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Biography	<p>I am a senior lecturer in Environment& Systems and have a BSc in Geography& Environment and a PhD in Sustainable Development from the University of London (UCL).  My research and teaching focusses on systems concepts and practices and social learning for improving environmental situations, especially water governance.</p><p>As well as involvement in a range of international and national research projects, I also contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching on environmental management and systems.</p>
Description	<p>I am a senior lecturer in Environment& Systems and have a BSc in Geography& Environment and a PhD in Sustainable Development from the University of London (UCL).  My research and teaching focusses on systems concepts and practices and social learning for improving environmental situations, especially water governance.</p><p>As well as involvement in a range of international and national research projects, I also contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching on environmental management and systems.</p>
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Job title	Senior Lecturer
Research overview	<p>My research and scholarship explores the dyanmic relationships between a society and its environment. I use theories of social learning and systems ideas to design social learning systems for transforming. Much of my work is action research, involving policy-makers, stakeholders and practitioners in many different governance contexts and scales from catchments to national and international policy and practice. A central theme is the managing and governance of water. </p><div> </div><p>Current and recent projects include:</p><ul><li>2019-2021       Agricultural and Knowledge Innovation Systems (<a href="https://www.agrilink2020.eu/">AgriLink</a>) (EU Horizon 2020)</li><li>2013-2016       Drought Impacts: vulnerability thresholds in monitoring and early-warning research  (<a href="http://www.drought.uni-freiburg.de/">DRiVER</a>) (Belmont Forum/NERC)</li><li>2012-2015       Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance: Reconciling food security, renewable energy and the provision of multiple ecosystem services (<a href="http://www.cadwago.net/">CADWAGO</a>Riksbankens and Volkswagen foundation)</li><li>2011-2012     Evaluating the Water Framework Directive Pilots (DEFRA)</li><li>2011-2012     Approaches to Secure Sustained Behaviour Changes to Deliver Multiple   Environmental Benefits Though Sustained Agricultural Land Management (DEFRA)</li></ul><div>I am interested in supervising PhDs in the following areas:</div><ul><li>social learning</li><li>systems thinking and practice</li><li>environmental and water resource managing</li><li>natural resource managing and governance.</li></ul>
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Label	Dr Kevin Collins
Family name	Collins
Given name	Kevin K. Kevin B.
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Guide to diagrams Colvin, John ; Blackmore, Chris ; Chimbuya, Sam; Collins, Kevin ; Dent, Mark; Goss, John; Ison, Ray ; Roggero, Pier Paolo and Seddaiu, Giovanna (2014). In search of systemic innovation for sustainable development: a design praxis emerging from a decade of social learning inquiry. Research Policy, 43 pp. 760–771. Bell, Simon ; Collins, Kevin and Cutting, Charles (2019). M-World, S-World: Achieving wisdom in online groups. Milton Keynes: Open University. Floyd, Joshua; Iaquinto, Benjamin L.; Ison, Ray and Collins, Kevin (2014). Managing complexity in Australian urban water governance: transitioning Sydney to a water sensitive city. Futures, 61 pp. 1–12. Collins, Kevin (2014). Designing social learning systems for integrating social sciences into policy processes: Some experiences of water managing. In: Manfredo, M. J.; Vaske, J. J.; Rechkemmer, A. and Duke, E. A. eds. Understanding Society and Natural Resources: Forging New Strands of Integration across the Social Sciences. Amsterdam: Springer, pp. 229–251. Wehn, Uta; Collins, Kevin ; Anema, Kim; Basco-Carrera, Laura and Lerebours, Alix (2018). Stakeholder engagement in water governance as social learning: lessons from practice. Water International, 43(1) pp. 34–59. Collins, Kevin ; Colvin, John and Ison, Ray (2009). Building learning catchments for integrated catchment managing: Designing learning systems based on experiences in the UK and South Africa. Water Science & Technology, 59(4) pp. 687–693. Hannaford, Jamie; Collins, Kevin ; Haines, Sophie and Barker, Lucy (2018). Enhancing drought monitoring and early warning for the UK through stakeholder co-enquiries. Weather, Climate, and Society (Early Access). Collins, Kevin B. and Ison, Ray L. (2010). Trusting emergence: some experiences of learning about integrated catchment science with the Environment Agency of England and Wales. Water Resources Management, 24(4) pp. 669–688. Collins, Kevin and Ison, Ray (2009). Jumping off Arnstein's Ladder: Social learning as a new policy paradigm for climate change adaptation. Environmental Policy and Governance, 19(6) pp. 358–373. Blackmore, C. ; Collins, K. ; Ison, R. ; Colvin, J. and Wallis, P. (2012). Social learning systems for collective action: a critical review of cases from UK, South Africa, China and Australia using social learning systems. In: Planet Under Pressure 2012, 25-29 Mar 2012, London, UK. [...] There are 28 more subjects. You can use the links at the top of the page to download all the data.	Creator
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