Prof. Elisabeth Conrad

Prof. Elisabeth Conrad

Prof. Elisabeth Conrad

  B.A.(Hons)(Melit.),M.Sc.(Lond.),Ph.D.(Wales)

Associate Professor

Room 311
Chemistry & Pharmacology Building
University of Malta
Msida
  +356 2340 2873
Elisabeth Conrad is an Associate Professor at the Division of Environmental Management and Planning within the Institute of Earth Systems. She is a geographer and environmental management specialist by training, holding a Ph.D. from the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at the University of Wales, Abersytwyth, an M.Sc. in Environmental Management from Imperial College, University of London and a B.A. (Hons) degree from the University of Malta. Dr. Conrad also holds adjunct status as Assistant Professor within the Department of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University, Virginia.

She is a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and the Species Survival Commission (within the International Union for Conservation of Nature) and regularly serves as an evaluator and ethics reviewer for the European Commission. Furthermore, she is actively involved as a practitioner in the field of environmental management in Malta (particularly in the field of environmental impact assessments) and elsewhere. Dr. Conrad is also an Associate Member of the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (UK).

Dr. Conrad has been involved in various international research initiatives, in subject areas including coastal management, sustainability, ecosystem management, conservation, landscape management and biodiversity conservation, and with particular focus on the Mediterranean Basin.
  • Landscape conservation, planning and management
  • Nature connectedness
  • Biodiversity conservation and protected area management
  • Public participation in decision-making
  • Resilience in social-ecological systems
  • Environmental ethics

RESTALL, B., CONRAD, E. and COP, C., 2021. Connectedness to nature: Mapping the role of protected areas. Journal of environmental management, 293, pp. 112771.

CONRAD, E., FAZEY, I., CHRISTIE, M. and GALDIES, C., 2019. Choosing landscapes for protection: Comparing expert and public views in Gozo, Malta. Landscape and Urban Planning, 191, pp. 103621.

CONRAD, E. and CASSAR, L.F., 2018. The Environmental Performance Index: Does this reflect reality? Routledge Handbook of Sustainability Indicators. Routledge, pp. 294-307.

RICCI, J.M.P. and CONRAD, E., 2018. Exploring the feasibility of setting up community allotments on abandoned agricultural land: A place, people, policy approach. Land Use Policy, 79, pp. 102-115.

CONRAD, E. and CASSAR, L.F., 2014. Decoupling Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation: Reviewing Progress to Date in the Small Island State of Malta. Sustainability, 6(10), pp. 6729.

CONRAD, E., CASSAR, L.F., JONES, M., EITER, S., IZAKOVIČOVÁ, Z., BARANKOVA, Z., CHRISTIE, M. and FAZEY, I., 2011. Rhetoric and reporting of public participation in landscape policy. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 13(1), pp. 23-47.

CONRAD, E., CASSAR, L.F., CHRISTIE, M. and FAZEY, I., 2011. Hearing but not listening? A participatory assessment of public participation in planning. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 29(5), pp. 761-782.

CONRAD, E., CHRISTIE, M. and FAZEY, I., 2011. Understanding public perceptions of landscape: A case study from Gozo, Malta. Applied Geography, 31(1), pp. 159-170.

CONRAD, E. and CASSAR, L.F., eds, 2010. Perspectives on Landscapes. Msida: UNESCO and Institute of Earth Systems.

CONRAD, E. and CASSAR, L.F., 2007. Coasts and Conflicts. Msida: International Environment Institute.

  • EMP1013 - Introduction to Academic Skills
  • EMP1019 - Human-nature Systems
  • EMP2018 - Environmental Governance
  • EMP2021 - Ecosystem Management for Biodiversity Conservation
  • EMP2024 - Research Methods: Theory and Applications
  • EMP3018 - Environmental Impact Assessment
  • EMP3029 - Geopolitics of natural resources
  • EMP5026 - Environmental Impact Assessment
  • IES1028 - Up Close and Personal: Planet Earth
  • IES5017 - Sustainability, Society and Change
  • IES5023 - Field Study
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