Richard Kotter

Assistant Professor

School: Geography and Natural Sciences

EE Richardkotter Staffprofile 255 I am an Anglo-German economic and political geographer. I am interested in regional economic development in border regions, ecological modernization and environmental transformations, and urban futures.

I am also interested in rights-based approaches to disaster-risk reduction and empowerment of marginalised communities. I have a sustained level of activity in Holocaust and Genocide Education within and outside of the university, both field-based (Poland, Germany) and city-based (Newcastle HMD working group). I have a strong activist and organisational background in this field through Amnesty International as a national volunteer country co-ordinator for European issues, trainer for AIUK, and past Chair of Steering Committee of Country Co-ordinators. I am current member of Case Management Group of AIUK. I am developing research in this area examining capability building in human rights campaigning and evaluation of impact contribution and attribution, which has led to contributions to the TransEuropa festival and currently the York City of Human Rights project.

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Key Publications

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Cities – Good for the Environment?, O’Brien, G., Kotter, R. 16 Oct 2025, In: Natural Built Social Environment Health
In Memoriam - Dr Geoff O’Brien (1952-2023), Kotter, R. 26 Aug 2025, In: Natural Built Social Environment Health
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Intersections of Roads, Sustainable Development, and Disaster Resilience, Robson, E., McGowran, P., Ruszczyk, H., Malamud, B., Simpson, E., Densmore, A., Denton, N., Chapplow, N., Gurung, P., Hall, T., Harries, R., Jenkins, J., KC, A., Kotter, R., Kumar, A., Limbu, B., Milledge, D., Porter, G., Rosser, N., Taylor, F., Toll, D., Winter, M., Woldearegay, K. 1 Oct 2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Unleashing Urban Technology Dynamics: The Interplay of AI Patents, Metropolitan Area Population, and R&D Expenditures in Sustainable Urban Development, Göçoğlu, V., Göksu, S., Kotter, R. 27 May 2025, In: Journal of Urban Technology
A Place to Charge Your Wheels: Re-imagining the urban landscape for electric-wheelchair users through Design Fiction, Piedade, P., Jang, H., Maddux, J., Chappell, S., Maher, J., Dow, A., Conniss, L., Kotter, R., Conti, M., Zilvetti, M., Nicolson, S., Rizwan, A., Barrioz, V., Farrell, E. 27 Oct 2024, Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, New York, ACM
Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Approaches in Higher Education to Conceive Future Mobility and Transport Design Practice in Extreme Scenarios, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Brevi, F., Kotter, R. 26 Jan 2024, AMPS Proceedings Series, Architecture Media Politics Society
Reinforcement Learning for EV Fleet Smart Charging with On-Site Renewable Energy Sources, Li, H., Dai, X., Goldrick, S., Kotter, R., Aslam, N., Ali, S. 31 Oct 2024, In: Energies
Sustainable Futures in UK Higher Education Through Multi-disciplinary Innovation and Advanced Practice: A Northumbria University Case Study, Zilvetti, M., Conti, M., Kotter, R. 1 Apr 2024, The Contribution of Universities Towards Education for Sustainable Development, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
A Simulation Environment of Solar-Wind Powered Electric Vehicle Car Park for Reinforcement Learning and Optimization, Li, H., Dai, X., Kotter, R., Aslam, N., Cao, Y. 10 Mar 2023, Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on New Energy and Electrical Technology, Singapore, Springer
Challenges and Opportunities for UK Seaports Toward Future Sustainability: The UK’s North East Smart Ports Testbed Case Study, Conti, M., Zilvetti, M., Kotter, R. 30 Mar 2023, Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future, Cham, Switzerland, Springer

Current and Recent Projects

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EVOLVE - Electric vehicles point location optimisation via vehicular communications, Aslam, N. (Principal Investigator), Kotter, R. (Co Investigator), European Commission, 01/01/23 - 31/12/25, £79,286.00

Professional Activity

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Oral presentation: Cross-disciplinary Intersections Beyond Academia to Create Collaborative Mobility Research and Locally-Relevant Design 2024
Invited talk: "Tyneside / The Great Northern Coalfield, Cabon Capitalism and Green Futures" 2023
Other: invited External Academic Panel Member for London Met Uni: NEXT Campus (Colombo, Sri Lanka) / NXT Management Training (Dubai) - Partner Review 2023
Oral presentation: Multi-Disciplinary Innovation Design and Advanced Practice Real-World Student-Centric Strategies in UK Higher Education Towards Sustainable Futures: A Northumbria University Reflective Case Study 2022
Participating in a conference, workshop, ...: IDRiM2021 Virtual Conference (global) 2021
Oral presentation: North East of England Smart Ports Testbed - Challenges and Opportunities 2021
Invited talk: From Operational Pilot insights to SUMEPs – why and how do we need more integration of Mobility, Energy and Grid Planning? 2020
Invited talk: Furthering intelligent mobility through the adoption of AI in autonomous vehicles 2020
Visiting an external academic institution: University of Engineering and Technology Lahore 2020
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: International Working Delegation Visit to the Punjab Emergency Services & their Emergency Services Academy in Lahore by the International Emergency Team UK (IETUK, a UK charity) [by invitation as expert, and as IETUK Trustee] 2020