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Executive Committee & Advisory Board

Executive Committee and Advisory Board 2025-2029

The SURE General Assembly elected a new SURE Executive Committee on 17th of July 2025 during the 4th SURE World Congress in Istanbul, Türkiye. The SURE Executive Committee has appointed the new Advisory Board for the election period 2025 – 2029. We welcome for the next four years:


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jürgen Breuste
Jürgen Breuste

President
University of Hildesheim, Institute for Geography, Hildesheim, Germany
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Martina Artmann

Secretary-General
Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science, Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Freising, Germany
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Cristian Ioja

Treasurer
University of Bucharest, Romania
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Henry Garay Sarasti

EcoNat, Colombia
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Junxiang Li

Shanghai Jiatong University, China
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Cigdem Coskun Hepcan

Department of Landscape Architecture, Ege University Izmir, Türkiye
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Meryem Hayir Kanat

Urban Geography and Social Science Education, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye

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Akbar Rahimi

University of Tabriz, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Science, Tabriz, Iran
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ADVISORY BOARD
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Ana Faggi

University of Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones, Científicas y Técnicas
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research: Ecological Indicators, Urban and Regional Ecology

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Andrzej Mizgajski

Calisia University, Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, Kalisz, Poland
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research: integrated geography and environmental management with emphasis on urban ecosystems

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Iwona Zwierzchowska

Adam Mickiewicz University, Department of Integrated Geography, Poznań, Poland
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research: Urban nature-based solutions, urban environmental managment, urban ecosystem services

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Mihai Razvan Nita

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Environment
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research: Nature-based solutions, Urban Green and Blue Infrastructures, Ecosystem Services Assessment, Urban and Territorial Planning

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Constantina Alina Hossu

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Environment
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research: Collaborative decision making, participatory planning,
environmental planning, sustainable development, environmental conflicts, ecosystem services, landscape ecology

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Charles Nilon

School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, USA
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research: Urban wildlife conservation, urban ecology, urban biodiversity, human dimensions of natural resources

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Muhammad Mushahid Anwar

University of Gujrat, Department of Geography, Pakistan
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research: urban ecology, geospatial planning, and participatory land use strategies

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Martin Sauerwein

University of Hildesheim, Institute of Geography, Germany
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research: soil geography and soil conservation, urban and landscape ecology, geoarchaeology and material balance modeling, education for sustainable development, Mediterranean Region, Central Germany

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Jing Gan

Tongji University, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Department of Urban Planning, Shanghai, China
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research: urban ecological planning theory and design, urban biodiversity and built environment

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Fei Xue

Beijing University of Technology, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Department of Urban and Rural Planning, Beijing, China
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research: urban ecological planning theory and design, urban ecological security and resilience, urban low carbon planning and design

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Yılmaz Arı

Bandirma Onyedi Eylül Üniversity, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Geography, Balikesir, Türkiye
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research: nature conservation, urban foraging, urban political ecology, management of edible plants in cities