Derk Loorbach
Organisation
DRIFT - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Type of researcher
Academic
Short biography
Derk has pioneered the transition management approach as new form of governance for sustainable development. He has published extensively on this, in academic and popular media, and works as action researcher in numerous transition processes with government, business, civil society and science. He is director of DRIFT and professor of socio-economic transitions and always seeks to push the boundaries of the academic system in support of societal change for a just and sustainable future.
Areas of expertise (keywords)
governance
academic collaboration with fossil fuel industry
finance
food systems
environmental sciences
energy systems
behavioural science
sociology
anthropology
social movements/activism
political science
climate justice
alternative economic models
Other areas of expertise (keywords)
sustainability transitions
Email address
loorbach@drift.eur.nl
