DrCraig Bullock

Dr. Craig Bullock is a Research Fellow in the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy. Craig is currently coordinating the EU Horizon project WaterLANDS (waterlands.eu) which has 32 partners across the EU and which is examining the means by which we can upscale the restoration of wetlands to meet the targest of the new EU Nature Restoration Law. He has worked on various externally funded projects including the EU OPERAs project on operationalising ecosystem services, IRC and NPWS funded projects on national biodiversity expenditure and biodiversity financial needs assessment, EPA projects on plastic waste, health and the environment, freshwater ecosystem services, river barriers, strategic environmental assessment, communicating environmental risk (wastewater), environmental liability, climate adaptation and decision making, rural housing preferences, and peatland management. He has also worked on projects for NESC, Coford and the European Social Survey. Earlier research within UCD has examined quality of life and the environment in contemporary Ireland (EPA) and the benefits of urban green space (EU). In addition, Craig has worked on a variety of projects over the years in both consultancy and the private sector. Relevant projects are environmental and social impact assessment, marine litter, recreation planning, land cover mapping, ecosystem services in Ireland, impact of climate changes, urban design, forestry, and agri-environmental policy. He also spent a number of years working in the commodities market with regular travel to cocoa growing areas in Africa, the Americas and South-east Asia.