Membership of professional bodies
Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the International Association for Impact Assessment (Treasurer of the Ireland/Uk Branch)
Member of the National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA)
Conferences
Convenor and Session Chair -
IAIA Special Symposium (2016) Water and Impact Assessment: Investment, Infrastructure, Legacy
Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) ǀ Lincoln, England, United Kingdom 1 - 2 September 2016
Conference papers
Durning B (2017) Cumulative effects assessment of offshore windfarms - an exploration of UK practice Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), Montreal, Canada, April
Durning B and Broderick M (2017) fostering collaboration in EIA to deliver stakeholder consensus – UK perspective. Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), Montreal, Canada, April
Allen J and Durning B (2015) EIA and Nationally Significant Infrastructure. Presentation to the IEMA EIA & ESIA Masterclass, 3rd November, London (invited speaker – joint presentation with Jon Allen of RoyalHaskoningDHV)
Durning B (2015) EIA and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). Presentation to RTPI West Midlands Event ‘EIA: A changing environment’. Birmingham, UK, 24th June.
Durning B (2014) ‘Development of normative values for assessing cumulative environmental impacts of marine renewable energy projects currently within the planning system’. Annual UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Oxford, UK, 9-11th September.
Durning B (2013) Climate Change and EIA. ‘Celebrating 25years of EIA in the UK’ Annual Conference of Ireland/UK Branch of International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), University of Liverpool, 10th June
Durning B (2012) Furthering environmental assessment through continuing assessment into management as an aid to integrating disaster risk reduction measures into development Japan-UK Joint Workshop: ‘Policy Integration between Environmental Assessment and Disaster Management’ Chiba University of Commerce, Ichikawa, Japan, 30th November – 3rd December
Durning B and Broderick M (2012) Reflection on Appreciative Inquiry as a Possible Tool for Effective Public Participation in Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)Development Studies Association Annual Conference, 3rd November 2012, London
Durning B (2012) 'Carbon counting and EIA process'. Paper presented at 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment Porto, Portugal, 27 May – 1st June
Broderick, M. Durning, B. and Ferguson, D. (2010) 'Equator principles and the minerals industry'. Paper presented at 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) The role of impact assessment in transitioning to the green economy Geneva, Switzerland, 6-11th April
Durning, B. and Broderick, M. (2010) 'Follow-up in ESIA as an aid to greening economies'. Paper presented at 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) The role of impact assessment in transitioning to the green economy Geneva, Switzerland, 6-11th April
Durning, B. (2009) 'Developing undergraduate research opportunities to deliver responsible global citizens'. Paper presented at the 15th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference – Taking up the Global Challenge Utrecht University, Netherlands, 5-8th July
Broderick, M., Durning, B. and Glasson, J. (2007) 'Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning Regulations 1999 (EIADR99): A review of the implementation of the Regulations in Great Britain'. UK Decommissioning and Waste Management Conference Penrith, Cumbria, September
Non-refereed conference/seminar papers
Durning, B. (2011) 'The Spiral of Knowledge Development' Future of the Planning Discipline Conference, Oxford, May
Durning, B. (2009) 'Researching research-based learning'. School of the Built Environment,Oxford Brookes University Breakfast Research Seminar Series
Durning, B. and Ferguson, E. (2009) 'UK and US planning Skills – a comparative study'. UK and Ireland Planning Research Conference, 1-3rd April, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Durning, B. Broderick, M. Ferguson, D. and Evans, S. (2008) 'Impact of the Equator Principles on EIA practice – implications for improving practice in UK and Ireland'. IAIA Ireland-UK Branch Event, 4th December, Oxford
Durning, B. (2007) 'Skills and knowledge development in planning professionals'. School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University Breakfast Research Seminar Series
Durning, B. (2007) 'Strategic EMS – a future governance and legislative tool?' IEMA EMS National Forum, London, November
Durning, B. (2007) 'Making spaces in a flux: do planners in English planning authorities have the skills and knowledge capacity to do it?' Planning Research Conference, Heriot Watt University, April
Durning, B. (2003) 'The Teaching/Research Interface – Lessons from Project LINK' LTSN Subject Centre for Education (ESCALATE) Heads of Department Forum
Durning, B. (2003) 'The role of the professional in planning education' Planning Research Conference, Oxford
Other experience
Founding Director (2013) of CSAT (Cheney School Academy Trust renamed Community Schools Alliance Trust in 2017). Involved in school governance in Oxford since 2001.
Prior to joining Oxford Brookes in 2000 I spent ten years working in environmental consultancy and local government