Environmental Laws, Policies and Society

Environmental Laws, Policies & Society

The group investigates the complex and evolving relationships between legal frameworks, governance structures, and the social dimensions of environmental change — examining how laws and regulations are created, contested, and implemented across local, national, and international scales.

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Environmental Law

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Public Policy

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Political Ecology

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Social Sciences


Focus Areas

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Natural Resource Governance

Land use, water rights, and resource management policy

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Climate Change Adaptation Law & Policy

Legal frameworks guiding adaptation to a changing climate

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Disaster Risk Reduction & Legal Frameworks

Governance structures for DRR and resilience building

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Environmental Law & Society

Exploring the social dimensions of environmental legal change