Arnold Bregt

Arnold Bregt is a Full Professor at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the Department of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing and Education & Student Affairs. He holds leadership roles in PE&RC Directie and the Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing. His research focuses on spatial data infrastructure, land-use change dynamics, agent-based modeling, and governance frameworks for environmental systems. Bregt has supervised over 36 PhD candidates, including notable projects on agrobiodiversity, land-use policy modeling, and data science integration in education.

Key research interests include conceptual frameworks for multi-scale land-use analysis, governance of spatial data infrastructures, and participatory approaches in environmental decision-making. He has contributed to over 367 publications, with recent work emphasizing the Vietnamese Mekong Delta's socio-ecological challenges. Bregt is actively involved in academic leadership, organizing conferences like the Scientific Student Conference 2024 and promoting interdisciplinary education through initiatives like the new data science degree program.

His projects combine technical innovation (e.g., remote sensing for soil salinity assessment) with socio-institutional analysis, addressing topics like shrimp farming sustainability, mangrove conservation, and climate adaptation strategies. Bregt’s work bridges academia and policy, exemplified by his contributions to the INSPIRE governance framework and participatory modeling for land-use policy.