Dr Rini Astuti
Senior Lecturer/Senior Fellow
Rini's research interests include the political ecology of environmental and resource governance and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Research Interest
- Inclusive knowledge systems in transformative change. Under this theme, my research will examine the diverse knowledge systems that can help drive transformative change.
- Energy transition and climate anticipatory governance. My work in this area will focus on the social-ecological implications of clean energy transitions, using a case study of critical minerals such as nickel and the emerging electric vehicle battery sector in Indonesia. I will particularly explore the impact of these transitions on communities living in mineral-rich landscapes.
- Social equity in emerging carbon governance. Research under this theme will analyse how emerging forms of carbon governance incorporate social equity issues into their design and implementation.