William M. Adams

William M. Adams (Bill Adams; born 1955) is a British geographer. He is Professor of Conservation and Development in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge[1] and the Claudio Segré Chair of Conservation and Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.[2]

Personal life

Adams studied geography and graduated with a B.A., followed by an M.Sc. in conservation, from the University of London. He obtained a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stockholm, and the Royal Geographical Society’s Busk Medal.[3][4]

Work

Bill Adams is a member of the Political Ecology group. He explores the ideas behind conservation initiatives and resource management, and the implications of these ideas in practice.[5]

His research fields are:

  • Conservation of landscapes that have been heavily modified by human influences (Sahel, urban environment)
  • the political ecology of nature conservation at the landscape level
  • the institutional large-scale ecological restoration of ecosystems
  • Ecosystem services and protection concepts

Publications

Books (selection)
  • Leader-Williams, Adams and Smith (2010): Trade-offs in Conservation. Wiley-Blackwell. 400pp. doi:10.1002/9781444324907.
  • Adams (2009): Green Development: environment and sustainability in a developing world. 3rd edition, Routledge.
  • Adams (Hrsg.) (2008): Conservation, Routledge.
  • Adams (2003): Future Nature: a vision for conservation. Revised edition, Earthscan.
  • Adams und Mulligan (Hrsg.) (2003): Decolonizing Nature: strategies for conservation a postcolonial era. Earthscan / James & James.

References
  1. Department of Geography, Cambridge » Bill Adams
  2. Bill Adams | Iheid
  3. https://garamondagency.com/client/bill-adams/
  4. https://www.rgs.org/about/medals-award/history-and-past-recipients/
  5. https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/news/new-faculty-member-cies-prof-bill-adams-claudio-segre-chair-conservation-and
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