details of project team
The SuScit project is supported by a group of important partners who contribute to the achievement of the project's goals.
Prof. Malcolm Eames, Principal Investigator
Professor Malcolm Eames has a Research Chair with the Low Carbon Research Institute, based at the Welsh School of Architecture. Before joining Cardiff Malcolm was a Professor in Innovation and Sustainable Development at Brunel University. His main research interests include environmental regulation and management; participation and decision-making; technological change and sustainable development; and sustainable development research policy. He has worked on a number of projects aimed at improving public participation in decision-making.
E-Mail: EamesM@cardiff.ac.uk
Web: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/eamesM.php
Maria Adebowale, Project Consultant
Capacity Global
Maria is the Founder and Director of Capacity Global, a non-governmental organisation working on environmental justice, sustainable development, diversity, community participation and human rights. She works on research and policy development in these areas for non governmental organisations, the private sector and government. She has a Masters in Public International Law from SOAS, University of London and is also the author of numerous publications in her specialist areas.
Jonas Mortensen,Research Assistant
Jonas works as a researcher implementing the SuScit Action Research Programme. Formerly he was employed as a project assistant in The Danish Board of Technology working with cross-European participative technology assessment. He has a Masters in Technological and Social-Economic Planning from Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change at Roskilde University, Denmark.He is currently working towards a PHD.His main research interests are citizens participation; upstream engagement in science and technology; and the links between technological, sustainable and democratic development.
Iara Iudicissa, Project Officer
Iara works at Capacity global assisting on the coordination of the youth project 'Just Cities' , the SuScit project and other training and community projects.
She has a Masters Degree in Environment and Development from King's College London University and her main interest is citizens participation with emphasis on excluded groups and the links between sustainable development, poverty alleviation and empowerment.
