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

Increasing our understanding of coastal microplastics and mesoplastics: a comparison of sampling methodologies using volunteer researchers

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

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

Research output: Article

Typologies of transformation — visualizing different understandings of change for sustainability

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

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

Research output: Article

2024

Journeys of change towards the blue economy: evaluating process in transformational change

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

Bringing the ocean to the stage: performing coastal values and marine management

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

Radical and incremental, a multi-leverage point approach to transformation in ocean governance

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

1 Jul 2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19

Research output: Article

Coastal microplastic pollution: understanding coastal community stakeholder perceptions and resolution priorities

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

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

Research output: Article

The sampling and analysis of coastal microplastic and mesoplastic: development of a citizen science approach

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

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

Research output: Article

2023

Untangling theories of transformation: Reflections for ocean governance

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

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

Research output: Article

Effects of dolphin-swim activities on the behaviour of an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin population off the south coast of Mozambique

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

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

Research output: Article

2022

Attitudes and perceptions of recreational boat owners on waste management processes: a case study of Chichester Harbour, United Kingdom

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

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

Research output: Article

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