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Curriculum Vitae Prof. D.Sc. (Agr. & For.) ir. Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch Personal information Gender: Male Born: 4 October 1970 in Maurik, the Netherlands. Nationality: Dutch Current residency: Lund, Sweden (since November 2011) Marital status: Married (to Matilda van den Bosch) Previous countries of residence: Netherlands (1970-1998), Finland (1998-1999), Denmark (1999-2011) Primary work address: Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp E-mail: [email protected] Secondary work place: Institute of Geography and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen Rolighedsvej 23, DK-1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark Tel: +45-3533 1508 E-mail: [email protected] Hobbies: Reading, writing, travelling, swimming, enjoying nature, hiking, arts, following current affairs and professional sports Language skills Dutch (native language). English (fluent in reading & understanding, writing and speaking). Danish (fluent in reading and understanding, good in speaking and writing). Swedish (excellent in reading and understanding, good in speaking, fair in writing). French (good in reading and understanding, fair in speaking and writing). German (good in reading and understanding, fair in speaking and writing). Norwegian (good in reading and understanding). Spanish (basic reading, fair understanding). 1 Education 1999: D.Sc. (Agr. & For.) (magna cum laude approbatur), Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu. 1995: Ingenieur (ir.) in Forestry (cum laude), Wageningen (Agricultural) University. 1993: B.Sc. certificate, Wageningen (Agricultural) University. 1989: Examination at Ring van Putten Highschool, Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Graduate subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, French, English, Dutch and Geography. Main fields of expertise and skills Urban forestry (governance, policy-making, management, social and cultural aspects, public involvement) Urban greening (international aid and cooperation projects, capacity building) Green space and city branding Planning and management of urban and peri-urban landscapes Green space and landscape governance and policy (local, national, international) Sustainable forest management; forest and greenspace goods and services Science communication, writing and editing Academic leadership Project and research management Meeting/conference facilitation and moderation Positions of management, leadership and trust Current 2013-2016: Head of Department (‘prefekt’), Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp. 2013-: Member of the Leadership Board, Faculty of Landscape architecture, Horticultural and Vegetation Science, SLU. 2013-: Member of the Board of Advisors, Institute of Arboricultural Studies Hong Kong. 2013: Member of reference group on Social values of forests for Skogsstyrelsen (Swedish National Forestry Board). 2012-2013: Chair of the evaluation committee, professorship in Landscape Architecture and Health Design, Institute of Geography and Nature Management, University of Copenhagen. 2012-: Member of drafting and scouting committee, professorship in Landscape Architecture and Health Design, Institute of Geography and Nature Management, University of Copenhagen. 2012-: Vice President of the Arboricultural Research and Educational Academy (AREA, http://area.isa- arbor.com/). 2011- : Member of the Science and Research Committee, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) 2011-: Deputy coordinator, International Union of Forest Research Organizations’ (IUFRO) Working Party 6.07.00 ‘Urban Forestry’ (http://iufro.boku.ac.at). 2011-: Deputy coordinator, International Union of Forest Research Organizations’ (IUFRO) Division 6, Social Aspects of Forests and Forestry. 2010- : Sagkundig medlem (Expert member), Natur- og Miljøklagenænet (Danish Appeal Body for Nature and Environment). Competence area: green infrastructure and governance, green urban environment. 2010-: Chair of the IFPRA Scientific Task Force. 2010-2014: Replacement for Danish member of IUFRO’s International Council 1999-: Coordinator and co-organiser of the annual IUFRO European Forum on Urban Forestry (held in Aarhus, Denmark; Budapest, Hungary; Durham, UK; Trondheim, Norway; Arnhem, Netherlands; Stockholm, Sweden; Celje, Slovenia; Vallombrosa, Italy; Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 2 Hämeenlinna, Finland; Arnhem, Netherlands; Tulln, Austria; Glasgow, UK; Leipzig, Germany; Milan, Italy). Past: 2010-2013: Vice President (Science), International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration (IFPRA) – and member of the Ifpra Executive in this capacity. 2013: Leader of the research group ‘Socio-environmental studies’ (about 25 senior and junior staff), Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 2013: Leader of the theme group ‘Landscape Management and Governance’ (8 senior and junior staff), Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural sciences, Alnarp. 2013: Member of the Research Board, Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 2009-2013: Leader of the research group ‘Parks, People and Policies’ (about 15 senior and junior staff), Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 2011-2012: Chair of the evaluation committee, professorship in Landscape Architecture and Plant Technology, Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 2011: Evaluator for two full professorships (University of Berkeley and Rutgers University, USA) and one associate professorship (University of Florida) 2011: Member of drafting and scouting committee, professorship in Landscape Architecture and Plant Technology, Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen. 2010-2012: Interim Head of Department at Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, University of Copenhagen (effective approx. two weeks per year). 2009-2010: Member of the scientific committee, international conference ‘Managing the Urban Rural Interface’, Copenhagen, 19-22 October 2010. 2009-2010: Member of the scientific committee, international conference ‘Urban forestry in challenging environments’, Beijing, 29 August-1 September 2010. 2004-2013: Coordinator of CARe-FOR-US (http://www.nordicforestresearch.org/care-for-us2/), the Nordic and Baltic Centre of Advanced Research on Forestry Serving Urbanised Societies (phase 1 and 2), funded by the Nordic Forest Research Co-operation Committee. (Not coordinating these during 2004-2007.) 2008-2009: Member of EFI Board Task Force on external evaluation of the organisation 2007-2009: Member of the Management Group of the Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform (www.forestplatform.org). 2007-2008: Member of the Programme Committee, Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, 19-21 May 2008. 2004-2008: Member of the Board, European Forest Institute (www.efi.int ). Vice Chairman from 2005. Work has included leading role in development of a new institutional Vision and Strategy. 2004-2011: Owner and Director, woodSCAPE Consult. 2001-2010: Coordinator, International Union of Forest Research Organizations’ (IUFRO) Working Party 6.14.00 ‘Urban Forestry’ (http://iufro.boku.ac.at). 2004: Coordinator of cross-sectional group on urban forestry, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning. 2001-2004: Coordinator, EUFORIC, the European Urban Forestry Research and Information Centre, a Regional Project Centre of the European Forest Institute. 2001-2004: International coordinator, Department of Parks and Landscapes, Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute. 2002-2004: Interim Head of Department (Park and Landscape) at Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute (effective approx. two weeks per year). 1999-2002: Coordinator, COST-Action E12 ‘Urban Forests and Trees’. 2002: Main organiser of IUFRO Regional Conference and EFI Annual Conference, “Forestry serving urbanised societies”, Copenhagen, Denmark (250 participants). 3 2000-2002: Co-ordinator and co-organiser of COST E12 Urban Forests and Trees seminars in Dublin, Ireland; Florence, Italy; Reykjavik, Iceland; Thessaloniki, Greece; Bruges, Belgium. 1997-2002: Dutch member, Management Committee of COST-Action E12 ‘Urban Forests and Trees’. 2001: Organiser of conference “The changing role of forestry in Europe: between urbanisation and rural development”, Wageningen, Netherlands (150 participants). 1995-1996: Coordinator of video editing reporters, Sunday night Foreign Football broadcast, Dutch National Television 1994-1998: Member, Directive Board of the Cereales (scientific) Publishing Society. 1993-1995: President, International Forestry Students Association (IFSA, www.ifsa.net). 1991-1995: Co-organiser and workshop leader at International Forestry Students’ Symposia in the Netherlands, Italy, Malaysia, Switzerland, Finland. 1992-1995: Student member, Department of Forestry (WAU) Education Commission, Wageningen, Netherlands 1992-1994: Student member, Board of the Department of Forestry, WAU, Wageningen, Netherlands Research and development experience and activities Ongoing: 2013-2017: Project Coordinator, EU FP7 project GREEN SURGE (Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy) 2013-2016: Head of Department (‘prefekt’), Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp. 2013-: