Rachel Nisbet

My current academic research in the Environmental Humanities draws on material ecocriticism to contribute to the Relational Turn in sustainability science. It investigates how literary fictions further a common good in the context of the Great Acceleration by fostering their readers' appreciation of the relational value of human and biotic communities. There's more information about my work, on the webpage: https://lahri.leeds.ac.uk/profiles/hosein-nisbet-r/

I hold PhDs in biogeochemistry (2002) and ecocriticism (2018); have acted as the Director of Communications and Advocacy for the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (2019-2021); and am a member of the FEBA working group on Urban Ecosystem-Based Adaptation.

Joined 2022

Organisation

University of Leeds