Fóris Edina

Fóris Edina serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development within the Institute of Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Ornamental Gardening at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. With over 30 years of professional experience spanning environmental policy, academic research, and practical landscape planning, she bridges governmental expertise with scholarly contributions to rural spatial development.

Her academic credentials include:

• Landscape and Garden Engineering (1992, University of Horticulture and Food Industry)
• PhD in Landscape Architecture (2020, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences)

Her research integrates landscape architecture with socio-economic rural development, specializing in green infrastructure networks, ecological corridor planning in the Carpathian region, and tourism-oriented spatial strategies. Current work examines Roma community open-space utilization and thematic tourism routes in micro-regions, emphasizing practical applications of landscape planning for regional revitalization. Her scholarship consistently connects theoretical frameworks with on-the-ground implementation challenges in Central European contexts.

Key recognition includes:

• Ministerial letter of commendation (2005) for environmental protection contributions

She leads significant research initiatives including the Green Infrastructure Network Development project (2016-2020) establishing national conservation frameworks, and the ConnectGREEN Interreg project (2019-2021) on Carpathian ecological corridors. As an educator, she supervises thesis projects on rural tourism development, green infrastructure for recreational services, and micro-regional spatial planning while teaching landscape design, rural development, and environmental protection courses across BSc and MSc programs.