Rachel Lauwerijssen

(He/His)

My academic background stems from environmental sciences and ecology to social research to planning and environmental management with a taste of environmental psychology. My interdisciplinary research experiences helps me to understand environmental perceptions of people to improve their quality of life.

Experience

  • –present
    Researcher in Green Infrastructure, University of Salford

Education

  • 2021 
    The University of Manchester, PhD Planning and Environmental Management
  • 2017 
    University of Liverpool, MRes Social Research
  • 2015 
    Utrecht University, MSc Environmental Biology

Publications

  • 2025
    Understanding greenspace attachment across the life-course: the role of personal history in establishing spatial meaning amongst older people in the Netherlands, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
  • 2024
    Exploring domestic garden identities: personal histories from older people in the Netherlands, Landscape Research

Contact Rachel for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision