Arun Agrawal

Arun Agrawal Professor of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment. His research and teaching emphases are on the politics of international development, institutional change, climate adaptation, and environmental conservation. He has written on 1) indigenous knowledge, 2) community-based conservation, 3) common property, 4) population and resources, and 5) environmental identities. Recent interests include the decentralization of environmental policy (especially forestry and wildlife), and behavioral and institutional responses to climate impacts. Geographical focus on South Asia although recent projects include other developing countries in Africa and Latin America. Selected papers and book chapters are available online and can be accessed at www.umich.edu/~arunagra