Dr. Prateep’s academic background is in political science, environmental studies and international development. He does transdisciplinary work with an active interest in combining social and ecological perspectives. Prateeps research focuses on the understanding of complex human-environment connections (or disconnections) with particular attention to change, its drivers, their influence and possible ways to deal with them. His main areas of expertise and interest include commons, governance, social-ecological system resilience, wellbeing, environmental justice and political ecology. Prateep is a past Trudeau Scholar, a Harvard Giorgio Ruffolo Fellow in Sustainability Science, a recipient of Canada’s Governor General Academic Gold Medal, and an SSHRC Banting Fellow.
Current Affiliation: Associate Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo, Canada
Contact Information: pnayak@uwaterloo.ca
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Work profile: https://uwaterloo.ca/school-environment-enterprise-development/profiles/prateep-nayak