Kate Parks

Kate Parks is a Principal Teaching Fellow at the University of Southampton. Her research focuses on how geodiversity and biodiversity influence cultural ecosystem services, particularly through public engagement with nature in urban areas. Using GIS and big-data analysis, she explores large-scale trends complemented by field-based surveys.

• Research Interests: Geodiversity
• Cultural Ecosystem Services
• GIS Applications

Kate's publications highlight her work on social media data for ecosystem service assessments, urban tree cover, and land cover changes in biodiversity hotspots. She supervises PhD students and collaborates on multidisciplinary projects like NERCOUTE Plugging the Leaks and VineFinder decision support tools.

Her teaching interests emphasize environmental science education and interdisciplinary methodologies. She contributes to academic discourse through software development for ecological research and analytical frameworks for sustainability planning.

Current research projects involve collaborations with Landscape Dynamics and Ecology groups, focusing on urban and global environmental challenges. Kate's work bridges ecological data with public policy and community engagement.