Staff Profile:Dr Giuseppe Feola

Name:

Dr Giuseppe Feola

Job Title:

Lecturer in Environment and Development

Responsibilities:

Areas of Interest:

Giuseppe's research is focussed on developing a better theoretical and empirical understanding of coupled human and natural systems to inform policy and foster a societal transformation towards sustainability.

Current research interests include:

• Human agency in coupled human and natural systems.
• System analysis and assessment of interactions between human and natural subsystems.
• Theories and models of societal change towards sustainability and their application to research and practice.
• Strategies, policies and tools to steer specific systems towards sustainability.

The preferred field in which Giuseppe addresses these research interests is that of agri-food systems. Consistently with a Sustainability Science approach, Giuseppe combines theoretical and applied research. The methodologically of his research is interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary, and often integrates different methods, among which are survey research, statistical and simulation modelling.

Research groups / Centres:

• Human Environments Research Group
• Walker Institute

Teaching and student supervision:

Giuseppe convenes, or contributes to, several undergraduate modules, including Social Geography and Society and Nature.

Giuseppe is pleased to discuss potential applications from prospective PhD students in the area such as: resilience and sustainability of agri-food systems, agricultural adaptation to climate change, evolution of food culture, and the transition movement.

Publications:

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Number of items: 11.

2013

• Binder, C. R. and Feola, G. (2013) Normative, systemic and procedural aspects : a review of indicator-based sustainability assessments in agriculture. In: Marta-Costa, A. A. and Silva, E. (eds.) Methods and procedures for building sustainable farming systems. Springer, pp. 33-46. ISBN 9789400750029 doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5003-6_4 (In Press)

2012

• Feola, G., Gallati, J. A. and Binder, C. R. (2012) Exploring behavioural change through an agent-oriented system dynamics model: the use of personal protective equipment among pesticide applicators in Colombia. System Dynamics Review, 28 (1). pp. 69-93. ISSN 1099-1727 doi: 10.1002/sdr.469
• Grasso, M. and Feola, G. (2012) Mediterranean agriculture under climate change: adaptive capacity, adaptation, and ethics. Regional Environmental Change. ISSN 1436-378X doi: 10.1007/s10113-011-0274-1 (In Press)
• Feola, G., Sattler, C. and Saysel, A. K. (2012) Simulation models in farming systems research : potential and challenges. In: Farming systems research into the 21st century : the new dynamic. Springer, pp. 281-306. ISBN 9789400745025 doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-4503-2_13

2011

• Feola, G., Rahn, E. and Binder, C.R. (2011) Suitability of pesticide risk indicators for less developed countries: a comparison. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 142 (3-4). pp. 238-245. ISSN 0167-8809 doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.05.014

2010

• Feola, G. and Binder, C. R. (2010) Towards an improved understanding of farmers' behaviour: the integrative agent-centred (IAC) framework. Ecological Economics, 69 (12). pp. 2323-2333. ISSN 0921-8009 doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.023
• Binder , C. R., Feola, G. and Steinberger, J. K. (2010) Considering the normative, systemic and procedural dimensions in indicator-based sustainability assessments in agriculture. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 30 (2). pp. 71-81. ISSN 0195-9255 doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2009.06.002
• Feola, G. and Binder, C. R. (2010) Identifying and investigating pesticide application types to promote a more sustainable pesticide use: the case of smallholders in Boyacá, Colombia. Crop Protection, 29 (6). pp. 612-622. ISSN 0261-2194 doi: 10.1016/j.cropro.2010.01.008
• Feola, G., Schoell, R. and Binder, C. R. (2010) Identifying barriers and opportunities for transitions towards more sustainable agriculture through system analysis: the case of Vereda La Hoya, Colombia. In: 9th European IFSA Symposium: Building sustainable rural futures, 4-7 July 2010, Vienna, Austria, pp. 1873-1883.
• Binder, C. R. and Feola, G. (2010) Normative, systemic and procedural aspects: a review of indicator‐based sustainability assessments in agriculture. In: 9th European IFSA Symposium: Building sustainable rural futures, 4-7 Jul 2010, Vienna, Austria, pp. 801-811.
• Feola, G. and Binder, C. R. (2010) Why don’t pesticide applicators protect themselves? Exploring the use of personal protective equipment among Colombian smallholders. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 16 (1). pp. 11-23. ISSN 1077-3525

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Qualifications:

BSc Sociology (Milan-Bicocca), MSc Environmental Economics and Management (Milan Bocconi), PhD Geography (Zurich)