Scott Davidson

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Dr Scott Davidson

Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

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The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Scott's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 06: SDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationGoal 11: SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGoal 13: SDG 13 - Climate ActionGoal 14: SDG 14 - Life Below WaterGoal 15: SDG 15 - Life on LandGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Scott

Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience, University of Plymouth, UK

Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada

Supervised Research Degrees

Lead Supervisor (Director of Studies):

Emma Duley (PhD student) 2023 - 2027 The Wetter the Better? Understanding wet woodland carbon dynamics in the Anthropocene (ARIES DTP)

Co-Supervisor:

Georgie Freer-Carmichael (PhD student) 2023 - 2027 Assessment of the co-benefits of Natural Flood Management interventions (Lead supervisor: Dr Paul Lunt)

Izadora Kervin (PhD student) 2023 -2029 (PT) Developing capacity in ex situ conservation for threatened bryophytes (Lead supervisor: Dr Jennifer Rowntree)

Natasha Underwood (PhD student) 2021 -2024 Project: Wetland restoration on the Somerset Levels (Lead supervisor: Dr Paul Lunt)

Megan Schmidt (MRes student) 2019 – 2021 Project: Greenhouse gas exchange on restored peatland seismic lines (Lead supervisor: Dr Maria Strack)

Teaching

My teaching interests fall broadly within Environmental Science and Ecology. Specifically,

  • Ecosystem vulnerability, resilience and management
  • Climate Change
  • Biogeosciences
  • Science Communication

I am the Stage 1 Lead for the ENVS/ENVM programmes

I currently teach on the following modules:

Environmental Science/Management and Sustainability

ENVS1009 Sustainability Science (module lead)

ENVS1003 The Biosphere (module lead)

ENVS/ENVM2002 Environmental Expedition and Environmental Management and Sustainability in Practice

ENVS2004 Environmental Issues and Communication

ENVS3016 Climate Change Action

Earth Science

GEOL1007 Sustainable Geosciences

Geography

GGP3212 Contemporary Arctic and Alpine Challenges

GGX1206 Sustainable Futures

MSc programmes

GEES506 Climate Change: Science and Policy

Contact Scott

Room A501 Portland Square, Drakes Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 584585