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Dr
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I am an urban ecologist, specialising in green infrastructure and urban greenspaces. I completed a BSc in Zoology from Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2005, followed by a year working in the water industry. In 2009 I went on to do a PhD at Royal Holloway, studying the soil ecology of green roofs. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution green roofs make to urban soil biodiversity and to find ways to improve the sustainability of green roofs by manipulating this soil community. I completed my PhD in 2013 and went on to a post at Forest Research, investigating the ecosystem services provided by urban trees.
I joined the University of Portsmouth in September 2014 as a lecturer in Sustainable Urban Development.
My research interests lie in the sustainability of green infrastructure, from ensuring the ecological systems that underpin green roof functioning are healthy, up to investigating the barriers to their uptake in industry. I am also interested in how green infrastructure can form ecological networks throughout urban areas and improve the quality of life for residents and wildlife.
Greenspaces as an integral part of the urban ecosystem, with humans as the primary organism living within this habitat, is another of my key research themes. Knowledge about the benefits of greenspace to human health and wellbeing is growing fast, yet greenspaces are becoming undervalued as urban populations soar. Thus, another research interest of mine is how to assess the benefits of urban greenspaces in a holistic way, including elements of physical and social research, to emphasise the positive impact of greenspaces in urban ecosystems.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Supervisor: Gange, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Rumble, H. (Creator) & Gange, A. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 2 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.17029/16b2c647-ee39-4309-a004-f6b5e962e82a
Dataset
Rumble, H. (Creator) & Gange, A. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 2 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.17029/5ea68d92-d7e1-4040-ba2f-7416bbae655f
Dataset
Rumble, H. (Creator) & Gange, A. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 2 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.17029/dec74d12-ac6a-46b1-99d3-f6ef5f1ba9e1
Dataset
Rumble, H. (Creator) & Gange, A. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 2 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.17029/fbb90e88-96f8-4d22-9579-406ac11491ec
Dataset
Rumble, H. (Creator) & Gange, A. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 2 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.17029/0e99df82-c276-4a63-81b9-abe2528e4559
Dataset
Preston, J., Hendy, I., Liu, J., Couceiro, F., Fletcher, S., March, A., Rumble, H., Teeuw, R., Potts, J., Amara, A., Inkpen, R., Baily, B., Lundgren, A., Hopgood, A., Lee, P., Choukroune, L., Blunn, G. & Want, A.
30/07/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
16/05/18 → 16/08/19
Project: Research
Rumble, H. & Caputo, S.
30/03/17 → 30/03/18
Project: Research
Heather Rumble (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Diana Martin (Organiser) & Heather Rumble (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Harold Lovell (Organiser), Heather Rumble (Participant), Martin Schaefer (Participant), Faith Taylor (Participant), Marcin Spiralski (Invited speaker), Mariusz Kacprzak (Invited speaker), Margarita Tsakiridou (Participant) & Paul Weber (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Silvio Caputo (Presented paper), Heather Rumble (Presented paper) & Martin Schaefer (Presented paper)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference