Carys Jones

BSc(Hons) (Aberystwyth), MSc (Manchester), PhD (Manchester)

I gained a BSc (Honours) in Microbiology from University College of Wales, Aberystwyth and then a Masters in Pollution and Environmental Control in Biological Sciences at University of Manchester, followed by a PhD on upland land use and its affect on water quality in the catchment of Stocks Reservoir in the Forest of Bowland.

In 1988, I joined the EIA Centre and was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Centre and also for several projects. I have been involved in various research projects including European projects such as the five year review of implementation of the EIA Directive (85/337/EEC), a European Community-wide EIA training programme, and archaeology and EIA in North West Europe, as well as UK-based work involving monitoring environmental assessment and planning, the effect of EIA on planning decisions, the role of monitoring and post-auditing in EIA, scoping practice in England, and practice in EIA for offshore oil and gas developments.

Current responsibilities:

Programme Director MSc EIA & Management

Current Research

• EIA and the oil and gas sector
• The role of bias in EIA

Supervision

I have supervised 12 PhD students and recent topics include:

• Petroleum Development and Biodiversity Conservation in Protected Areas
• Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal in Scotland and England
• Management of Electronic Waste in the IT/ITES Service Sector in India
• Managing domestic gardens collectively to promote urban biodiversity
• Integration and implementation of mitigation banking within EIA
• EIA and the transition to sustainable behaviour
• Framework for Understanding and Analysing the Benefits of Multifunctional Urban Green Spaces

I am interested in supervising further research related to both EIA and SEA and biodiversity related themes and welcome informal approaches to discuss potential topics.