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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Assessed Classroom-Based Emergency Simulation as Authentic Learning: Pedagogic Reflections on a Complex Industrial Uncontrolled Fire Simulation, Griffiths, S., Kotter, R. 21 Jul 2026, Learning & Teaching Conference, A Focus on Pedagogy 2026
Closing Reflections: Campaigning, Accountability, Resources, Kotter, R., Sandeman, H., Birch, S., Silk, R. 15 Jan 2026, The Long Road to Closing Guantanamo, London, Ethics Press
Introduction to edited book: "The Long Road to Closing Guantanamo: Action, Accountability and Justice, Kotter, R. 15 Jan 2026, The Long Road to Closing Guantanamo, London, Ethics Press
The Slow Route to Justice: Guantánamo, Extraordinary Rendition and the Lack of Accountability in Germany and Parts of Europe, Kotter, R., Weber, I. 15 Jan 2026, The Long Road to Closing Guantanamo, London, Ethics Press
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

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