Dr Gerardo A. Torres Contreras
Lecturer in Climate and Society
Research interests
- Geography
- Environment
Contact details
Biography
Gerardo A. Torres Contreras is a Lecturer in Climate and Society in the Department of Geography at King's.
Gerardo is a social climate scientist specialised in the politics and social life of climate change responses. His research focuses on the processes of agrarian change resulting from climate mitigation technologies and the equity dimensions of energy demand reduction policies. He obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
Research
- Land politics and climate change responses
- Equity and governance issues of energy demand reduction policies
- Environmental, climate and energy justice discourses
- Pluriversal transitions
Teaching
Undergraduate
- 4SSG1008 Geography Tutorial: York Field Trip
- 5SSG2063 BA Geography Research Tutorials
- 6SSG3070 Global Climate Change: Past, Present and Future
- 6SSG3083 Geographical Research, Policy and Society
Postgraduate
- 7SSGN165 Environmental Science and Policy Making
- 7SSGN227 Researching Climate Change: Key Methods
PhD supervision
Gerardo would be happy to discuss PhD projects related to the politics of climate change responses.
Further details
Research
Political Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
The Political Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (PEBES) group provides a collaborative focus for work on the social (re)production of nature, environmental conservation and resource management.
Contested Development research group
Exploring environmental, political and social questions in relation to contested and uneven processes of development.
Physical & Environmental Geography research group
Enhancing understanding of processes, drivers and impacts in water, land, atmosphere and ecosystems to address environmental and societal challenges.
Research
Political Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
The Political Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (PEBES) group provides a collaborative focus for work on the social (re)production of nature, environmental conservation and resource management.
Contested Development research group
Exploring environmental, political and social questions in relation to contested and uneven processes of development.
Physical & Environmental Geography research group
Enhancing understanding of processes, drivers and impacts in water, land, atmosphere and ecosystems to address environmental and societal challenges.