Emily Boyd
Professor, Director
Research Areas
Sustainability science, climate adaptation and resilience, development, governance.
Biography
Emily Boyd is Professor in sustainability studies and a leading social scientist with a specialist focus on environment and climate change. Her unique focus has been on the interdisciplinary nexus of poverty, livelihoods and resilience in relation to global environmental change, focusing on issues pertaining to cities, sustainable land use, water and deforestation in Africa, Latin America, South-East Asia and Europe. Her work has been published across the social and sustainability sciences with notable publications on resilience, adaptation and the politics and practice of community participation in the new carbon economy.
Research
Emily Boyd's current research focus in on undesirable resilience, politics of loss and damage and intersectionality in societal transitions, including on transformations under climate change.
Research projects
FATHUM (Forecasts for Anticipatory HUManitarian action)
MISTY (Migration, Transformation and Sustainability (NORFACE Belmont Forum)
Past research and leadership
Emily Boyd was previously a professor in resilience geography (2013-2016) and a reader in environment and development (2011-2013) at University of Reading. She has previously had a number of leadership roles as research division lead for global development at University of Reading, including departmental impact lead and research director in the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences (SAGES), Reading University.
Her past research includes fieldwork in Mozambique where she was co-lead on a UN award-winning research project with informal settlements in Maputo, and on resilience and food security among coffee and cocoa producers in Ethiopia and Ghana as part of an ESPA, NERC-ESRC-DFID funded consortium project.
Teaching
Since, 2000 Emily has taught and coordinated a number of sustainability and development related courses. Her teaching portfolio includes topics on sustainability, geographies of resilience, climate change and development, and research methods.
At LUCSUS, Emily Boyd runs the LUMES masters course Resilience and Sustainable Development (2018-).
She has been graduate supervisor to up to 40 PhD and Masters theses.
Publications
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- Chad S. Boda, Murray Scown, Turaj Faran, Maryam Nastar, Kelly Dorkenoo, et al.
(2020) Climate and Development
Journal article (comment) - Izabela Delabre, Emily Boyd, Maria Brockhaus, Wim Carton, Torsten Krause, et al.
(2020) Global Sustainability, 3
Journal article - Andrea Joslyn Nightingale, Siri Eriksen, Marcus Taylor, Timothy Forsyth, Mark Pelling, et al.
(2020) Climate and Development, 12 p.343-352
Journal article review - R. Mechler, C. Singh, K. Ebi, R. Djalante, A. Thomas, et al.
(2020) Sustainability Science, 15 p.1245-1251
Journal article review - André Z. Dornelles, Emily Boyd, Richard J. Nunes, Mike Asquith, Wiebren J. Boonstra, et al.
(2020) Global Sustainability
Journal article - Sara Brogaard, Tomas Germundsson, Emily Boyd, Iris Hertog
(2019)
Conference paper: abstract - Aditya Ghosh, Emily Boyd
(2019) International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 39
Journal article - Alexandra C. Morel, M. Hirons, Michael Adu Sasu, Marvin Quaye, Rebecca Ashley Asare, et al.
(2019) Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 3
Journal article - Stephen Woroniecki, Christine Wamsler, Emily Boyd
(2019) Ecology and Society, 24
Journal article - Erik Ahlberg, Roland Akselsson, Cecilia Akselsson, Louise C. Andresen, Jonas Ardö, et al.
(2019) Dagens nyheter (DN debatt)
Newspaper article - Hannah R. Young, Rosalind J. Cornforth, Amadou T. Gaye, Emily Boyd
(2019) Climate and Development, 11 p.812-824
Journal article - Emily Boyd
(2019) IPCC Working Group 2
Report chapter - Pierre Failler, Robert Kasisi, Caroline Akachuku, Achille E. Assogbadjo, Emily Boyd, et al.
(2019) The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa , p.77-130
Report chapter - Andrea Joslyn Nightingale, Siri Eriksen, Marcus Taylor, Timothy Forsyth, Mark Pelling, et al.
(2019) Climate and Development
Journal article - Emily Boyd, A. Morel, M. Hirons, Michael Adu Sasu, Quaye Marvin, et al.
(2019) Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Journal article - Alexandra C. Morel, Mark Hirons, Sheleme Demissie, Techane Gonfa, Zia Mehrabi, et al.
(2019) Environmental Research Letters, 14
Journal article - Alexandra C. Morel, Michael Adu Sasu, Stephen Adu-Bredu, Marvin Quaye, Christine Moore, et al.
(2019) Global Change Biology, 25 p.2661-2677
Journal article - W. Neil Adger, Emily Boyd, Anita Fábos, Sonja Fransen, Dominique Jolivet, et al.
(2019) The Lancet Planetary Health, 3 p.440-442
Journal article (comment) - Deliberation for wildfire risk management : Addressing conflicting views in the Chiquitania, BoliviaTahia Devisscher, Yadvinder Malhi, Emily Boyd
(2019) Geographical Journal, 185 p.38-54
Journal article - Rachel Friedman, Mark A. Hirons, Emily Boyd
(2019) Climate and Development, 11 p.446-458
Journal article - M. Hirons, E. Robinson, C. McDermott, A. Morel, R. Asare, et al.
(2018) Ecological Economics, 154 p.31-41
Journal article - Rachel A. James, Richard G. Jones, Emily Boyd, Hannah R. Young, Friederike E L Otto, et al.
(2018) Loss and Damage from Climate Change : Climate Risk Management, Policy and Governance , p.113-154
Book chapter - Reinhard Mechler, Elisa Calliari, Laurens M Bouwer, Thomas Schinko, Swenja Surminski, et al.
(2018) Loss and Damage from Climate Change : Concepts, Methods and Policy Options , p.3-37
Book chapter - Theodore G. Shepherd, Emily Boyd, Raphael A. Calel, Sandra C. Chapman, Suraje Dessai, et al.
(2018) Climatic Change, 151 p.555-571
Journal article - Tom H Oliver, Emily Boyd, Kevin Balcombe, Tim G Benton, James M Bullock, et al.
(2018) Global Sustainability, 1 p.1-9
Journal article - Henrik Aspegren, Lena Blom, Emily Boyd, Gunilla Brattberg, Åse Johannessen, et al.
(2018) Göteborgs-Posten
Newspaper article - Abdul Razak Saeed, Constance McDermott, Emily Boyd
(2018) Forest Policy and Economics, 90 p.48-58
Journal article - M. Hirons, Z. Mehrabi, T. A. Gonfa, A. Morel, T. W. Gole, et al.
(2018) Geoforum, 91 p.108-116
Journal article - Åse Johannessen, Christine Wamsler, Lena Blom, Rolf Larsson, Henrik Aspegren, et al.
(2018) Dagens Nyheter
Newspaper article - M. Hirons, C. McDermott, R. Asare, A. Morel, E. Robinson, et al.
(2018) Land Use Policy, 76 p.405-413
Journal article - Understanding climate resilience in Ghanaian cocoa communities – Advancing a biocultural perspectiveM. Hirons, E. Boyd, C. McDermott, R. Asare, A. Morel, et al.
(2018) Journal of Rural Studies, 63 p.120-129
Journal article - Björn Nykvist, Sara Borgström, Emily Boyd
(2017) Regional Environmental Change, 17 p.2359-2371
Journal article - Emily Boyd, Rachel A. James, Richard G. Jones, Hannah R. Young, Friederike E L Otto
(2017) Nature Climate Change, 7 p.723-729
Journal article review - Hannah R Parker, Emily Boyd, Rosalind J Cornforth, Rachel James, Friederike EL Otto, et al.
(2017) Climate Policy, 17 p.533-550
Journal article - Emily Boyd
(2017) Nature Climate Change, 7 p.97-98
Journal article - Abdul Razak Saeed, Constance McDermott, Emily Boyd
(2017) International Journal of the Commons, 11 p.572-596
Journal article - Tahia Devisscher, Emily Boyd, Yadvinder Malhi
(2016) Ecology and Society, 21
Journal article - Hannah R. Parker, Rosalind J. Cornforth, Pablo Suarez, Myles R. Allen, Emily Boyd, et al.
(2016) International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 7 p.353-365
Journal article - Kees van der Geest, Sönke Kreft, Zinta Zommers, Saleemul Huq, Amy Quandt, et al.
(2016) POLICY Briefs
Report - V Castan Broto, E Boyd, J Ensor, S Juhola
(2016) Retrofitting Cities: Priorities, Governance and Experimentation , p.232-250
Book chapter - Emily Boyd, Douglas Crawford-Brown, Jens Evans, Jim Kitchen, Alistair Hunt, et al.
(2016) UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017: Evidence Report
Report chapter - Emily Boyd, Rachel James, Richard Jones
(2016)
Report - Hannah R Parker, Rosalind J Cornforth, Emily Boyd, Rachel James, Friederike EL Otto, et al.
(2015) Weather, 70 p.268-273
Journal article - Nipunika Perera, Emily Boyd, Gill Wilkins, R Phillips
(2015)
Report - Emily Boyd, Aditya Ghosh, M Boykoff
(2015) The Urban Climate Challenge: Rethinking the Role of Cities in the Global Climate Regime. , p.139-155
Book chapter - N. C. Ban, Emily Boyd, D. M. Cox, C. L. Meek, M. Schoon, et al.
(2015) Ecology and Society, 20
Journal article - V. C. Broto, E. Boyd, J. Ensor
(2015) Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 13 p.11-18
Journal article - V. C. Broto, D. A. Macucule, E. Boyd, J. Ensor, Charlotte Allen
(2015) Environment and Planning A, 47 p.571-587
Journal article - B. Elmhagen, Georgia Destouni, A Angerbjörn, S. Borgström, E. Boyd, et al.
(2015) Ecology and Society, 20
Journal article - E. Boyd, S. Juhola
(2015) Urban Studies, 52 p.1234-1264
Journal article - E. Boyd, B. Nykvist, S. Borgström, I. A. Stacewicz
(2015) Ambio: a Journal of Human Environment, 44 p.149-161
Journal article - Vanesa Castán Broto, Jonathan Ensor, Emily Boyd, Charlotte Allen, Carlos Seventine, et al.
(2015)
Book - Friederike EL Otto, Emily Boyd, Richard G Jones, Rosalind J Cornforth, Rachel James, et al.
(2015) Climatic Change, 132 p.531-543
Journal article - Elisabeth Stephens, Erin Coughlan de Perez, Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Emily Boyd, Pablo Suarez
(2015)
Report - Richard Graham, Emma Visman, Steven Wade, Rosanna Amato, Caroline Bain, et al.
(2015)
Report - Emily Boyd
(2015) Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm
Newspaper article - Jonathan Ensor, Emily Boyd, Sirkku Juhola, Vanesa Castán Broto
(2014) Climate Change Adaptation and Development: Transforming Paradigms and Practices , p.19-38
Book chapter - Rachel James, Friederike Otto, Hannah Parker, Emily Boyd, Rosalind Cornforth, et al.
(2014) Nature Climate Change, 4 p.938-939
Journal article - E. Boyd, J. Ensor, V. C. Broto, S. Juhola
(2014) Global Environmental Change, 26 p.140-151
Journal article - E. Boyd
(2014) British Academy original paperbacks
Book chapter - Emily Boyd
(2014) The Companion to Development Studies , p.341-345
Book chapter - Sarah Brown, Rosalind Cornforth, Emily Boyd, Sarah Standley, Mary Allen, et al.
(2014)
Report - V Castan Broto, E Boyd, J Ensor, Charlotte Allen, D Macucule
(2014)
Report - Peter May, Emily Boyd, Manyu Chang, Fernando C Veiga
(2013) Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura, 13 p.5-50
Journal article - E. Boyd, Rosalind J. Cornforth, P. J. Lamb, A. Tarhule, M. Issa Lélé, et al.
(2013) Nature Climate Change, 3 p.631-637
Journal article - E. Boyd, A. Ghosh
(2013) Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 31 p.926-945
Journal article - E. Boyd, Rosalind J. Cornforth
(2013) Successful Adaptation to Climate Change : Linking Science and Policy in a Rapidly Changing World , p.201-219
Book chapter - Rosalind Cornforth, Emily Boyd, Peter Lamb
(2013) Using Science for Disaster Risk Reduction
Report chapter - Sarah Cornell, Catherine Downy, Evan Fraser, Emily Boyd
(2012) Understanding the Earth System : Global Change Science for Application , p.1-38
Book chapter - I. Mustalahti, A. Bolin, E. Boyd, J. Paavola
(2012) Ecology and Society, 17
Journal article - Peter Newell, Maxwell Boykoff, Emily Boyd
(2012) The New Carbon Economy
Book - Emily Boyd, Carl Folke
(2012)
Book - Emily Boyd, Roger Street, Megan Gawith, Kate Lonsdale, Laurie Newton, et al.
(2011) Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations : Advances in Global Change Research, 42 p.85-102
Book chapter - R. J. Barlow, Rob M Ewers, L. Anderson, L. E. O. C. Aragao, T. R. Baker, et al.
(2011) Biological Reviews, 86 p.457-474
Journal article - Emily Boyd, Maxwell Boykoff, Peter Newell
(2011) Antipode, 43 p.601-611
Journal article - M. K. Goodman, E. Boyd
(2011) Geographical Journal, 177 p.102-109
Journal article - L. Jones, E. Boyd
(2011) Global Environmental Change, 21 p.1262-1274
Journal article - E. Boyd, M. K. Goodman
(2011) Journal of International Development, 23 p.836-854
Journal article - E. Boyd
(2011) Adapting Institutions : Governance, Complexity and Social-Ecological Resilience , p.240-263
Book chapter - E. Boyd
(2011) Adapting Institutions , p.264-280
Book chapter - E. Boyd, C. Folke
(2011) Adapting Institutions : Governance, Complexity and Social-Ecological Resilience , p.1-8
Book chapter - Emily Boyd, Michael K Goodman
(2011) , 37
Working paper - Emily Boyd, Mike Goodman
(2011) Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
Working paper - E. Boyd, H. Osbahr
(2010) Environmental Education Research, 16 p.629-643
Journal article - D. P. Edwards, B Fisher, E. Boyd
(2010) Conservation Letters, 3 p.313-316
Journal article - S F Miller, H. Osbahr, E. Boyd, F. Thomalla, S. Bharwani, et al.
(2010) Ecology and Society, 15
Journal article - E. L. Tompkins, W. N. Adger, E. Boyd, S. Nicholson-Cole, K. Weatherhead, et al.
(2010) Global Environmental Change, 20 p.627-635
Journal article - E. Boyd
(2010) BioScience, 60 p.742-750
Journal article - Emily Boyd, Mike Goodman
(2010) Environment, Politics and Development Working Paper Series
Working paper - MARIA CARMEN Lemos, EMILY Boyd
(2009) Politics of series , p.96-110
Book chapter - Peter Newell, TJ Roberts, Emily Boyd, Saleemul Huq
(2009) IIED Briefing Papers
Report - EL Tompkins, E Boyd, SA Nicholson-Cole, K Weatherhead, NW Arnell, et al.
(2009) , 135 p.133-133
Working paper - S. E. Cornell, C. J. Downy, E. D. G. Fraser, E. Boyd
(2009) Understanding the Earth System : Global Change Science for Application , p.1-38
Book chapter - M. d F. Doria, E. Boyd, E. L. Tompkins, W. N. Adger
(2009) Environmental Science and Policy, 12 p.810-819
Journal article - N. E. Hultman, E. Boyd, J. Timmons Roberts, J J Cole, E. Corbera, et al.
(2009) Ambio: a Journal of Human Environment, 38 p.120-122
Journal article - E. Boyd
(2009) Environment and Planning A, 41 p.2380-2395
Journal article - Emily Boyd, Natasha Grist, Sirkku Juhola, Valerie Nelson
(2009) Development Policy Review, 27 p.659-674
Journal article - E. Boyd, N. E. Hultman, J. Timmons Roberts, E. Corbera, J J Cole, et al.
(2009) Environmental Science and Policy, 12 p.820-831
Journal article - E. Boyd, S. Juhola
(2009) Journal of International Development, 21 p.792-804
Journal article - Emily Boyd
(2009) Working in Gender and Development Series Oxfam
Book chapter - Emily Boyd, Henny Osbahr, Polly J Ericksen, Emma L Tompkins, Maria Carmen Lemos, et al.
(2008) Development (London), 51 p.390-396
Journal article - A. Bozmoski, Maria Carmen Lemos, E. Boyd
(2008) Environmental International, 50 p.18-30
Journal article - E. L. Tompkins, Maria Carmen Lemos, E. Boyd
(2008) Global Environmental Change, 18 p.736-745
Journal article - E. Boyd
(2008) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 363 p.1911-1916
Journal article - E. Boyd, E. Corbera, M. Estrada
(2008) International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 8 p.95-112
Journal article - D. Liverman, E. Boyd
(2008) A Reformed CDM – including new Mechanisms for Sustainable Development , p.47-56
Book chapter - The Clean Development Mechanism : An assessment of current practice and future approaches for policyEmily Boyd, Nathan Hultman, Timmons Roberts, Esteve Corbera, Johannes Ebeling
(2007) Tyndall Working Paper
Working paper - Reinette Biggs, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, Erin Bohensky, Emily Boyd, et al.
(2007) Ecology and Society, 12 p.17-17
Journal article - Maria Carmen Lemos, E. Boyd, E. L. Tompkins, H. Osbahr, D. Liverman
(2007) Ecology and Society, 12
Journal article - E. Boyd, Maximiliano G Gutierrez, A. M. Chang
(2007) Global Environmental Change, 17 p.250-259
Journal article - Exploring socioeconomic impacts of forest based mitigation projects: Lessons from Brazil and BoliviaE. Boyd, P. May, A. M. Chang, F. C. Veiga
(2007) Environmental Science and Policy, 10 p.419-433
Journal article - Emily Boyd, Anne Sophie Crépin, Victor Galaz, Jon Norberg, Per Olsson
(2007)
Report - Emily Boyd, Maria Mansfield
(2007)
Report - Henny Osbahr, Emily Boyd, Polly J Ericksen
(2007)
Report - Emily Boyd
(2006) Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems : Concepts and Applications in Ecosystem Assessment , p.105-126
Book chapter - E. L. F. Schipper, E. Boyd
(2006) Journal of Environment and Development, 15 p.75-90
Journal article - Emma L Tompkins, Sophie A Nicholson-Cole, E Boyd, LA Hurlston, Hodge Brooks, et al.
(2005)
Book - Emma L Tompkins, E Boyd, SA Nicholson-Cole, K Weatherhead, NW Arnell, et al.
(2005)
Report - Peter May, Emily Boyd, Manyu Chang, Fernando C Veiga Neto
(2005) Estudos Sociedade e Agricultura, 13 p.5-50
Journal article - Emily Boyd, Maria Gutierrez, Manyu Chang
(2005) , 71
Working paper - Emily Boyd, Maria Guiterrez, Manyu Chang
(2005)
Working paper - Katrina Brown, W Neil Adger, Emily Boyd, Esteve Corbera-Elizalde, Simon Shackley
(2004) Tyndall Centre Technical Report
Report - Peter Herman May, Emily Boyd, Fernando Veiga, Manyu Chang
(2004)
Report - Emily Boyd, Esteve Corbera, Maria Gutiérrez, Manuel Estrada
(2004) Tyndall Briefing Paper
Journal article - Emily Boyd
(2003) Tiempo
Newspaper article - EMILY BOYD
(2002) International Forestry Review, 4 p.77-80
Journal article - E. Boyd, Aili Pyhala
(2002) The Forestry Chronicle , 78 p.358-359
Journal article (comment) - E. Boyd, E. L. Schipper
(2002) Journal of Environment and Development, 11 p.184-190
Journal article - E. Boyd
(2002) Gender and Development, 10 p.70-77
Journal article - Emily Boyd
(2001) International Forestry Review, 3 p.240-240
Review - Nicola Acutt, Asghar Ali, Emily Boyd, Angela Hartmann, Joy Aeree Kim, et al.
(2000) GEC Working Paper, 23
Working paper
Short Biography
Emily Boyd is Director of Lund University Centre for Sustainaibility Studies and Professor in Sustainability Science. She is a leading social scientist with a background in international development, environment and climate change, with focus on the interdisciplinary nexus of poverty, livelihoods and resilience in relation to global environmental change. Emily Boyd is currently leading work on undesirable resilience, politics of loss and damage and intersectionality in societal transitions, including on transformations under climate change.
Emily Boyd is an author for the IPCC, IPBES, and UKCCRA and a Earth System Governance Senior Fellow.