DrMaria Vinograd

Dr Maria Vinograd works in the Centre for Environmental Policy and co-convenes the "Environmental Resource Management Option" on the M.Sc. Environmental Technology.

I am interested in human-environment interactions and the complex systems which dictate resource use and environmental impact. My research interests are around how policy and society can enable the most efficient, lowest impact resource management methods and circular solutions. I also explore the the interface between weather and society, analysing how communities respond to extreme weather impacts and risk of environmental change.

Graduating from the M.Sc. Environmental Technology programme, I spent five years working in the waste management industry, developing projects and proposals for innovative waste treatment solutions in the UK. I authored a number of reports quantifying and projecting waste data and local and national levels to inform decision making on major infrastructure delivery. I also contributed to the development of EU resource and energy efficiency regulations.

My Ph.D. in Risk and Society from King's College London's Department of Geography looked at the concept of vulnerability to natural hazards and extreme weather events. Part of a NERC funded project with the MetOffice and university partners, my thesis project developed a database of extreme weather impacts and analysed the effectiveness of weather warnings.

In 2018 and 2019 I was a lead author of the World Energy Trilemma Index for the World Energy Council, comparing the relative strengths of national energy systems around the world. I also led risk and resilience research for the Council on extreme weather impact risk to energy systems.

Teaching Role

I work in the Centre for Environmental Policy on the M.Sc. Environmental Technology course.

I co-convene the Environmental Resource Management Option and I am part of the Urban Sustainable Environments options convenor team.

STUDENT MSC DISSERTATIONS
Building a theoretical framework for an Urban Energy Trilemma Index
Energy Infrastructure Resilience to Climate Change: A Case Study Analysis
Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Financial and Enterprise Risk Perception in Oil and Gas
Air Emission Source and Air Quality Analysis in London: Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Implications of a One Health approach to control emerging zoonotic diseases: evaluating the connection between human, livestock and wildlife systems.
From seed to sourdough: diversification and decentralisation of wheat
A systematic review of impacts of urban green space research on biodiversity in Europe
Sea-ing the future: investigating the potential size and scope of a UK seaweed industry
A Life Cycle Assessment of Plastic Concrete: A Gripe Program
Find a potential strategy to reduce pesticide pollution in north Thailand