Introduction
I am Professor of Sustainable Welfare at the Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Combining theories and methods from ecological economics, social policy and sociology, my research focuses on sustainable welfare and just transitions. I am using both qualitative and quantitative methods in my research.
Expert
Formerly Associate Professor in Sustainability, Economics and Low Carbon Transitions at the Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Prior to joining the University of Leeds in 2016, I was lecturing in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton (2005-2016). A couple of recent publications include: Büchs, M., Ivanova, O., Schnepf, S.V., 2021. Fairness, effectiveness and needs satisfaction: new options for designing climate policies. Environmental Research Letters. 16, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac1082cb1081; Büchs, M., 2021. Sustainable welfare: How do Universal Basic Income and Universal Basic Services compare? Ecological Economics. 189 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107152.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Environmental policy / climate change, Health and wellbeing, Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication, Social policy