Rate My Professor Marcus Collier

Collier's research expertise lies at the human-nature interface, encompassing nature connectivity, social-ecological systems thinking, land use and land-use change, resilience and societal transitioning, collaborative management and planning, urban and rural governance, restoration ecology, rewilding, novel ecosystems, and nature-based solutions. He coordinated the Horizon 2020 Connecting Nature project, uniting 29 partner organizations from 16 EU countries to pioneer nature-based solutions in 11 cities, evaluating impacts on climate adaptation, health, well-being, social cohesion, and sustainable economic development. As Principal Investigator of the ERC-funded NovelEco project (2021-2026), he utilizes citizen science to measure urban wild spaces and their effects on sustainability behaviors. He also contributes to GoGreenRoutes. With over 127 peer-reviewed publications, notable works include "Premises, practices and politics of co-creation for urban sustainability transitions" (Urban Transformations, 2025), "A global review of urban nature-based solutions: Identifying knowledge gaps and opportunities at the research frontier" (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025), "Redefining co-design for social-ecological research and practice: A systematic literature review" (Environmental Science and Policy, 2025), and "Finding justice in wild, novel ecosystems: a review through a multispecies lens" (Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2023). His scholarship influences urban sustainability, environmental justice, and policy on novel ecosystems and biodiversity conservation.