Environmental Policy and Governance
To promote principles of good governance in the context of environmental policies to meet global biodiversity targets, including preservation of green spaces and commons, increase climate change adaptation and improve human well being.
Contributions of this research theme focus on:
- Development of new theoretical paradigms that capture the complexities of socio-ecological systems and identify pathways of good governance
- To capture and assess multi dimensional outcomes of environmental policies both for nature and people
- Explore new and innovative ways to assess empirically the complex interactions of the social and the ecological system considering spatial and temporal dimensions
- Develop tools to assist environmental policy practitioners in making informed decisions.
Main topics
- biodiversity conservation
- climate change adaptation
- preservation and development of common green space
- evaluation methods
Projects
Migration dynamics and management of protected areas in Madagascar
Commercialising social science research: social impact assessment for protected areas
Staff associated with this theme
Dr Hita Unnikrishnan(lead)