Francesco Orsi

Francesco Orsi is an Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands. His research focuses on ecosystem services, forest management, urban planning, and agricultural sustainability. He has actively contributed to projects addressing climate change mitigation, nutrient circularity in agriculture, and green infrastructure resilience in cities like Jakarta and The Hague.

Research Interests include spatial decision support tools for ecosystem restoration, socio-economic feasibility analysis of environmental policies, and the interplay between land use, transportation, and carbon emissions. His work bridges ecological and socio-economic dimensions through spatial models (e.g., agent-based simulations, GIS analysis) and participatory approaches.

Key Contributions include:

• Mapping forest ecosystem service distributions across Europe and their policy implications
• Evaluating green roof potential for flood resilience in Jakarta
• Analyzing livestock carrying capacity in Dutch agriculture under circular economy constraints

Grants & Awards include the NWA Grant (2020) investigating how living environments influence greenhouse gas emissions through citizen engagement.

Advising 5 PhD candidates across topics like delta cities' blue-green infrastructures, nutrient emissions control, and EV-induced urban sprawl. Active in professional roles, including a board member for his department and former committee member at Kansas State University.

Labs/Teams collaborate on projects integrating spatial planning, sustainability science, and policy innovation, with global partnerships extending to Chile, Indonesia, and Italy.