AERU

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH UNIT

 

Dr. Andy Green BSc MSc PhD
Senior research fellow

Email: a.green@herts.ac.uk
Tel.: +44 (0)1707 284588

Andy joined AERU as a Research Fellow in March 2000, and has since worked on a wide range of projects spanning environmental pollution and its mitigation, managing environments for ecological recovery, the international delivery of pesticide properties data (PPDB), a disaggregating analysis of the government's economic indicators of agricultural sustainability, and broader sustainability issues.

His main areas of interest include:

  • Sustainable resource use in a changing world.
  • Management for ecological recovery.
  • Environmental best practice for rural businesses.
  • Sustainable mitigation of environmental pollution.

Qualifications

  • BSc in Geography from Leeds University.
  • MSc in Environmental Water Management from Cranfield University.
  • PhD in Non-point Source Water Pollution from the University of Hertfordshire.

Previous employment

Having previously worked in the financial sector, Andy was employed at Cranfield University, on the prestigious EU funded MEDALUS (MEditerranean Desertification And Land USe) project; and worked collaboratively with the Environment Agency and Thames Water.

Selected projects

  • The Environmental Impact of Horticultural Practices in the EA's Southern Region
  • Defra Content Audit
  • Planning Your Entry Level Stewardship Application
  • Nutrient Budgeting in the Ythan NVZ

Recent publications

  • Lewis K. A., Tzilivakis J, Green, A., Warner, D.J. and Coles A.J. (2008) Farm Assurance Schemes – Can they improve farming standards? British Food Journal 110(11), 1088-1105.
  • Lewis, K., Green A. and Tzilivakis J. (2007). A Pesticide database holding fate and ecological values. Report DL24 of the FP6 EU-funded FOOTPRINT project, 28p.
  • Green, A., Winspear, R. and Lewis, K. (2007). Integrating Strategies for Wildlife Management into Agri-environment Payment Schemes: A Decision Support Approach. EFITA/WCCA Conference Glasgow, July 2007. [Abstract].
  • Lewis, K., Green, A. and Tzilivakis, J. (2007). Development of an improved pesticide properties database for risk assessment applications. EFITA/WCCA Conference Glasgow, July 2007. [Abstract].
  • Green, A., Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J. Dubus, I.G. and Coles, A. (2007). FOOTPRINT - Creating tools for Pesticide Risk Assessment and Management in Europe. Poster presented at Voluntary Initiative Meeting, SCI York.
  • Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J. and Green, A. (2004). Challenges and opportunities for land managers to achieve a more integrated approach to land and water management. BCPC Conference. Glasgow November 2004.
  • Lewis, K.A. and Green. A. (2004). Managing on-farm environmental impact using EMA. Proceedings of Crop Protection in Northern Britain. 24-25 February 2004, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK. Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Scotland, UK. [Abstract].
  • Green, A., Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J. and Warner, D.J. (2002). Indicators of agricultural sustainability - are they relevant to grassland management? Proceedings of the British Grassland Society Winter Conference - Profitable Grass and Forage: Meeting the needs of the farmer and sosciety. 27-28 November 2002, Stafford, UK. The British Grassland Society, Reading, UK. [Abstract].
  • Faulkner, H., Green, A., Pellaumail, K., and Weaver, T. (2001). Residents' perceptions of water quality improvements following remediation work in the Pymme's Brook catchment, north London, UK. Journal of Environmental Management 62, 239-254. [Abstract].
  • Faulkner, H., Edmonds-Brown, V., and Green, A. (2000) Problems of quality designation in diffusely polluted urban streams - the case of Pymme's Brook, North London. Environmental Pollution 109(1), 91-107. [Abstract].

Dr. Andy Green's extended publications list.

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