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Colin John McClean is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York, with over 25 years of experience in spatial analysis and GIS applications for environmental management. His career spans post-doctoral research at Cardiff and Newcastle, followed by academic roles at York since 1996.
- Education: BSc in Geography from the University of Edinburgh (1986); PhD in Geography from Durham University (1991).
McClean’s research focuses on leveraging spatial datasets to address conservation ecology, climate change impacts on biodiversity, and land use modeling. He has pioneered work using machine learning methods like genetic algorithms and simulated annealing for reserve selection, with applications in the Sahel region (e.g., Shea Tree climate modeling) and marine conservation.
Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary themes, including urban green-blue spaces and health, tropical peatland restoration, and oil palm sustainability. His work has been funded by NERC, Defra, EU, and the Darwin Initiative, often involving cross-institutional collaborations.
He supervises PhD students in topics such as water chemistry prediction, soil nitrogen dynamics, and protected area effectiveness under climate change. No scientific awards are documented, but his research on climate change impacts has influenced major reports like the Stern Review and the 2007 IPCC assessment.
