Dr Pedro Fidelman (Australia)
Affiliations
Biography
Pedro’s research focuses on environmental policy and governance with an emphasis on the role of institutions (eg regulations, norms, and decision-making processes) in addressing pressing environmental issues (eg over-exploitation of natural resources, biodiversity loss and climate change).
Emerging areas of interest include governance implications of using novel and emerging technologies (eg synthetic biology) for environmental outcomes.
Expertise
Environmental policy and governance, institutional analysis, policy innovation, climate change adaptation, social-ecological systems.
Key Publication References
Hartley S, Taitingfong R and Fidelman P 2022 The principles driving gene drives for conservation Environmental Science and Policy 135: 36-45
Fidelman P 2021 Assessing adaptive capacity of collaborative governance institutions pp 69-82 In: B Siebenhüner and R Djalante (eds) Adaptiveness - Changing earth system governance. Cambridge University Press 250p
Fidelman P, Mcgrath C, Newlands M, Dobbs K, Jago B, Hussey K 2019 Regulatory implications of coral reef restoration and adaptation under a changing climate. Environmental Science and Policy doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.04.016
Fidelman P, Tuyen TV, Nong K, Nursey-Bray 2017 The Institutions-Adaptive Capacity Nexus: Insights from coastal resources co-management in Cambodia and Vietnam Environmental Science and Policy 76:103-112 doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.06.018