Researcher

Vijay Krishnan Kolinjivadi

Research Expertise:My main interests lie in the social and political factors influencing the design and implementation of sustainable development initiatives. In particular, I focus on the social and environmental justice aspects of ecosystem service policies for development contexts (especially payments for ecosystem services (PES); methodological approaches for complex socio-ecological decision-making; empirical contributions on the political economy of resource management; and degrowth, and decolonial development futures. My research has been conducted in Canada, South Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. My theoretical approach is interdisciplinary and draws largely from the fields of political ecology, ecological economics, and critical geography.

Disciplines:Conservation and biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Sustainable agriculture, Social movements and collective action

Research techniques:My theoretical approach is interdisciplinary and draws largely from the fields of political ecology, ecological economics, and critical geography. I apply mixed quantitative and qualitative research methods, including social multi-criteria evaluation; ethnography and observation; and Q methodology,

Users of research expertise:Environmental policy-makers; NGOs and practitioners of ecosystem service conservation policies; local community organizations and citizens groups