Human-Environment Interactions (Interdisciplinary)
The co-evolution between humans and environments, also referred to as social-ecological systems, has particular relevance as humans adapt to a changing environment. Thus, the interdisciplinary study of human-environment interactions focuses on the mutual influence that humans have on the environment and vice-versa. We apply this research in diverse contexts.
In ELD, for example, we conduct research on densely populated areas, such as urban systems, as prime examples of social-ecological systems. Here, human-made (tangible) infrastructure and (intangible) institutions (i.e., “policies”, norms, rules and regulations) shape these interactions. Involving citizens into our research is a special focus at ELD, with several ongoing citizen science initiatives.
The people currently involved with human-environment interaction research in ELD are: