I am a researcher with a broad interest in the trade-offs between justice, efficiency, and effectiveness in sustainable actions. I examine their normative foundations, their practical emergence, and ways to address them.
At the Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.), I am part of the Naturescapes EU project team, which explores the potential of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) to drive fair and effective transformative change and climate adaptation. My research focuses on the emergence of new co-financing arrangements for NbS, analyzing their impact on design, management, and equitable, effective outcomes. Additionally, I study the role of missing and marginalized actors and their potential mobilization to enhance justice and effectiveness in urban settlements.
I hold a PhD in Management Science from Mines Paris – PSL University. My doctoral research examined the conceptual origins of equity and efficiency dilemmas in climate policy making, particularly through a historical analysis of IPCC Working Group III reports on mitigation strategies. In this work, I introduced an alternative perspective on climate mitigation by drawing on the historically robust maritime law principle of general average. By framing climate action as a collective rescue effort in the face of a common peril, I demonstrated how shifting our perspective on the climate action problem can foster more collaborative approaches to staying within planetary boundaries. This work has been complemented by a local experimental application, focusing on urban air pollution in a French city, to explore how these theoretical insights can inform practical solutions.