His background
Ecosystem service mapping and valuation, environmental remote sensing, environmental education and engagment
Key facts
- Prefer to be called by the first name
- Really good at procrastinating
- Cats over dogs (but dogs are fine too)
- The complete list about me: bit.ly/aboutKien
Summary of his thesis
This project takes an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate the quality and quantity of resources used in urban food gardens (UFGs) – food, water, and soil – and their effects on society and the environment, particularly in light of climate change and environmental pollution. While the experiments and data collection are primarily conducted in France and Vietnam, we collaborate with colleagues from other countries to develop an assessment framework for UFGs that can be implemented in different cities. The results of our study are expected to draw attention from citizens and lawmakers to UFGs, the benefits they provide beyond food – such as physical and mental health enhancements – and how they should be responsibly managed in an era of heightened uncertainty and risks.
What’s next?
“If at first you don’t succeed, have some cake”
By Charlie Mackesy in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse