Dutch Research Institute for Transitions. Prof. Dr. ir. Jan Rotmans. Jan Rotmans (1961) is a socially engaged scientist, with more than 200 publications in the field of climate change & global change modelling, sustainable development, and transitions and system innovations.
After his PhD-research and work at RIVM he became the youngest professor of the Netherlands in 1997, at the Maastricht University (ICIS: International Centre for Integrative Studies). In September 2004 he founded the new research institute DRIFT, Dutch Research Institute For Transitions, and became full professor in transitions and transition management at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Apart from his scientific work he also wants to contribute to a better and sustainable society. Therefore a radical change, a transition, is necessary. With his knowledge he would like to make up the rules and transmit them to the people involved in any project, region or sector, so that they can give it a swing into a more sustainable direction. Personal information Personal Assistant. Prof. Jan Rotmans RSM. Jan Rotmans (janrotmans) sur Twitter. Prof. Dr. Derk Loorbach. Derk is one of the founders of the transition management approach as new form of governance for sustainable development.
He has over 100 publications in this area and has been involved as action researcher in numerous transition processes with government, business, civil society and science. He is a frequently invited keynote speaker in and outside Europe. He is currently associate professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and director of DRIFT. Personal information Projects. Derk Loorbach (drk75) sur Twitter. EUR Loorbach. Dr. Flor Avelino. Flor Avelino (FlorAvelino) sur Twitter. Niki Frantzeskaki. Dr.
Niki Frantzeskaki was born in Chania, Crete-Greece in 1980 and graduated Environmental Engineering at TU Crete (Greece) with honours in 2003. Her master studies were realized at TU Delft (The Netherlands) where she graduated a Master of Science on Engineering and Policy Analysis with honours in 2005. From 2006 until 2010, she was a PhD candidate at the TU Delft on research of transition dynamics. She graduated her PhD in November 2011 on the topic “Dynamics of transitions: Driving Forces and Feedback Loops” with TU Delft, Policy Analysis Section. Shivant Jhagroe. Shivant Jhagroe obtained a Master of Science in Public Administration and a Master of Arts in History of Society at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Currently, as a PhD candidate, his work concerns the politics of contemporary transitions, specifically issues of legitimation. His research interest include discourse theory, radical politics and urban sustainability. Personal information Selected publications. Chris Roorda. DRIFT (drifteur) sur Twitter. Rick Bosman. Rick’s work focusses on the energy transition, both in the Netherlands and abroad.
Recently, Rick advised the Economic Affairs committee of the Dutch parliament on the effects of Germany’s Energiewende and the Social Economic Council (SER) in its efforts to reach an Energy Agreement for Sustainable Growth. Next to publishing scientific work, Rick writes for popular media such as the Financieele Dagblad and European Energy Review and is a frequently invited speaker at conferences. Rick holds a Bachelor degree in Environmental Sciences and a Master degree in Renewable Energy Management from University of Freiburg (GER).
In between he spent one semester at the Australian National University to study Sustainable Energy Systems. Before starting at DRIFT, Rick gained work experience in the (renewable) energy sector at the Netherlands Embassies in Australia and Germany and with the Clingendael International Energy Programme in the Hague. Personal information Projects. Rick Bosman (r_bosman) sur Twitter. Frederic Sanders. Frederic studied at Leiden University, University of California at Berkeley and Universiteit van Amsterdam obtaining a BA in Literary Studies and an MA in Cultural Analysis.
Fascinated by the inherent interconnectedness of the current economic, environmental and social crises, and the difficulty of interdisciplinary cooperation, he wrote his master thesis on the meaning and the reason of the sustainability concept. He helped produce the first sustainability report of a financial institution in India, started a business in organic disposable plates and worked as a communication expert for a waste and resource management company. At DRIFT he works as a consultant / researcher with a focus on (international) business transititions. Personal information. Frederic Sanders (fredericsanders) sur Twitter. Julia Wittmayer. Julia Wittmayer holds a Master degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology and is interested in social innovation and social sustainability in urban areas and on local scale.
Next to this she also has experiences in monitoring and evaluation in a transition context on the small scale (i.e. with transition initiatives in urban neighbourhoods) as well as on the national scale (i.e. with transition programs in agriculture, mobility and healthcare). Theoretically, she is interested in the roles, social relations and interactions of actors involved in transition (management) processes and initiatives. Personal information Current projects Past projects. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart - Cradle to Cradle. Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart - Cradle to Cradle. Prof.dr. G. (Gail) Whiteman - Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Gail Whiteman is a professor of business society management and holds the Sustainability and Climate Change chair at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) Professor Whiteman was a 2011 Global Finalist in the Aspen Institute’s high-profile ranking of Faculty Pioneers in sustainability.
Her research aims to help organisations deal more effectively with sustainability challenges, an objective she established during her former career in the private sector. Professor-Whiteman combines her role at RSM with that of part time Professor in-Residence at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). She is co-founder and Director of ERIM's Centre for Corporate Eco-Transformation , where she collaborates with multinational companies, to examine issues such as the strategic role of companies in their transition towards low carbon, sustainable cities; the impact of natural resource extraction on local sustainability; and the drivers of sustainable innovation. Gail Whiteman (GenerationCO2) sur Twitter. Dr. S.P. (Steve) Kennedy - Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Eva Rood - Erasmus Research Institute of Management.
Eva Rood works for Rotterdam School of Management' Dean Steef van de Velde as Business Development Manager in a large variety of sustainability projects, and was recently appointed co-director of the Centre for Ecotransformation in 2013.
As business development manager she works intensively with Gail Whiteman, Willem Ferwerda and Marcello Palazzi in exploring collaboration efforts and attractive partnerships. As co-director of the centre she takes care of the daily operations & explorations. She has extensive experience in building networks and developing communities – in her previous job at RSM as Manager Alumni & Corporate Relations 2001-2011, she has built and strengthened the MSc/BSc alumni network of the school and has organised over 150 events (varying from 5-850 participants).
Eva started her career as a communications advisory for the Amstelveen municipality, after which she decided to join Erasmus University as a programme manager for the Part-time Programme drs. Eva Rood (EvaMRood) Eva Rood's Page - Sustainable RSM. Willem Ferwerda - Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Willem Ferwerda (1959) studied tropical ecology and environmental science in Amsterdam and Bogotá and has a background in nonprofit as well as profit organisations.
He has worked in several (tropical) countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia on tourism, conservation and restoration of ecosystems. From 2000 to March 2012 he was director of IUCN Netherlands, the Dutch office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the largest international union of nature organizations, states and scientists. Under the Ecosystem Grants Programme, IUCN NL financed more than 1,500 local projects in 40 tropical countries. Under Ferwerda IUCN NL put biodiversity on the agendas of business and government in The Netherlands, strengthened the Dutch nature conservation network and introduced the UN study ‘The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity’’ (TEEB) to the business community in the Netherlands.
Willem Ferwerda (WillemFerwerda) sur Twitter. Erasmus School of Economics. Dr. K.E.H. (Karen) Maas - Erasmus Research Institute of Management. Karen Maas (1970) finished her studies, Master of Science in Economics at the Erasmus University, in 1995. After her graduation she worked for 12 years as a (senior) consultant and project leader in the field of environmental economics, sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. Since September 2007 she works at the Erasmus School of Economics and in 2009 she defended her PhD research on “Corporate Social Performance; from output level to impact level”. She works as an assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Economics, Business Economic department. She is involved at the Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (ECSP) and the Erasmus Social Entrepreneurship Centre (ESEC). Karen conducts research in the field of Impact measurement, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Strategic Philanthropy. Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication: Erasmus School of History Culture and Communication.
Hein, James Everett : Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication. James Everett Hein is an Assistant Professor in Political Communication in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His empirical research examines: U.S. corporate elites and climate change policy, movement-countermovement frame strategies in the climate change policy conflict, sociopolitical factors that impact movement frame deployment, and the process by which social problems emerge onto agendas. Currently, he is writing a series of articles and a book from his dissertation “Movement-Countermovement Dynamics in the Global Warming Policy Conflict.” He is also in the early stages of cross-national research that examines rhetoric used by oppositional movements in local-level efforts to address climate change through sustainability initiatives.
Erasmus School of Law: ESL. Dr. A.B.M. Soppe: Erasmus School of Law. Aloy Soppe (AloySoppe) sur Twitter. Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen. Jacko van Ast, Staff. Sibout Nooteboom, Staff. Profile expand all tabs | collapse all tabs Professional experience Academic Researcher International Secretary. Faculteit der Wijsbegeerte. Dr. Henk Oosterling. ? Henk Oosterling ? (hfohlm) sur Twitter. Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies: EUR.nl. Alberto Gianoli: EUR.nl. Stelios Grafakos: EUR.nl. Lead climate change Specialist E-mail: grafakos@remove-this.ihs.nlTel: +31 10 408 9871 Stelios Grafakos is an environmental economist with 15 years of working experience in the field of environment, sustainability and climate change.
Stelios currently is working as a scientific advisor and researcher in the field of urban sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas. His research interests and experience lie towards the urban sustainability assessment and evaluation, environmental decision making and analysis, environmental economics and ecosystems valuation and urban low carbon and climate resilient development and planning. He has been leading several advisory, research and capacity building assignments for clients such as the European Commission, UN-HABITAT, The World Bank, Inter - American Development Bank, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Dutch government. Current projects: Completed projects: ISS: ISS.nl. Prof.dr. Des Gasper, ISS Faculty: ISS.nl. Profile expand all tabs | collapse all tabs Professional experience Full Professor. Dr. Bram Buscher, ISS Faculty: ISS.nl. Profile expand all tabs | collapse all tabs Professional experience Associate Professor.
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