Thomas LaVanchy

Co-Author of "Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene"

January 10, 2022

Dr. Thomas LaVanchy is a human-environment interaction scientist and Assistant Professor of Geography at Oklahoma State University. His research interests are in hydrology and social vulnerability and adaption to water insecurity. He uses geographic information systems, qualitative, participatory and quantitative methods in his research to integrate perspectives of hydrology, political ecology and human ecology across spatial and temporal scales. He conducts research and writes on water issues in Cape Town, South Africa, the Sahel of West Africa, and along the southwest coast of Nicaragua.

Environmental justice is a central component of sustainability politics during the Anthropocene. Through various international case studies presented by both practitioners and scholars, "Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene" explores how an environmental justice approach is necessary for reflections on inequality in the Anthropocene and for forging societal transitions toward a more just and sustainable future. The contributors to this volume focus on a critical approach to power and issues of environmental injustice across time, space, and context, drawing from twelve national contexts: Austria, Bangladesh, Chile, China, India, Nicaragua, Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Tanzania and the United States. Beyond highlighting injustices, the volume highlights forward-facing efforts at building just transitions, with a goal of identifying practical steps to connect theory and movement and envision an environmentally and ecologically just future.

URL: https://library-dep.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2022-honorees/thomas-lavanchy

Last Updated: 9 February 2022