Jess Davies, University of Lancaster

I am an engineer and environmental scientist interested in the role of land and soils in creating sustainable food, climate and water futures. I work across a wide range of settings: from forests and peatlands, arable lands and grazed grasslands, to urban landscapes, and employ a wide range of methods in my work: from quantitiative process-based modelling and geospatial analysis to qualitative expert elicitation and citizens juries. As an engineer, I am focused on solutions, and in my role as Director of the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation I help bring together people across disciplines and sectors to work on solutions that benefit ecosystems, communities and economies. I also bring together academics and practitioners across sectors in my role as Principal Investigator for the QUENCH network, that aims to further our understanding of the links between the quality of the urben environment, and nature-connectedness and health and help manage these spaces for ecosystem and human health benefits.