ireland on the International Energy Agency's Task 28 Working Group on the Social Acceptance of Wind Energy.
He has been the Course Director for boththe BSc Environmental Planning and the M.Plan in European Planning and previously coordinated the School's Erasmus Programme and other internationalisation initiatives, including an exchange programme with Indian Planning Schools.
You can follow Geraint on Twitter @gellis23
Research Statement
Geraint's research interests lie in the broad field of spatial planning and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on environmental governance, renewable energy, marine spatial planning, environmental justice and equality issues in planning. He has also written and research on pedagogy in planning and environmental education. He has been involved in a range of research projects funded by UK research councils and others, with his most recent projects focussing on renewable energy and the walkability of built environments.
Teaching
Geraint is currently the module coordinator for the following:
Planning and Cliamte Change (EVP2009)
City Futures (EVP7040)
He has coordinated a range of other modules and regularly contributes to other modules, including Legal Studies in Planning (EVP3010), Independent Research Project (EVP3011), and Planning Skills and Ethics (EVP8012).
He supervises around 10 undergraduate and Masters students every year on their dissertations and currently has six Ph.D students as supervisees.
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Projects
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R6596NBE: Multi-Sectoral Approaches to Innovative Skills Training for Renewable Energy and Social Acceptance
Ellis, G., Barry, J. & Murtagh, B.
24/07/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R6986NBE: Maritime, Ocean Sector and Ecosystem Sustainability: Fostering Blue Growth in Atlantic Industries
Flannery, W., Ellis, G., Longo, A. & Murtagh, B.
21/05/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R6909EVP: Integrated environmental management & monitoring system for estuarine ecosystems
19/12/2013 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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21 years of research for the twenty-first century: Revisiting the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning
Ellis, G., Gerlak, A. K., Daugbjerg, C., Feindt, P. H., Metze, T. & Wu, X., 10 Sep 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning. 23, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Considerations in Processing Accelerometry Data to Explore Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Older Adults
Cleland, C. L., Ferguson, S., McCrorie, P., Schipperijn, J., Ellis, G. & Hunter, R. F., 01 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 28, 4, p. 623–633Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating planning and environment, post-Brexit: Virtuous circle or downward spiral?
Cowell, R., Ellis, G., Fischer, T., Jackson, T., Thomas, M. & Sykes, O., 01 Sep 2020, Brexit & Environment website.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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Integrating Planning and Environmental Protection: An Analysis of post-Brexit Regulatory Styles and Practitioner Attitudes in the UK
Cowell, R., Ellis, G., Fischer, T., Jackson, T., Thomas, M. & Sykes, O., 07 Aug 2020, In: Planning Theory and Practice. 21, 4, p. 570-590 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Metabolic impact assessment: a review of methods and approaches
Curry, R. & Ellis, G., Jan 2020, The Routledge Companion to Environmental Planning. Davoudi, S., Cowell, R., White, I. & Blanco, H. (eds.). 1st ed. London: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Prizes
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Certificate of Recognition for Exceptional Contribution to Local Agenda 21 in Northern Ireland for the Research Report "Cycling and Local Agenda 21 in Northern Ireland"
Ellis, Geraint (Recipient), 15 May 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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European Planning Studies Prize 2002
Ellis, Geraint (Recipient), 11 Jul 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Irish National Expert on the International Energy Agency's Working group on social acceptance of wind energy
Ellis, Geraint (Recipient), 01 Mar 2011
Prize: Appointment
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Most Cited Paper 2012: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Ellis, Geraint (Recipient), 30 Jun 2012
Prize: Other distinction
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QUB Teaching Award 2003
Ellis, Geraint (Recipient), 30 Jun 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Presentation of evidence to NI Advisory Panel on Infrastructure
Geraint Ellis (Advisor)
03 Sep 2020Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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PhD External Examiner - University College Cork
Geraint Ellis (Examiner)
06 Nov 2020Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Online Symposium: Social acceptance and the energy transition
Geraint Ellis (Participant)
13 May 2020 → 14 May 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Invited Panelist: Public Support for Renewables: Do's and Don'ts
Geraint Ellis (Advisor)
02 Sep 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Stakeholder Evaluation of Planning in Northern Ireland: Preliminary findings
Linda Fox-Rogers (Speaker), Jenny Crawford (Organiser), Geraint Ellis (Organiser), Selyf Morgan (Contributor), Francesca Sartorio (Contributor) & Amanda Scarfi (Contributor)
25 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
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NI planning system has low levels of public trust, research finds
Linda Fox-Rogers, Jenny Crawford, Geraint Ellis, Selyf Morgan, Francesca Sartorio & Amanda Scarfi
26/06/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Article on 'Engaging Communities in Renewable Energy' based Geraint Ellis' contribution to the Energy Ireland 2017 conference
30/08/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Engaging communities in renewable energy projects
01/08/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Article on BBC Brazil on HULAP study: 'Study aims to identify the main problems that elderly people face in Brazilian cities'
Geraint Ellis & Rodrigo Reis
07/10/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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