Biography

Richard Bailey is an Associate Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment, and the Dean of St. Catherine’s College, Oxford. His research interests are in the dynamics of natural environmental systems and human-environment interactions over a range of timescales and contexts. A broad range of research methods are used in this work, including numerical modelling, empirical field methods and laboratory analysis. Much of Richard’s work is influenced by Complex Systems research, particularly in regard to modelling human-environmental systems. Current projects include: Landscape stability and human/environment interactions in the drylands of southern Africa; Landscape stability in post-settlement Iceland; Resilience in Ecological networks; Environmental sustainability and social justice in South Africa; Systems-based approaches to managing the ecology and economics of fisheries.

Recent Publications

Jan 2024
Journal
Designing a circular carbon and plastics economy for a sustainable future
in Nature
Fernando Vidal ,  Eva R. van der Marel ,  Ryan W. F. Kerr ,  Caitlin McElroy ,  Nadia Schroeder ,  Celia Mitchell ,  Gloria Rosetto ,  Thomas T. D. Chen ,  Richard M. Bailey ,  Cameron Hepburn ,  Catherine Redgwell ,  Charlotte K. Williams
Jul 2020
Article
Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution
Winnie W. Y. Lau ,  Yonathan Shiran ,  Richard M. Bailey ,  Ed Cook ,  Martin R. Stuchtey ,  Julia Koskella ,  Costas A. Velis ,  Linda Godfrey ,  Julien Boucher ,  Margaret B. Murphy ,  Richard C. Thompson ,  Emilia Jankowska ,  Arturo Castillo Castillo ,  Toby D. Pilditch ,  Ben Dixon ,  Laura Koerselman ,  Edward Kosior ,  Enzo Favoino ,  Jutta Gutberlet ,  Sarah Baulch ,  Meera E. Atreya ,  David Fischer ,  Kevin K. He ,  Milan M. Petit ,  U. Rashid Sumaila ,  Emily Neil ,  Mark V. Bernhofen ,  Keith Lawrence ,  James E. Palardy

Recent Events

29 May 24
14:30

'How to behave in a complex open-ended environment?' - Richard Bailey (University of Oxford)

Complexity Economics Seminar (in person and online)

Hybrid Event
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