Dr Julia Leventon
Research Fellow
Telephone number:
+44(0) 113 34
31635
Email address: J.Leventon@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 9.118
Biography
I joined the University of Leeds in October 2011 after completing my PhD at the Central European University in Hungary. My PhD was funded by a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher fellowship through the Aquatrain research training network. The fellowship included two six-month secondments to the Technical University of Crete (Greece) and the EC Joint Research Centre (Italy).
Prior to beginning my academic career, I have worked in environmental consultancy (EIA and renewable energy) in the UK, and for a non-profit organisation in Lima, Peru. Indeed, my time in Peru sparked my interest in the interactions between people and their physical environment and the implications for management.
I enjoy travel and languages; I have lived in Peru, Hungary, Italy, Greece and the Czech Republic and speak Spanish, Czech and Hungarian.
For more information on me and my research, follow me on twitter or visit my blog:
http://twitter.com/julialeventon
http://jleventon.wordpress.com
Qualifications
PhD Environmental Policy (2011, Summa cum laude), Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
MSc. International Development: Environment and Development (2007, Distinction), Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK
BSc. (Hons) Environmental Science (2006, First), School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, UK
Research Interests
I conduct interdisciplinary work across the social and physical sciences to examine how governance systems incorporate socio-economic and physical factors to manage complex environmental problems.
My PhD research examined the EU governance of soil and water resources tainted with geogenic arsenic. My thesis was an in-depth case study of the implementation of EU drinking water legislation in Hungary, considering all levels of the multi-level, networked governance system. It highlights the role of science-society interactions in shaping acceptance to policies and the consequences for their implementation.
My current research at the University of Leeds draws on my key PhD findings and interdisciplinary, multi-level methodology to explore the governance of Climate Compatible Development in sub-Saharan Africa.