Lindsay C.Stringer

Professor in Environment and Development, Environment and Geography

University of York

York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI Director)

lindsay.stringer@york.ac.uk

Biography

I hold a BSc in Physical Geography, MSc in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment in Drylands and PhD in Geography from the University of Sheffield. Before coming to York as Professor in Environment and Development in the Department of Environment and Geography, I was a Simon Research Fellow at the University of Manchester (2005-2007) then Associate Professor (2007-2010), Reader (2010-2013) and Professor at the University of Leeds (2013-2020). I have authored global assessments for the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). I am currently Director of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of York.

Research

My research focuses on human-environment relationships, particularly the links between livelihoods and environmental change; science, policy and environmental governance; and the practical and policy mechanisms that can advance sustainable development. I take an interdisciplinary approach, grounded in systems thinking, using theories and both qualitative and quantitative methods from the natural and social sciences. A systems focus helps my work to develop solutions to specific problems while recognising the complexity of the world's sustainable development challenges and the trade-offs and opportunities created by change. My research projects commonly involve big interdisciplinary teams that bring together researchers from around the world, from disciplines such as geography, ecology, biology, economics development studies, politics, business and management, international relations, agricultural sciences and engineering. Within LCAB I supervise PhD students and mentor Research Associates and LCAB Fellows. My Twitter handle is @LindsayStringer

Publication highlights

Guenat, S., Purnell, P., Davies, Z.G., Nawrath, M., Stringer, L.C., Babu, G.R.,Balasubramanian, M., Ballantyne, E.E.F., Bylappa, B.K., Chen, B., De Jager. P., Del Prete, A., Di Nuovo, A., Ehi-Eromosele, C.O., Torbaghan, M.E., Evans, K.L., Fraundorfer, M., Haouas, W., Izunobi, J., Jauregui-Correa, J.C., Kaddouh, B.Y., Lewycka, S., Mady, C., Maple, C., Mohammed-Amin, R.K., Olawole, O.C., Oluseyi, T., Orfila, C., Ossola, A., Pridmore, T., Rijal, M.L., Rega-Brodsky, C.C., Robertson, I.D., Rogers, C.D.F., Rougé, C., Rumaney, M.B., Seeletso, M.K., Shaqura, M.Z., Suresh, L.M., Sweeting, M.N., Buck, N.T., Ukwuru, M.U., Verbeek, T., Voss, H., Wadud, Z., Wang, X., Winn, N. and Dallimer, M. (2022). Meeting Sustainable Development Goals via Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Nature Communications, 13, 3559.

Li, C., Fu, B., Wang, S., Stringer, L.C., Wang, Y., Li, Z., Liu, Y. and Zhou, W. (2021). Drivers and impacts of changes in China’s drylands. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 2, pp. 858-873.

Stringer, L.C. (2021). Climate change impacts on water security in global drylands. One Earth, 4(6), pp. 851-864.

van den Elsen, E., Stringer, L.C.,* de Ita, C., Hessel, R., Kefi, S., Schneider, F., Bautista, S., Garcia Mayor, A., Baudena, M., Rietkerk, M., Valdecantos, A., Vallejo, V.R., Geeson, N., Brandt, J., Fleskens, L., Hemerik, L., Panagos, P., Valente, S., Keizer, J.J., Schwilch, G., Jucker Riva, M., Sietz, D., Christoforou, M.A., Hadjimitsis, D.G., Papoutsa, C., Quaranta, G., Salvia, R., Tsanis, I., Daliakopoulos, I.N., Claringbould, H. and De Ruiter, P.C. (2020). Advances in understanding and managing catastrophic shifts in Mediterranean ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 323 * corresponding author.

Stringer, L.C., Fraser, E.D.G., Harris, D., Lyon, C., Perreira, L., Ward, C and Simelton,  E. (2020). Adaptation and development pathways for different types of farmers. Environmental Science and Policy, 104, pp. 174-189.

Find out more about Lindsay's work