The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Simon's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Simon
Lecturer in Geohazards within the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SoGEES) at the University of Plymouth. I teach into the Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Management & Sustainability, and Geosciences programmes within SoGEES. I am also the South-West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) Geography Pathway LeadResearch interests (see 'Research' tab for further details): the live-streaming of extreme environmental events; citizen-generated media in disaster contexts; virtual disaster hubs/information spaces; social change in the disaster landscape (either DRR or recovery); community engagement and participation in disaster recovery; new community/non-government organisations. Most Recent Publication: Dickinson, S. (2024). Watching the disaster unfold: geographies of engagement with live-streamed extreme weather. Environmental Hazards, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2024.2324058
Teaching
I currently teach on the following modules:Module ConvenorENVS2004 Environmental Issues and Communication
ENVS/M2002 Environmental Management/Sustainability in Practice (leader of the Sweden fieldtrip)
GEOL3014 Geohazards and Risk
Module Contributor
ENVM1001 Environment and Society
ENVS1010 Global Environmental Challenges
ENVM3001 Systems Thinking and Change Leadership in Sustainability
ENVM3002 Systems Thinking in Sustainability: Independent Investigation
ENVS3011 Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation
ENVS3012 The Environmental Professional
GEES519 Environmental Knowledge: From Field to Stakeholder
GEES506 Climate Change: Science and Policy
Contact Simon
A524 Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 585903
simon.dickinson@plymouth.ac.uk
