Dr Lynda Rodwell

Associate Professor (Reader) in Ecological Economics

Member of the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

As an Ecological Economist I am interested in how humans interact with the environment through the economy. In my teaching I focus on the priorities of ecological economics of achieving first a sustainable scale, then just distribution of resources and finally economic efficiency. I am passionate about rejecting the notion that our economy can keep growing on a planet with finite resources. As Kenneth Boulding so eloquently put it: “Anyone who believes in indefinite growth in anything physical, on a physically finite planet, is either mad or an economist” (or, you might add, a politician).I am module leader for:

External Examiner for MSc in Ecological Economics at the University of Edinburgh (2017-2021) 
External Examiner for MSc in Environmental Economics and MSc in Environmental Economics and Management, University of York (2010–2014)
External examiner for PhDs at University of Leeds, University of Portsmouth and University of Hull

My research to date has focussed primarily on the sustainable management of the marine environment – the source of many of our natural resources and the sink for much of our waste. In particular I evaluate the economic, social and environmental consequences of human actions including policy decisions such as the creation of marine protected areas and the development of marine renewable energy. The research approaches I employ are equally applicable to terrestrial environments.

Elina Apine (Completed 2021): An interdisciplinary assessment of the mud crab Scylla serrata as a sustainable livelihood resource in southwest India, Supervised by Dr Lucy Turner (DoS) and Dr Lynda Rodwell

Sarah Gall (Completed 2016): Evaluating the impacts of integrated fisheries and conservation management. Supervised by: Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Dr Emma Sheehan, Professor Martin Attrill

Emma Rendle (Completed 2015): The impacts of Boscombe artificial surf reef. Supervised by Dr Mark Davidson (DoS) and Dr Lynda Rodwell

Jiska de Groot (Completed 2015): Social and economic implications of marine renewable developments in peripheral island states. Supervised by Prof. Ian Bailey (DoS) and Dr Lynda Rodwell.

Frankie Peckett (Completed 2015): The use of decision support tools in MPA and MSP design. Supervsied by Dr Gillian Glegg and Dr Lynda Rodwell

Matthew Ashley (Completed 2015): The effects of implementing marine porected areas around offshore wind farms. Supervised by Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Dr Stephen Mangi and Dr Mel Austen.
 
Siân Rees (Completed 2011): The value of marine conservation. Supervised by Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Professor Martin Attrill and Dr Mel Austen.

Patrik Svensson (Completed 2009): The effectiveness of privately managed MPAs in tropical coastal areas supervised by Professor Martin Attrill and Dr Lynda Rodwell. 

Matthew Bunce – (Completed 2008) Thesis title "Marine Protected Areas in the Seychelles", funded by ESRC/NERC. Supervised by Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Prof Richard Gibb and Prof Laurence Mee

Asha Singh (Completed 2006): Thesis title "Sustainable development options for marine and coastal areas of Caribbean Small Island Developing States" Supervised by Prof Laurence Mee and Dr Lynda Rodwell

2018–2022: EU H2020 RURITAGE – Rural regeneration through systemic heritage-led strategiesproject led by the University of Bologna, Italy. Role: Plymouth PI (€470K) Total project budget ca. €10m
2018–2021: EU INTERREG Atlantic Arc DiadEs - Assessing and enhancing ecosystem services provided by diadromous fish in a climate change context. Project led by Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (Irstea), France. Role: Plymouth PI. (€2.2m Total budget, €183K to PU) 
2013–2015: Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Fowey Harbour Commission. £128000: Role: Co-I
2012–2015: EU INTERREG, (PANACHE - Protected Area Network Across the CHannel Ecosystem) €380,000: Role Co-I
2012–2015: Evaluating the impacts of integrating fisheries and conservation management and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority - £72,000 Role: PI
2012–2013: Marine Renewables Knowledge Exchange Programme - NERC £18,000. Role: PI
2011–2014: MERIFIC Marine Energy in Far Peripheral & Island Communities EU Intereg Project Priority 4, Objective 9 –. €4.9 million (UoP €400,000). Role Co-I. 
2011–2012: Valuation of Ocean Biodiversity. Gulbenkian Foundation. Role: Co-I. £55,000.
2011–2012: Social perspectives on the establishment of marine conservation zones. MMO Fisheries Challenge – Funding £26,000, Role PI.
2011–2012: Extension: Lyme Bay - a case study: measuring recovery of benthic species, assessing potential spillover effects and socio-economic changes. DEFRA. Co-I, £140,000
2009–2012: PhD Studentship (NERC): ‘Establishing no-take marine protected areas around wind farms’. Role: PI, Value: £70,000
2009–2012: PhD studentship (UoP), Investigating the economic, social and environmental impacts of Boscombe artificial reef. Role: Socio-economic lead. Value: £70,000
2008–2011: Lyme Bay – a case study: measuring recovery of benthic species, assessing potential spillover effects and socio-economic changes. DEFRA funded project. Role: Socio-economic team member, Co-I, £458,324
2007–2010: QUEST_Fish, Predicting the impacts and consequences of climate change on global fish production. Role: PI (UoP budget: £65,000)
2007–2010: PhD Studentship (The Marine Institute, UoP): Valuing marine conservation in the UK. Role: PI. Total value: £60,000
2007: Devon Wildlife Trust - Surveys for Marine Planning in Lyme Bay. Role: Joint PI and Leader of social and economic research. Total funds £28,000.

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http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/marine-policy/
 http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/lymebaymonitoringprogramme/pages/reports.htm
 http://web.pml.ac.uk/quest-fish/default.htm