Dr Nada Saidi CGeog

Biography

Geographer and engineer with 12 years of experience at the science-policy interface in government, consultancy, and academia. Currently working in Defra as lead for strategic spatial planning for the Land Use Framework – working to mainstream natural capital in Government’s new spatial approach to growth. I hold a PhD in Geography and Environmental Sciences from the University of Dundee: my thesis was about bundles of urban ecosystem services and what they can tell us about optimising nature’s benefit to people in urban areas. I previously worked as a senior environmental consultant at Deloitte, providing scientific expertise to public and private institutions around various topics, including water stewardship and chemicals in the environment.