Chris Ling is program head for the BA or BSc in Environmental Practice. He currently teaches sustainability sciences in the Master of Science or Arts in Environment and Management. Ling has also taught research methods, sustainable development, land use and environmental planning.
He supervises thesis, dissertation and major project students in all Environment and Sustainability graduate programs and the Doctorate in Social Sciences program. His main areas of research are sustainable community development, quality of life and vitality, and urban, post-industrial and multi-functional landscapes, with a current focus on urban greenspaces, biodiversity and climate change.
Experience
Ling started his career as an Environmental Consultant at WS Atkins. Following his Masters, he worked as a research assistant in the Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology at the University of Manchester. His work focused on projects related to post-industrial landscapes in partnership with Groundwork UK.Ling came to Royal Roads in 2006 as a post-doctoral scholar involved in projects examining sustainable infrastructure, social agency and sustainable community development. He became a core faculty member in 2010.
Education
2005
PhD in Planning and Landscape
University of Manchester
1999
Master of Science in Pollution and Environmental Control
University of Manchester
1995
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
University of Southampton
