Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Human impacts and adaptation to climate change, human vulnerability to natural hazards, international development, sustainable urbanisation, institutions and governance in risk management.
Research interests (short)
Human impacts and adaptation to climate change and natural disasters, sustainable urbanisation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, A political ecology of flood hazard and social vulnerability in urban Guyana, University of Liverpool
Award Date: 1 Jan 1998
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- Climate change adaptation
- social vulnerability
- resilience and transformation
- urban political ecology
- disaster risk reduction
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Adaptation to climate change: from resilience to transformation
Pelling, M., 2011, London; New York: Routledge. 203 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The vulnerability of cities: natural disasters and social resilience
Pelling, M., 2003, ebook ed. London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications. 212 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Climate Change and the Crisis of Capitalism: a chance to reclaim self, society and nature
Pelling, M., Manuel Navarrete, D. & Redclift, M., 2012, London: Routledge. 207 p. (Routledge Studies in Human Geography)Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition
20 Citations (Scopus) -
COVID-19 Interventions in an informal settlement: A spatial analysis of accessibility in Kibera, Kenya
Drummond, J. A., Malamud, B. D., Mulligan, J., Bukachi, V., Talib, M., Wandera, A., Pelling, M. & Taylor, F. E., Dec 2023, In: Journal Of Transport Geography. 113, 103704.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building back better from COVID-19: Knowledge, emergence and social contracts
Pelling, M., Adams, H., Adamson, G., Barcena, A., Blackburn, S., Borie, M., Donovan, A., Ogra, A., Taylor, F. & Yi, L., 1 Feb 2022, In: Progress in Human Geography. 46, 1, p. 121-138 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus)
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E-MoRF: (International) Expressive Mapping of Resilient Futures
Pelling, M., Malamud, B. & Taylor, F.
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
14/11/2019 → 14/02/2022
Project: Research
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GCRF Urban Disaster Risk Hub
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
13/02/2019 → 12/02/2024
Project: Research
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Consensus forecasts: integrating indigenous knowledge with scientific weather and climate information to strengthen resilience to climate change
Audia, C., Pelling, M. & Crawley, F.
NERC Natural Environment Research Council
1/11/2017 → 17/11/2018
Project: Research
Activities
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Journal of Extreme Events (Journal)
Mark Pelling (Editorial board member)
2015 → 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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GECHS conference on Climate Change, Humanitarian Disasters and International Development: linking vulnerability, risk reduction and response capacity, University of Oslo, Sweden
Mark Pelling (Keynote/plenary speaker)
Apr 2007 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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public debate on ‘NGOs: a disaster for disaster’, LSE Centre for Civil Society
Mark Pelling (Keynote/plenary speaker)
Oct 2006 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Natural disasters and climate change’, Development and Climate Workshop, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Paris,
Mark Pelling (Speaker)
Sept 2006 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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UN International Day for Disaster Reduction event, King’s College London, organised for UN Association/Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk Unit, King’s College,
Mark Pelling (Organiser)
Oct 2005 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes
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The Burtoni Award is made every two years to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to international research on climate change adaptation. It is awarded by the preceding award holder.
Pelling, Mark (Recipient), 2015
Prize: National/international honour