Research Assistant, Trinity College Dublin
Vivien Franck is an urban ecologist who focuses on urban agriculture, sustainable urban planning and science communication. At the SHARECITY project, Vivien works on the future of urban food governance and assessing the sustainability impact of food sharing. She has experience working in interdisciplinary projects in urban food and water research, most recently at the ROOF WATER-FARM project in Berlin.
Vivien was awarded a M.Sc in Urban Ecosystem Sciences from Technical University Berlin and an B.Sc in Biology from Freie Universitaet Berlin.
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