Biography

I am an environmental geographer who specialises in coastal and marine resource management. I am particularly interested in coastal hazard risk management, the institutional and policy frameworks for coastal management, stakeholder networks and public participation, environmental education and interpretation and sustainable development.

I am also interested in the role of museums and other heritage attractions in relation to the public’s understanding of environmental and sustainability issues.

I am a Chartered Geographer and Chartered Marine Scientist and an officer on both the Coastal and Marine Working Group of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and the International Geographical Union's Commission for Marine Geography.

Previous to my current position I was the Senior Specialist (Environment) at the National Maritime Museum (NMM) where I am a Visiting Fellow active with a number of key environment related programmes.

Research interests

  • Shoreline Management
  • Marine Spatial Planning
  • Marine conservation
  • Public engagement with coastal and marine resource management

Research outputs

2025

Jones, D. M., Potts, J., Hale, M. S.

24 May 2025, In: Journal of Coastal Conservation. 29, 3, 12p., 27

Research output: Article

Evans, T., Fletcher, S., Failler, P., Potts, J.

30 Apr 2025, In: Sustainability. 17, 9, p. 1-13, 13p., 4075

Research output: Article

2024

Evans, T. R., Fletcher, S., Failler, P., March, A. L. A., Potts, J.

27 Nov 2024, In: Regional Environmental Change . 24, 15p., 170

Research output: Article

McKinley, E., Hughes, E. E., Georgia, S., Bowyer, C., Fradera, K., Fairbrass, A., Potts, J.

21 Oct 2024, In: Ocean and Society. 1, 19p., 8678

Research output: Article

Evans, T., Fletcher, S., Failler, P., Fletcher, R., Potts, J.

1 Jul 2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19

Research output: Article

Jones, D. M., Potts, J., Hale, M. S.

1 May 2024, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 251, 9p., 107090

Research output: Article

Jones, D. M., Potts, J., Hale, M. S.

1 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Coastal Conservation. 28, 1, 16p., 14

Research output: Article

2023

Evans, T., Fletcher, S., Failler, P., Potts, J.

1 Sep 2023, In: Marine Policy. 155, 9p., 105710

Research output: Article

Rocha, D., Marley, S., Drakeford, B., Potts, J., Gullan, A.

1 Mar 2023, In: Biological Conservation. 279, 10p., 109949

Research output: Article

2022

Olatunji, P., Potts, J., Failler, P., Austin, R.

26 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Sustainability Research. 4, 3, 16p., e220013

Research output: Article