Prof. Dr. Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen (°1957, Sint-Martens-Voeren) is professor at the Department of Geography of Ghent University.
He holds a Licentiate degree in Geography (Université de Liège) and a PhD degree in Geography (K.U.Leuven). For many years he has been based at Mekelle University (Ethiopia) where he was research coordinator for various university cooperation programmes between Belgium and Ethiopia. His research aims to contribute to the identification and quantification of changes in the coupled system "man-environment" - with focus on slope processes, land degradation and resilience in the north Ethiopian highlands, as well as in natural and renaturalised areas in north-west Europe and the western Balkans.
Research activities
- Environmental changes in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands since the late 19th century
- Water and sediment budgets of Lake Tana for optimisation of land management and water allocation (Ethiopia)
- Sustainable tourism based on natural resource management with gender balance towards women in Southern Ethiopia
- Land degradation and resilience in in natural and renaturalised areas in north-west Europe
- Land resilience in Montenegro throughout the 20th century