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Personal information Surname(s) / First name(s) Wascher, Dirk Address(es) Telephone(s) Fax(es) E-mail(s) Nationality(-ies) Date of birth Gender Work experience Dates 2001 - current Occupation or position held Senior-researcher and Lecturer Food Planning, Sustainable Development & Land Use Main activities and responsibilities Lecturing university classes (2010) . Climate Change impact on land use and Sustainable Design Solutions at University of Michigan . Graduate class in Landscape Architecture and Planning at Wageningen University . Design Studio on metropolitan landscape planning (agricultural landscapes of Almere- East) . Lectures on international aspects of landscape architecture Project coordination, e.g.: . Metropolitan Solutions: Development Index sustainable regional food provision (2015- 2016) . Food Planning and Innovation for Sustainable Metropolitan Regions FOODMETRES (http://www.foodmetres.eu/) , FP7 KBBE Food Collaborative Proejct (2012-2015) . Biomass for Climate - A Biomass Infrastructure and Innovation Strategy for a Climate- Smart Agro-Food Sector(B4C) KIC project (2013 – 2015) . Rotterdam Food Cluster – developing a future perspective for the Rotterdam Agro-Food Sector (2013 – 2015) . Transforum project ‘Vision, Assessment and Design for Sustainable Metropolitan Agriculture’ SUSMETRO (2008-2010) . EU 7th Framework Programme Project Geoland2 – Landscape Indicators based on EO- Data (2008-2012). Biodiversity values of landscape types – Farmland Birds, LUCAS and LANDMAP2 assessment for WOT (2009) Recent projects: . Development of a Leisurescape Map of Europe depicting recreational landscapes in the context of land use change scenarios (input ot Triënnale van Apeldoorn) . EU Integrated Project Sustainability Impact Assessment: Tools for Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in European Regions (SENSOR), Leader of Module 3 on Regional Sustainability Problems, Risks and Thresholds (2004 – 2009) . EU Project European Landscape Character Assessment Initiative, ELCAI (2002-2005); . Benchmark Studies on landscape planning mechanisms between Germany, England and The Netherlands (2009) Name and address of employer Alterra Green World Research, Landscape Centre, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Page 1 - Curriculum vitae of For more information go to http://europass.cedefop.eu.int Wascher, Dirk Michael © European Communities, 2003 The Netherlands Type of business or sector Research Dates June 2010 – June 2014 Occupation or position held Policy Research Fellow on Sustainability Impact Analysis Main activities and responsibilities Applications of tools for Sustainability Impact Assessments in particular for the spatial modelling of the impacts of planned policies. The studies are undertaken within the Network of Excellence (NoE) LIAISE in which both Alterra as well as Freie Universität Berlin play a coordinating role. Activities include: . Analysis of the Policy-Science Interface at the level of the European Commission with regard to the use and development of Sustainability Impact Assessment tools for the preparation and design of policies. Development of a user-friendly Toolbox to facilitate impact assessment for researchers as well as policy makers at the European and national level, . Implementation of case studies in the field of resource efficiency at both the European and national level. Name and address of employer Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) at the Freie Universität Berlin Type of business or sector Research and Policy Support Type of business or sector Teaching Dates 2006 (Sept. – Dec.) Occupation or position held Guest Professor for Sustainable Design Main activities and responsibilities Lecturer for MLA Course on “Landscape Analysis and Planning”, including Studio Lab on GIS Applications (4 credits) Lecturer of Seminar “Landscapes in Transition: International Perspectives for Policy, Research and Planning (2 credits) Name and address of employer School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Type of business or sector Teaching Dates 1994-2001 Occupation or position held Senior Programme Coordinator Biodiversity and Landscapes Main activities and responsibilities coordination of projects in the framework of the European Environment Agency, Council of Europe and European Commission in the field of biodiversity, landscapes and agri-environment; Name and address of employer European Centre for Nature Conservation, Reitseplein 3; 5037 AA Tilburg, The Netherlands Type of business or sector Consultancy, Policy Support and Research Project Coordination Dates 1991-1994 Occupation or position held Research Consultant Main activities and responsibilities . conceptual approach, coordination, and editing of the chapters "Landscapes", "Nature and Wildlife" and "Loss of Biodiversity" for the pan-European State of the Environment Report "The Dobris Assessment" in cooperation with the Council of Europe and the IUCN. completion of the CORINE Biotope Programme, for extending the programme to the Central- and East European countries; . preparatory work for the establishment of an European Topic Center for "Nature Conservation"; Name and address of employer European Commission, DG Environment – Task Force for the EEA Type of business or sector Environmental Reporting, Data Management and Institution/Capacity Building Page 2 - Curriculum vitae of For more information go to http://europass.cedefop.eu.int Wascher, Dirk Michael © European Communities, 2003 Dates 1985-87 & 1889-91 Occupation or position held Technical Officer Nature Conservation Main activities and responsibilities . preparatory planning for the designation of the National Park "Waddensea", integration of ecological criteria for the coastal projects at "Leybucht" and the (former) Dollart harbor project; . assessment and designation of nature preservation areas according to the legal principles and laws of Germany and Lower Saxony; . expert evaluation of specific plans of other administrative departments, use and implementation of the "impact principle" according to nature conservation legislation. Name and address of employer District Authority (Bezirksregierung) Weser-Ems, Dept. of Nature Preservation, Oldenburg, Germany Type of business or sector Legal-technical impact assessment and site designation Education and training Dates 1987-89 Principal subjects/Occupational skills Master's of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA., USA covered Areas of specialization: environmental planning, wildlife biology, ecosystems, wetland sciences, botany, geographic information systems, Thesis Title: The Role and Function of the Geographic Information System for the Management of Natural Resources in the National Park Service Name and type of organisation University of Washington, Seattle, WA., USA providing education and training Dates 1994 Principal subjects/Occupational skills Engineering Diploma in Landscape and Nature Conservation covered Thesis Title: Analysis and Management of a Watershed Area Name and type of organisation Technical Collage, Department of Landscape Planning and Design, Osnabrück, Germany providing education and training Dates 1968 -1976 Principal subjects/Occupational skills English, Spanish, History, Biology, Geography covered Name and type of organisation Gutenberg Gymnasium Mainz, Germany providing education and training Gymnasium Barmbek-Uhlenhorst, Hamburg, Germany (Abitur) Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) German Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent German Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Dutch Good Good Good Good Good French Basic Basic Good Basic Basic Spanish Basic Basic Basic Basic Basic (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Social skills and competences networking, contacting, representation, presentations, Page 3 - Curriculum vitae of For more information go to http://europass.cedefop.eu.int Wascher, Dirk Michael © European Communities, 2003 Organisational skills Communication, organisation of events and programmes, design skills Technical skills and competences Office software: MS word, Excell, Access, GIS Software: Basic ArcGIS, Arcview Other skills and competences Editor of the ‘Journal for Nature Conservation’ (Elsevier) Page 4 - Curriculum vitae of For more information go to http://europass.cedefop.eu.int Wascher, Dirk Michael © European Communities, 2003 Publications Wascher, D., Jeurissen, L., Jansma, J.-E. and van Eupen, M. 2015. An Ecological Footprint-based Spatial Zoning Approach for Sustainable Metropolitan Agro-Food Systems. In: Springer Book Series – Urban Agriculture: Toward sustainable agricultural-urban relations: innovation, integration, governance. Chapter 4. (in press) Wascher, D., van Eupen, M., Corsi, S., Sali, G. and Zasada, I. 2015. Metropolitan Foodsheds as Spatial References for a Landscape-Based Assessment of Regional Food Supply. In: Cambridge Scholars Publication (in press) Bournaris, T., Moulogianni, C., Arampatzis, S., Kiomourtzi, F., Wascher, D.M. and Manos, B. 2016. A knowledge brokerage approach for assessing the impacts of the setting up young farmers policy measure in Greece. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 57 (2016) 159–166 Wascher, D.M., van Asselt, E.D., Fels-Klerx, H. J. van der, Jeurissen, L. 2015. Food Safety Strategies for Metropolitan Regions. In: Adjacent Government