BS
in Industrial Engineering (Bogazici University, 1990), MS and
PhD in Environmental Sciences and Technology (Bogazici
University 1993 and 1999). An interdisciplinary scholar on
social-ecological resilience and sustainability
transformations. Specialist in the field of System Dynamics
for modeling and simulation of dynamically complex problems.
Practicing systems thinking, dynamic modeling, simulation,
interactive gaming and participatory processes for resource
management, policy design and building foresight on
sustainable futures. A particular focus is the
food-water-energy-ecosystems nexus, e.g. irrigation schemes,
agricultural systems, fisheries, and climate change mitigation
and adaptation.
A member of the
International System Dynamics Society and an associate editor
of the System Dynamics Review (2016-). Member of the IPBES
Task Force on Scenarios and Models (2019-22). Apart from
system dynamics, affiliated with the fields of ecological
economics and political ecology.
Current research and
teaching involve:
Innovative
and Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Mediterranean.
Principal investigator. PRIMA – Partnership for Research and
Innovation in the Med Area (2020-23) with seven Mediterranean
Partners;
Soil salinity and
sodicity management by sustainable irrigation practices in
Konya Plain, Turkey. WP3 Leader. Principal investigators: N.
Copty and M. Babaei, Newton Institutional Link Grand between
UK and Turkey (2019-21);
Systems Analysis MOOCs
for Sustainability Transformation, Erasmus+ Strategic
Partnership for Higher Education KA203 (2020-23), Coordinator:
UiB, Erling Moxnes, with six European partners.
