Associate Professor (Reader) in Ecological Economics Member of the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Elina Apine (Completed 2021): An interdisciplinary assessment of the mud crab Scylla serrata as a sustainable livelihood resource in southwest India, Supervised by Dr Lucy Turner (DoS) and Dr Lynda Rodwell Sarah Gall (Completed 2016): Evaluating the impacts of integrated fisheries and conservation management. Supervised by: Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Dr Emma Sheehan, Professor Martin Attrill Emma Rendle (Completed 2015): The impacts of Boscombe artificial surf reef. Supervised by Dr Mark Davidson (DoS) and Dr Lynda Rodwell Jiska de Groot (Completed 2015): Social and economic implications of marine renewable developments in peripheral island states. Supervised by Prof. Ian Bailey (DoS) and Dr Lynda Rodwell. Frankie Peckett (Completed 2015): The use of decision support tools in MPA and MSP design. Supervsied by Dr Gillian Glegg and Dr Lynda Rodwell Matthew Ashley (Completed 2015): The effects of implementing marine porected areas around offshore wind farms. Supervised by Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Dr Stephen Mangi and Dr Mel Austen.
 
Siân Rees (Completed 2011): The value of marine conservation. Supervised by Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Professor Martin Attrill and Dr Mel Austen. Patrik Svensson (Completed 2009): The effectiveness of privately managed MPAs in tropical coastal areas supervised by Professor Martin Attrill and Dr Lynda Rodwell.  Matthew Bunce – (Completed 2008) Thesis title "Marine Protected Areas in the Seychelles", funded by ESRC/NERC. Supervised by Dr Lynda Rodwell (DoS), Prof Richard Gibb and Prof Laurence Mee Asha Singh (Completed 2006): Thesis title "Sustainable development options for marine and coastal areas of Caribbean Small Island Developing States" Supervised by Prof Laurence Mee and Dr Lynda Rodwell

As an Ecological Economist I am interested in how humans interact with the environment through the economy. In my teaching I focus on the priorities of ecological economics of achieving first a sustainable scale, then just distribution of resources and finally economic efficiency. I am passionate about rejecting the notion that our economy can keep growing on a planet with finite resources. As Kenneth Boulding so eloquently put it: “Anyone who believes in indefinite growth in anything physical, on a physically finite planet, is either mad or an economist” (or, you might add, a politician).I am module leader for:

• Economics of the Marine Environment (PG) 
• Environmental Management and Sustainability (UG - Stage 2) 
• Global Environmental Solutions (UG - Stage 4)
• Systems Thinking and Change Leadership (UG - Stage 4)