Dr Matt Kirby
@drmattkirby.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary Environmental Researcher - University of Dundee 🎓 | Multifunctionality, Planning, Ecosystem Services, Green Infrastructure and Peri-Urban Landscapes 🌲🏘️ Science🔄Policy
Calderdale, UK & Copenhagen, DK
Calderdale, UK & Copenhagen, DK
Pinned
Excited to be starting the new year in a #NewJob working on #UrbaReLeaf based at @dundeeuni.bsky.social and across Europe to provide innovative and participatory approaches to create liveable, and resilient cities through urban greening which empower citizens
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Please to be hosting a World Café session at ESP Europe 2026 on advancing citizen participation in social-ecological scenario planning 🫂🏞️
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Please to be hosting a World Café session at ESP Europe 2026 on advancing citizen participation in social-ecological scenario planning 🫂🏞️
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
Please to be hosting a World Café session at ESP Europe 2026 on advancing citizen participation in social-ecological scenario planning 🫂🏞️
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Please to be hosting a World Café session at ESP Europe 2026 on advancing citizen participation in social-ecological scenario planning 🫂🏞️
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
👉Session overview: cdn.aanmelderusercontent.nl/i/doc/88995799…
📭Accepting abstracts to contribute to part 1: scene setting
Blackheath and Greenwich looking more like a Savanna than a Common and Park on this hot London day! But #GreenInfrastructure providing "more than human" urban cooling benefits and interesting to see drought resistance of non-cut vs cut!
July 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Blackheath and Greenwich looking more like a Savanna than a Common and Park on this hot London day! But #GreenInfrastructure providing "more than human" urban cooling benefits and interesting to see drought resistance of non-cut vs cut!
A dark day indeed... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Dark day for parks’: Plans to build Spurs academy on London green space approved
Residents had unsuccessfully challenged Enfield council in court over club’s plan to build pitches on rewilded area rich in bats and newts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A dark day indeed... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Excited to be starting the new year in a #NewJob working on #UrbaReLeaf based at @dundeeuni.bsky.social and across Europe to provide innovative and participatory approaches to create liveable, and resilient cities through urban greening which empower citizens
January 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Excited to be starting the new year in a #NewJob working on #UrbaReLeaf based at @dundeeuni.bsky.social and across Europe to provide innovative and participatory approaches to create liveable, and resilient cities through urban greening which empower citizens
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"Other countries should take note that it is possible to put a price on agriculture’s climate impact without widespread uproar" - really important blog from the Danish Society for Nature Conservation on Denmark's tripartite (govt, ag & NGOs) agreement on climate & farming.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
"Other countries should take note that it is possible to put a price on agriculture’s climate impact without widespread uproar" - really important blog from the Danish Society for Nature Conservation on Denmark's tripartite (govt, ag & NGOs) agreement on climate & farming.
shorturl.at/OtxbN 1/
shorturl.at/OtxbN 1/
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#TNOCEssay: Re-envisioning the Green Belt for Biodiversity, Recreational Access, and Climate Resilience
By Lincoln Garland, Bath
Read more and Join the conversation 👉 www.thenatureofcities.com/2024/12/09/r...
#UrbanResilience #Biodiversity #GreenBelt
By Lincoln Garland, Bath
Read more and Join the conversation 👉 www.thenatureofcities.com/2024/12/09/r...
#UrbanResilience #Biodiversity #GreenBelt
December 11, 2024 at 8:36 AM
#TNOCEssay: Re-envisioning the Green Belt for Biodiversity, Recreational Access, and Climate Resilience
By Lincoln Garland, Bath
Read more and Join the conversation 👉 www.thenatureofcities.com/2024/12/09/r...
#UrbanResilience #Biodiversity #GreenBelt
By Lincoln Garland, Bath
Read more and Join the conversation 👉 www.thenatureofcities.com/2024/12/09/r...
#UrbanResilience #Biodiversity #GreenBelt
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New blog : changing the #nature of Government rhetoric and policy about nature. mainstreaminggreeninfrastructure.com/blog/posts.p...
Changing the nature of rhetoric and policy about nature
Changing the nature of government rhetoric and policy about nature
mainstreaminggreeninfrastructure.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM
New blog : changing the #nature of Government rhetoric and policy about nature. mainstreaminggreeninfrastructure.com/blog/posts.p...
A fantastic day yesterday at my PhD graduation and a fitting end to my time at @northumbriauni.bsky.social as part of the ONE Planet DTP
I feel increasingly lucky to have had @profajscott.bsky.social by my side as a truly superb supervisor and mentor
I feel increasingly lucky to have had @profajscott.bsky.social by my side as a truly superb supervisor and mentor
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 PM
A fantastic day yesterday at my PhD graduation and a fitting end to my time at @northumbriauni.bsky.social as part of the ONE Planet DTP
I feel increasingly lucky to have had @profajscott.bsky.social by my side as a truly superb supervisor and mentor
I feel increasingly lucky to have had @profajscott.bsky.social by my side as a truly superb supervisor and mentor
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📢📜 My 5th PhD paper has been published in #LandscapeandUrbanPlanning w/ @profajscott.bsky.social Claire Walsh
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
November 29, 2024 at 1:28 PM
📢📜 My 5th PhD paper has been published in #LandscapeandUrbanPlanning w/ @profajscott.bsky.social Claire Walsh
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
📢📜 My 5th PhD paper has been published in #LandscapeandUrbanPlanning w/ @profajscott.bsky.social Claire Walsh
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
November 29, 2024 at 1:28 PM
📢📜 My 5th PhD paper has been published in #LandscapeandUrbanPlanning w/ @profajscott.bsky.social Claire Walsh
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
Drawing on stakeholder co-developed exploratory scenarios our timely research asks what English #GreenBelt landscapes might look like in the future?
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
...🧵(1/10)
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Delighted 4 @drmattkirby.bsky.social that his 5th peer review paper on codeveloping exploratory scenarios 4 #greenbelt futures is now on line (open access). Pleased to have supported this paper both in leading one of the workshops and its subsequent write up. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A greener Green Belt? Co-developing exploratory scenarios for contentious peri-urban landscapes
Peri-urban landscapes experience conflicting land-use demands from co-occurring urban–rural drivers. In England, Green Belts are urban containment pol…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Delighted 4 @drmattkirby.bsky.social that his 5th peer review paper on codeveloping exploratory scenarios 4 #greenbelt futures is now on line (open access). Pleased to have supported this paper both in leading one of the workshops and its subsequent write up. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Advertising a fully-funded PHD at Northumbria University looking at how Urban Social Infrastructures (USIs) can be better-provided in UK cities to improve (holistic) Gen-Z Mens' Health and Wellbeing. Get in touch if interested, deadline January. Details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Critically Understanding the Urban Social Infrastructures (USI) Needed for Young Mens’ Health and Wellbeing in UK Cities (IDRT25/EE/UF/LUGER) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Critically Understanding the Urban Social Infrastructures (USI) Needed for Young Mens’ Health and Wellbeing in UK Cities (IDRT25/EE/UF/LUGER) at Northumbria University, listed on F...
www.findaphd.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Advertising a fully-funded PHD at Northumbria University looking at how Urban Social Infrastructures (USIs) can be better-provided in UK cities to improve (holistic) Gen-Z Mens' Health and Wellbeing. Get in touch if interested, deadline January. Details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Popping this 2016 vintage to celebrate my final (probably...) PhD paper being accepted in Landscape and Urban Planning
November 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Popping this 2016 vintage to celebrate my final (probably...) PhD paper being accepted in Landscape and Urban Planning
Great to see @profajscott.bsky.social giving evidence at the Environmental Audit Committee inquiryon Environmental sustainability and housing growth.
Making the case for breaking down silos, strategic planning and championing nature in planning, including Green Belts benefits. Thanks for the plug!
Making the case for breaking down silos, strategic planning and championing nature in planning, including Green Belts benefits. Thanks for the plug!
November 20, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Great to see @profajscott.bsky.social giving evidence at the Environmental Audit Committee inquiryon Environmental sustainability and housing growth.
Making the case for breaking down silos, strategic planning and championing nature in planning, including Green Belts benefits. Thanks for the plug!
Making the case for breaking down silos, strategic planning and championing nature in planning, including Green Belts benefits. Thanks for the plug!
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Denmark's "green tripartite agreement" is a world first to introduce a climate tax on livestock emissions alongside N reduction. In one of Europe's most nature depleted countries the impetus will now be a conversion of agriculture to nature - supported cross-sector
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
Landbrug & Fødevarer: Trepart er 'en sejr for både det gode landmandskab, klima, natur og miljø'
Aftalen om grøn trepart vil 'ændre stregerne på Danmarkskortet', lyder det fra Dansk Industri.
www.dr.dk
November 19, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Denmark's "green tripartite agreement" is a world first to introduce a climate tax on livestock emissions alongside N reduction. In one of Europe's most nature depleted countries the impetus will now be a conversion of agriculture to nature - supported cross-sector
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
Denmark's "green tripartite agreement" is a world first to introduce a climate tax on livestock emissions alongside N reduction. In one of Europe's most nature depleted countries the impetus will now be a conversion of agriculture to nature - supported cross-sector
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
Landbrug & Fødevarer: Trepart er 'en sejr for både det gode landmandskab, klima, natur og miljø'
Aftalen om grøn trepart vil 'ændre stregerne på Danmarkskortet', lyder det fra Dansk Industri.
www.dr.dk
November 19, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Denmark's "green tripartite agreement" is a world first to introduce a climate tax on livestock emissions alongside N reduction. In one of Europe's most nature depleted countries the impetus will now be a conversion of agriculture to nature - supported cross-sector
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
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Env audit select committee have published details of their first inquiry under new government on how housing, nature and climate challenges can be tackled collectively.
Delighted to give evidence at the first oral hearing this Wednesday committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
Delighted to give evidence at the first oral hearing this Wednesday committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
Can building 1.5 million homes support UK nature and climate goals? EAC’s launches inquiry as it holds first evidence session of the new Parliament - Committees - UK Parliament
The environmental impact of planning reforms needed to meet the Government’s housebuilding targets will be examined by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) as it launches its first inquiry of...
committees.parliament.uk
November 18, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Env audit select committee have published details of their first inquiry under new government on how housing, nature and climate challenges can be tackled collectively.
Delighted to give evidence at the first oral hearing this Wednesday committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
Delighted to give evidence at the first oral hearing this Wednesday committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
My publications on #EcosystemServices #Planning #Multifunctionality #PeriUrbanLandscapes #GreenBelts #MainstreamingNature can be found here:
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Always interested in collaborations and research opportunities
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Always interested in collaborations and research opportunities
Matthew Kirby
PhD Researcher, Northumbria University - Cited by 40 - Environmental Planning - Ecosystem Services - Landscape Planning - Multifunctionality - Peri-Urban
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November 18, 2024 at 10:38 AM
My publications on #EcosystemServices #Planning #Multifunctionality #PeriUrbanLandscapes #GreenBelts #MainstreamingNature can be found here:
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Always interested in collaborations and research opportunities
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Always interested in collaborations and research opportunities
Moving over to @bsky.app what better first tweet than to share my #PhD thesis on #Multifunctional #GreenBelts is now online: researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk/en/studentTh...
At a time when England's Green Belt Policy is being reshaped, my thesis explores their wider potential for people & nature
At a time when England's Green Belt Policy is being reshaped, my thesis explores their wider potential for people & nature
Multifunctional Green Belts: Mainstreaming Nature in a Contentious Policy Space
researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk
November 18, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Moving over to @bsky.app what better first tweet than to share my #PhD thesis on #Multifunctional #GreenBelts is now online: researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk/en/studentTh...
At a time when England's Green Belt Policy is being reshaped, my thesis explores their wider potential for people & nature
At a time when England's Green Belt Policy is being reshaped, my thesis explores their wider potential for people & nature