Baptiste GRARD

Professor and Researcher in Environmental Sciences
Coordinator of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Expertise

Assessment of ecosystem services provided by agricultural and urban ecosystems; Design and evaluation of constructed soils in urban agriculture

Research unit

Agroecology and the environment

Keywords

Agroecology, urban agriculture, rooftop gardens, multi-stakeholder research, soil science, ecosystem services, green roofs

Ongoing or recently completed projects

  • AE4EU : Agroecology for Europe
  • PATH2DEA : Paving the Way towards Digitalisation Enabling Agroecology for European Farming Systems
  • MARMITE : Soil organic matter and ecosystem services: market gardens for resilient territories

Teaching activities

Intervention MsC Agroecology, DA TIC-TAC and Food and Cities module

Professional experience and education

  • 2021-2024 : Coordination of the European project Agroecology for Europe (AE4EU – www.ae4eu.eu)
  • 2018-2020 : Postdoctoral researcher – SEMOIRS, FEW-Meter, and T4P research project – UMR ECOSYS (AgroParisTech – INRA)
  • 2014-2017 : Research engineer (1 year) then doctoral student (3 years) – Thesis in environmental sciences: “Technosols constructed from urban waste products: ecosystem services provided and evolution.” UMR ECOSYS and ESE (AgroParisTech – INRA – Paris Sud University).
    • T4P, TROL, and Techn’AU research project.
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  • 2011-2013 : Master’s Degree in Ecology, Biodiversity, and Evolution (EBE) – Professional track in “Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Management” jointly accredited by ENS, AgroParisTech, MNHN, Pierre and Marie Curie University, and Paris XI University

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