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Benz Kotzen

Dr Benz Kotzen PhD, Dip.LA, MAFA, BAFA (Hons)

Professor of Landscape Architecture and Nature Based Solutions

Key details

Dr Benz Kotzen

Professor of Landscape Architecture and Nature Based Solutions

Dr Benz Kotzen is Professor in the School of Design and a chartered landscape architect with over 25 years' experience in landscape design and landscape planning consultancy, with specific experience in Environmental Impact Assessment and Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment. Benz's research focuses on real world issues and solving them by combining new and old technologies with innovative and tried and tested natural solutions.  He has specific expertise in arid lands, restoration and aquaponics. He also initiated and manages the green roofs on the Stockwell Street building in Greenwich, which are an exemplar of ecosystem services provision in the city. He has taught at the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ for over 25 years. He has chaired the EU Aquaponics Hub and the EU Desert Restoration Hub.

Architecture Landscape architecture

Art and design - history, practice and theory

Responsibilities within the university
  • Post Graduate Landscape Coordinator
  • Head of the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Green Roofs and Living Walls Centre
  • Head of the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Aquaponics Labs
  • Head of Integrated Nature and Technology Research Group (INTENT)
  • Academic Council Member
  • Faculty Research Ethics Committee (FREC) Member
  • Faculty Research Degrees Committee (FRDCLAS) Member
  • Faculty Research Degrees Committee (FRDC) Sub Committee
  • Faculty Research and Enterprise Committee (FREC) Member
  • Research Excellence Framework (REF) School of Design Lead

Awards

Joint winner (with Sarah Milliken) of the Sustainable Future Award at the Greenwich Research and Enterprise (GRE) Awards 2020/2021

Awarded Green Champion 2023

Recognition

Chartered member of the Landscape Institute

Research / Scholarly interests
  • Sustainable landscape design
  • Environmental noise
  • Arid and desert landscapes
  • Water and landscape restoration
  • Aquaponics and urban agriculture
  • Biophilia and techno nature based solution

Recent publications

Article

Kotzen, Benz , Paradelo Perez, Marcos, Fruscella, Lorenzo (2024), . European Ecocycles Society (ECyS). In: , , , . European Ecocycles Society (ECyS), Ecocycles: Scientific journal of the European Ecocycles Society, 10 (1) . pp. 1-17 ISSN: 2416-2140 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v10i1.391).

Palm, Harry W. , Knaus, Ulrich, Kotzen, Benzion (2023), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Reviews in Aquaculture, 13 (1) . pp. 473-490 ISSN: 1753-5123 (Print), 1753-5131 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12847).

Fruscella, Lorenzo , Kotzen, Benzion, Paradelo Perez, Marcos, Milliken, Sarah (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Scientia Horticulturae, 321: 112297 . pp. 1-13 ISSN: 0304-4238 (Print), 1879-1018 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112297).

Kotzen, Benzion , Galea, Edwin, Mosco, Shelley, Wang, Zhaozhi , Ewer, John , Jia, Fuchen (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Fire Safety Journal, 139: 103816 . pp. 1-14 ISSN: 0379-7112 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103816).

Milliken, Sarah , Kotzen, Benzion, Walimbe, Sonali, Coutts, Christopher , Beatley, Timothy (2023), . Taylor & Francis - Routledge. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis - Routledge, Cities and Health, 7 (2) . pp. 175-188 ISSN: 2374-8834 (Print), 2374-8842 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2023.2176200) NB Item availability restricted.

Kotzen, Benzion and , (2021), . European Ecocycles Society (ECyS). In: , , , . European Ecocycles Society (ECyS), Ecocycles: Scientific journal of the European Ecocycles Society, 7 (2) . pp. 59-80 ISSN: 2416-2140 (Print), 2416-2140 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v7i2.192).

Fruscella, Lorenzo , Kotzen, Benzion, Milliken, Sarah (2021), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Reviews in Aquaculture, 13 (3) . pp. 1661-1682 ISSN: 1753-5123 (Print), 1753-5131 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12539).

Rocha, Bernard , Paço, Teresa A., Luz, Ana Catarina, Palha, Paulo , Milliken, Sarah , Kotzen, Benzion , Branquinho, Cristina , Pinho, Pedro , Cruz de Carvalho, Ricardo (2021), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Water, 13: 94 (1) ISSN: 2073-4441 (Print), 2073-4441 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13010094).

Kotzen, Benz , Branquinho, Cristina, Prasse, Ruediger (2020), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Land Degradation & Development, 31 (18) . pp. 2925-2935 ISSN: 1085-3278 (Print), 1099-145X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3650).

Khandaker, Mohammed and , Kotzen, Benzion (2018), . Ecocycles. In: , , , . Ecocycles, Ecocycles: Scientific journal of the European Ecocycles Society, 4 (2) . pp. 19-22 ISSN: 2416-2140 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v4i2.112).

Palm, Harry W. , Knaus, Ulrich, Appelbaum, Samuel, Goddek, Simon , Vermeulen, Tycho , HaÑ—ssam Jijakli, M. , Strauch, Sebastian M. , Kotzen, Benz (2018), . Springer International Publishing. In: , , , . Springer International Publishing, Aquaculture International, 26 (3) . pp. 813-842 ISSN: 0967-6120 (Print), 1573-143X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-018-0249-z) NB Item availability restricted.

Khandaker, Moahammed and , Kotzen, Benzion (2018), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Aquaculture Research, 49 (4) . pp. 1454-1468 ISSN: 1355-557X (Print), 1365-2109 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/are.13601).

Bittsanszky, Andras , Uzinger, Nikolett, Gyulai, Gábor, Mathis, Alex , Villarroel, Morris , Kotzen, Benzion , Komives, Tamas (2016), . Ecocycles. In: , , , . Ecocycles, Ecocycles: Scientific journal of the European Ecocycles Society, 2 (2) . pp. 17-20 ISSN: 2416-2140 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v2i2.57).

Kotzen, Benzion and , Appelbaum, Samuel (2016), . European Ecocycles Society (ECyS). In: , , , . European Ecocycles Society (ECyS), Ecocycles: Scientific journal of the European Ecocycles Society, 2 (2) . pp. 26-35 ISSN: 2416-2140 (Print), (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.19040/ecocycles.v2i2.53).

Nunes, Alice , Oliveira, Graça, Mexia, Teresa, Valdecantos, Alejandro , Zucca, Claudio , Costantini, Edoardo A.C. , Abraham, Eleni M. , Kyriazopoulos, Apostolos P. , Salah, Ayman , Prasse, Ruediger (2016), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Science of the Total Environment, 566-67 . pp. 722-732 ISSN: 0048-9697 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.136).

Book

Kotzen, Benzion and , (2017), . Çï¿ûÊÓƵ and COST. In: , , , . Çï¿ûÊÓƵ and COST, . ISBN: 9780900822018 (doi: ).

Book section

Milliken, Sarah , Ovca, Andrej, Villarroel, Morris, Gartmann, Florentina , Antenen, Nadine , Griessler Bulc, Tjasa , Kotzen, Benzion , Junge, Ranka (2022), . Springer Nature. In: , , In: Clara Vasconcelos, Cristina Calheiros (eds.), Enhancing Environmental Education Through Nature-Based Solutions. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland (4) (1st) . pp. 153-181 . ISBN: 9783030918422 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91843-9_11) NB Item availability restricted.

Goddek, Simon , Joyce, Alyssa, Kotzen, Benz, Dos-Santos, Maria (2019), . Springer. In: , , , Aquaponics Food Production Systems: Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future. Springer, Cham, Switzerland . pp. 3-17 . ISBN: 9783030159429 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15943-6_1).

Joyce, Alyssa , Goddek, Simon, Kotzen, Benz, Wuertz, Sven (2019), . Springer. In: , , , Aquaponics Food Production Systems: Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future. Springer, Cham, Switzerland . pp. 19-34 . ISBN: 9783030159429 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15943-6_2).

Kotzen, Benz , Coelho Emerenciano, Mauricio Gustavo, Moheimani, Navid, Burnell, Gavin M. (2019), . Springer. In: , , , Aquaponics Food Production Systems: Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future. Springer, Switzerland . pp. 301-332 . ISBN: 9783030159429 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15943-6_12).

Palm, Harry W. , Knaus, Ulrich, Appelbaum, Samuel, Strauch, Sebastian M. , Kotzen, Benzion (2019), . Springer. In: , , , Aquaponics Food Production Systems Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future. Springer, Cham, Switzerland . pp. 163-199 . ISBN: 9783030159429 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15943-6_7).

Proksch, Gundula , Ianchenko, Alex, Kotzen, Benz (2019), . Springer Nature. In: , , In: Simon Goddek, Alyssa Joyce, Benz Kotzen, Gavin M. Burnell (eds.), Aquaponics Food Production Systems: Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future. Springer Nature, Switzerland . pp. 523-558 . ISBN: 9783030159436 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15943-6).

Kotzen, Benzion and , (2018), . Butterworth-Heinemann. In: , , In: Gabriel Pérez, Katia Perini (eds.), Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability. Butterworth-Heinemann, . pp. 319-331 . ISBN: 9780128121504 (doi: https://www.elsevier.com/books/nature-based-strategies-for-urban-and-building-sustainability/perez/978-0-12-812150-4) NB Item availability restricted.

Kotzen, Benzion and , (2018), . Butterworth-Heinemann. In: , , In: Gabriel Perez, Katia Perini (eds.), Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability. Butterworth-Heinemann, . pp. 273-281 . ISBN: 9780128121504 (doi: https://www.elsevier.com/books/nature-based-strategies-for-urban-and-building-sustainability/perez/978-0-12-812150-4) NB Item availability restricted.

Conference item

Kotzen, Benzion and , (2017), . In: European Aquaculture Society Conference 2017, 17-20 October 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia , . , (doi: ).

Edited book

Goddek, Simon , Joyce, Alyssa, Kotzen, Benz, Burnell, Gavin M. (2019), . Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Cham, Switzerland . ISBN: 9783030159429 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15943-6).

Working paper

Kotzen, Benz , Branquinho, Cristina, Prasse, Ruediger (2016), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of Arid Environments ISSN: 0140-1963 (Print), (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.