Professor Andrew Church
Director of Research & Development
College of Social Sciences
University of Brighton
Andrew undertakes research in the fields of geography and environmental planning with a focus on recreation and tourism as cultural ecosystem services. Andrew was a coordinating lead author on the Defra expert panel for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) with responsibility for the chapter on ‘Cultural Ecosystem Services’. He is currently a Coordinating Lead Author leading an international team for the chapter on trends and status in ecosystem services from the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Regional Assessment for Europe and Central Asia.