August 2025
The Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment—co-edited by Associate Professor Barnes (director of the SDEC Lab) and Örjan Bodin from the Stockholm Resilience Centre—has just been published with Edward Elgar.
This volume brings together leading scholars from around the world to explore how social networks underpin environmental change and shape responses to today’s most urgent sustainability challenges.
Drawing on diverse case studies and the latest network science, the Handbook examines:
- Collaboration, power, learning, and social influence in environmental contexts
- The spread of sustainable innovations and barriers to change
- Governance, risk, and resilience in the face of disasters and climate change
- Global trade, conservation, post-disaster recovery, seed exchange, and more
We have been honoured by the reception so far. Steve Borgatti praised it as “the network analysis volume that tackles the BIG environmental problems,” while Johan Rockström described it as “a comprehensive overview and deep dive served with scientific passion.” Carl Folke and Katrina Brown have also offered generous endorsements highlighting the book’s timeliness and depth.
This project has been many years in the making, and Associate Professor Barnes is incredibly grateful to all contributors and colleagues who made it possible!
The Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment is now available here.
For more details, visit the publisher’s page or feel free to get in touch.
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