Dr Christopher Schulz

Dr Christopher Schulz

Lecturer in Sustainable Development (Critical Economic Dimensions of Sustainability)

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 2457
Email
Christopher.Schulz@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Biography

Christopher Schulz joined the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at 58吃瓜 as Lecturer in Sustainable Development (Critical Economic Dimensions of Sustainability). He was previously a Lecturer in the MSc programme in Ecological Economics at SRUC/Edinburgh University, a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, and a Research Fellow at 58吃瓜. He holds a PhD and MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in Politics and Public Administration from the University of Konstanz.

Teaching

Undergraduate - BSc/MA (Hons) Geography

  • GG3205 - Developing a Geography Research Proposal (supervisor)
  • GG4399 - Research Dissertation in Geography (supervisor)

Undergraduate - BSc/MA (Hons) Sustainable Development

  • SD1004 - Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities (contributor/tutor)
  • SD3101 - Developing a Sustainable Development Research Proposal (supervisor)
  • SD3103 - Field Course for Sustainable Development - East Africa (module co-coordinator)
  • SD4120 - Valuing Environments (module coordinator)
  • SD4297 - Dissertation in Sustainable Development (supervisor)

Postgraduate Taught (PGT) - MSc Global Sustainable Development

  • GD5802 - Sustainable Development: From Principles to Practice (module coordinator/contributor)
  • GD5998 - Policy Report (supervisor)
  • GD5999 - Dissertation (supervisor)

Postgraduate Research (PGR) - PhD, Geography/Sustainable Development

  • Mengqi Peng: 'When home does not feel like home: Investigating ethnic minorities鈥� environmental distress and ontological anxiety induced by small hydropower developments on the Nu River, China' (principal supervisor)
  • Kirishanthan Punniyarajah: 'Rights of Nature: The legal geographies and political ecologies of intermittent rivers in Sri Lanka' (principal supervisor)
  • John Mwangi Wangui (鈥�): 'The political ecology of water in the Ewaso Ng鈥檌ro North River Basin, Kenya' (principal supervisor at 58吃瓜, co-tutelle with University of Bonn), 2023-2025.
  • Eduardo Fagundes Mendes: 'Dimens玫es humanas da restaura莽茫o ecol贸gica no Brasil: Percep莽玫es, motiva莽玫es e ecoansiedade' [Human dimensions of ecological restoration in Brazil: Perceptions, motivations and ecoanxiety] (external co-supervisor, with UNEMAT, C谩ceres, Brazil)

Administration and Service

  • Deputy Director of Postgraduate Studies (Research), School of Geography and Sustainable Development
  • Steering Committee, Centre for Amerindian, Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CAS)
  • Advisor of Studies (Honours), Geography and Sustainable Development

Christopher Schulz holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) from the University of 58吃瓜 and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Research areas

Christopher Schulz is an interdisciplinary researcher with interests in environment and development, environmental values, and water governance.

Previous and ongoing research has focused on understanding conflicts about water in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland, the values and governance of tropical peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon and the Congo Basin, and the global history of large dams, among others.

At 58吃瓜, his primary focus in research and teaching is on critical economic dimensions of sustainability, in particular:

  1. Critical perspectives on economic instruments for environmental management and sustainability transitions
  2. Methodological options for valuing the environment, especially non-monetary approaches to valuation
  3. Conceptual and practical alternatives to mainstream economic approaches, including those grounded in indigenous knowledge.

Most of his research has been in Latin America (Brazil, Peru, Chile), but he also has fieldwork experience in South Asia (Nepal, India) and Africa (Kenya, Congo, Ghana, South Africa). Besides English, he is fluent in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and German.

PhD supervision

  • Tamara听Darbar
  • Kirishanthan听Punniyarajah

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Villamayor-Tomas, S., Lopez, M. C., Arantes, C. C., Del Bene, D., Chea, R., Kramer, D. B., Schulz, C., Siciliano, G., Tilt, B. & Moran, E. F., 1 May 2026, In: Nature Sustainability. 9, 5, p. 653-663 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review

  • Open access
    Schulz, C., 18 May 2026, Rethinking sustainability: Principles and practice. Brown, A. & Gilgan, S. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 293-338

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter

  • Open access
    Schulz, C. & Adams, W. M., 1 Jun 2025, In: The Geographical Journal. 191, 2, 12 p., e70002.

    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

  • Open access
    Schulz, C., Wolf, L. J., Martin-Ortega, J., Glenk, K. & Gischler, M., Mar 2024, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 153, 12 p., 103685.

    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

  • Open access
    Schulz, C., Martin-Ortega, J. & Glenk, K., 2 Sept 2024, In: International Journal of Water Resources Development. 40, 5, p. 765-789 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

  • Open access
    Schulz, C. & Skinner, J., 5 Jun 2023, Human migration and natural resources: global assessment of an adaptive complex system. Ali, S. H., Kniveton, D. & Djalante, R. (eds.). Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), p. 56-57 2 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter

  • Open access
    Fabiano, E., Schulz, C. & Mart铆n Bra帽as, M., 1 Sept 2023, Donde habitan los neba: naturaleza, cultura e impactos ambientales en los territorios del pueblo Urarina. Mart铆n Bra帽as, M., Fabiano, E. & Del Castillo Torres, D. (eds.). Iquitos: Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazon铆a Peruana, p. 133-150 18 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter

  • Open access
    Mart铆n Bra帽as, M., Schulz, C. & Palacios Vega, J. J., 1 Sept 2023, Donde habitan los neba: naturaleza, cultura e impactos ambientales en los territorios del pueblo urarina. Mart铆n Bra帽as, M., Fabiano, E. & Del Castillo Torres, D. (eds.). Iquitos: Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazon铆a Peruana, p. 151-167 17 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter

  • Open access
    Lawson, I. T., Laurie, N., Schulz, C., Roucoux, K. H., Andueza, L., Cole, L. E. S., Davies, A. L., Honorio Coronado, E. N. & Wheeler, C., 1 Sept 2023, Donde habitan los neba: naturaleza, cultura e impactos ambientales en los territorios del pueblo urarina. Mart铆n Bra帽as, M., Fabiano, E. & Del Castillo Torres, D. (eds.). Iquitos: Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazon铆a Peruana, p. 89鈥�110 22 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter

  • Open access
    Honorio Coronado, E. N., Schulz, C., Mart铆n Bra帽as, M., del 脕guila Pasquel, J., del Aguila Villacorta, M., D谩vila Cardozo, N., C贸rdova Oroche, C. J., Garc铆a Mendoza, G., R铆os Paredes, M. A., Cole, L. E. S., Charpentier Uraco, E., Valdivia Alarc贸n, S., Vargas Bernuy, V., Delgado Amasifuen, D., Paima Roque, R., Mar铆n Reyna, W., Isla Re谩tegui, G. M., D谩vila Tuesta, W., Baker, T. R. & Reed, M. S. & 1 others, Roucoux, K. H., 1 Sept 2023, Donde habitan los neba: naturaleza, cultura e impactos ambientales en los territorios del pueblo urarina. Mart铆n Bra帽as, M., Fabiano, E. & Del Castillo Torres, D. (eds.). Iquitos: Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazon铆a Peruana, p. 57-87 31 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter

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