Research group
Environmental Change and Sustainability
We carry out geospatial analysis and experimentation to understand environmental change and its impact on climate around the world. Our work has socio-economic impact and informs environmental policy and decision making.
About
We focus on the sustainable use of natural resources from coastal zones and island states to drylands and deltas. The tools we use include satellite remote sensing, novel sensors and modelling for environmental monitoring and prediction.
Our research priorities focus on:
- the role of human-environment interactions within social-ecological systems
- the implications of environmental change and management for development
We use whole systems approaches to understand sustainable futures and trade-offs, and potential transitions and tipping points.
Our expertise includes:
- environmental modelling and assessment
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- climate change impact assessment, adaptation and risk mitigation
- monitoring, assessment and management of aquatic environmental systems
- modelling, analysis and prediction of hazards
- satellite remote sensing of land resources, agriculture and ecosystems
- reconstructing past environmental change from sediments
- environmental impact assessment, conservation and management
The place to bridge the gap between national policy and local action
Tangible solutions to reduce carbon emissions and protect green spaces
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Protecting marine biodiversity
Mapping seagrass in the Western Indian Ocean to boost conservation efforts
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Studying marine animals to evaluate sulphur reduction methods in shipping
A team of Southampton researchers is part of a Europe-wide project to assess whether measures taken by shipping companies to cut air pollution are working or just moving the problem elsewhere.
People, projects and publications
People
Research projects
Research project
European Space Agency(ESA) Fiducial Reference Measurements for Vegetation
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Exploiting UAVs for validating decametric earth observation data from Sentinel-2 and Gaofen-6 (UAV4VAL)
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Exploring Directions for Post-Pandemic Disaster Education Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration between the UK and South Korea
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Exploring Vulnerability to Rapid Climate Change in Europe
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Extending youth-led citizen science expertise to four Ghanaian coastal communities
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Extending youth-led citizen science expertise to Mexican coastal communities
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fiducial reference measurements for fire
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G Taylor - ADVENT - NERC NE/M019764/1
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GBOV 2 - Component 1
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Meeting policy challenges for a responsible biodiversity based bio-economy in Colombia
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Publications
Martin Watts, Craig Hutton, Erik Mata Guel, Natalie Suckall & Kelvin S.-H. Peh,
2022, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5
Type: review
Noemi Vergopolan, Justin Sheffield, Nathaniel W. Chaney, Ming Pan, Hylke E. Beck, Craig R. Ferguson, Laura Torres‐rojas, Felix Eigenbrod, Wade Crow & Eric F. Wood,
2022, Geophysical Research Letters, 49(15)
DOI: 10.1029/2022GL098586
Type: article
Luke Brown, Owen Williams & Jadunandan Dash,
2022, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 323
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Alice Brock, Simon Kemp & Ian Williams,
2022, Sustainability, 14(15)
DOI: 10.3390/su14159238
Type: review
Solomon Gebrechorkos, Daniela Anghileri, Justin Sheffield, Ming Pan, Peirong Lin, Nathan Forsythe, David M.W. Pritchard, Hayley J. Fowler, Emmanuel Obuobie & Debroah Darko,
2022, Journal of Hydrology, 42
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Ailish Craig, Craig W. Hutton & Justin Sheffield,
2022, Sustainability, 14(15)
DOI: 10.3390/su14159374
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Xuerui Guo, Zien Ma, Jayanta Kumar Pal, Jeremy G. Frey, Mahesan Niranjan & Samantha Kanza,
2022
Type: report
Sien Van Der Plank, Shelly-Ann Cox, Janice Cumberbatch, Robin Mahon, Bethia Thomas, Emma Tompkins & Jack Corbett,
2022, Coastal Management, 50(4), 285-305
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Yang Lu, Chunzhu Wei, Matthew F. Mccabe & Justin Sheffield,
2022, Agricultural Water Management, 266(5)
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Chengxiu Li, Ellasy Chimimba, Oscar Kambombe, Luke Brown, Tendai Chibarabada, Yang Lu, Daniela Anghileri, Cosmo Ngongondo, Justin Sheffield & Jadunandan Dash,
2022, Remote Sensing, 14(10)
DOI: 10.3390/rs14102458
Type: article
Sustainability is a great deal more than just a changing climate, we need to consider the broader socio-environment and how that intersects with equity, social justice, poverty and a sustainable future.