Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch is head of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He is also part-time professor of green space management at the University of Copenhagen. Moreover, he is editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Mr Konijnendijk's research focuses on the interactions between people and urban nature, green space governance, green infrastructure planning and urban forestry. He currently heads the European Union-funded project GREEN SURGE which analyses green infrastructure, biocultural diversity and ecosystem services in European cities. He has advised national and local governments across the globe on urban green space development. He has authored books such as The Forest & The City: the cultural landscape of urban woodland.