Bio
Michael is an environmental social scientist whose expertise and current research interests are in the multifaceted and embedded relationships between humans and the environment, whether facilitated by institutions or by local organizations/communities, and the effects of this on public policy and planning processes and outcomes, particularly in relation to notions of rights, justice, and equity. More broadly, Michael's research interests include the social and human dimensions of global environmental change; environmental pollution and human health risks; and climate change interventions and socio-ecological systems in developing societies in Africa.