Sameer Shah
Sameer is an Assistant Professor of Climate Adaptation in the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. Trained as an environmental social scientist from the Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability at The University of British Columbia, he holds expertise in the human dimensions of climate change vulnerability. He aims to understand how systemic marginalization, and climate-related change and disasters interact to create and amplify uneven water, food, and energy insecurities. He is particularly interested in analyzing the equity, justice, and sustainability outcomes of climate adaptation and disaster response at multiple scales. Through his research, he and his collaborators seek to...
Inhwan Ko
My research focuses on the consequences and origins of various local renewable energy conflicts. A growing number of local communities around the world are facing land-use conflicts surrounding renewable energy facilities, and they are creating barriers to the national clean energy transition. For instance, local renewable energy conflicts, if not properly resolved, can derail local renewable energy projects, translate into unfavorable electoral outcomes for clean energy transition policies, and contribute to the diffusion of policy barriers to renewable energy facilities. To understand these consequences, however, one must investigate why local renewable energy conflicts unfold in the first place. NIMBY (not-in-my-back-yard) explanation provides only a...
Nicolas Wittstock
My research agenda generally encompasses the political economy of innovation and technological change, holistic economic growth, as well as related public policy. To that end, I am currently focusing on innovation activity within the sustainable development space, particularly climate innovation. To adequately meet climate challenges and facilitate further global economic development, large-scale climate innovation is necessary. Therefore, I currently explore the effect of different public policy tools on innovation in climate technologies across the OECD. My preliminary empirical findings indicate that while different policies do not have differential effects, overall policy stringency does push public and private institutions to increase their innovative output. My...