William Neil Adger (born 1964) is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter.[2]
Neil Adger | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Wye College, University of London University of East Anglia |
| Spouse | Katrina Brown |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Exeter |
| Thesis | Social vulnerability to climate change in Vietnam (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kerry Turner and Mick Kelly[1] |
| Website | Professor Neil Adger |
Background edit
Neil Adger is Northern Irish. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh (MA Economics), Wye College, University of London (MSc Agricultural Economics) and the University of East Anglia (PhD, 1998).[3] He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2001 and is a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Scientist.[4]
Contributions edit
Adger has been a significant contributor to debates about human adaptation to climate change, vulnerability, and resilience with over 140,000 citations as of 2024.[5] He has largely worked on group projects synthesizing cases and data, but has also worked on coastal vulnerability and migration resulting from climate change.
He has been a Co-ordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, contributing significantly to reports in 2001 and 2007.[6]
References edit
- ^ Adger, William Neil (1998). Social vulnerability to climate change in Vietnam. British Library EThOS (Ph.D). Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Refugee crisis: Is climate change affecting mass migration?". The Independent. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Professor Neil Adger". University of Exeter. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Highly Cited Researchers". Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Adshs2wAAAAJ&hl=en
- ^ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group 1. Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis: Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Summary for Policymakers and Technical Summary and Frequently Asked Questions. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
