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Dr. Rupert Legg
Dr. Rupert Legg
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Schneiderberg 50
30167 Hannover
30167 Hannover
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Postdoctoral researchers
Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Postdoctoral researchers
Digital Landscape Ecology Group
Research Staff
Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Focus in research and teaching
- Interdisciplinary research in the areas of landscape ecology, health geography and environmental psychology
- Human-nature interactions in the context of global-environmental change, such as climate change and urbanisation
- Quantitative and qualitative methods to assess the relationship between urban landscapes and the health and well-being of city residents
- Environmental justice in the context of the Anthropocene
- Environmental regulation and its relationship to global environmental change and the health and well-being of humans
Curriculum vitae
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Professional background
- Since 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology, Leibniz University Hannover
- 2023: Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Innovative Solutions for Well-being and Health (INSIGHT), University of Technology Sydney
- 2018 – 2023: PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Education
- 2023: PhD in Sustainable Futures at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Thesis entitled “A geography of the disruptive effects of contaminated sites on residents’ mental health: The regulation of PFAS sites”
- 2017: BSc (Honours I) at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney. Thesis entitled “Is green good? Environmental politics and green gentrification at Barangaroo”
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Memberships
- Associate Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
- Member, Institute of Australian Geographers
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Awards and Prizes
- Green Talents Award for High Potentials in Sustainable Development (2022)
