Marcin
Spyra
Dr.
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Dr. Marcin Spyra is research fellow at the Department of Sustainable Landscape Development, Martin Luther University in Halle – Wittenberg and assistant professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Opole University of Technology. Dr. Spyra graduated in the field of architecture and urbanism from Silesian University of Technology (Poland) and Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden). His research focus is on cross-boundary, urban, peri-urban landscapes and ecosystem services concept in participatory planning. He has been working internationally in the consultancy sector in the field of urbanism and architecture. He is member of European Land-use Institute, European Global Land Project Nodal Office and International Association of Landscape Ecology, where he leads working group "Urban and peri-urban governance". Dr. Spyra has been awarded with several research scholarships including state scholarship for eminent young scientists (2011).