Nicole Peterson

I am an environmental, economic, and applied anthropologist who examines how decisions about resource access and use are affected by contexts of social interactions, cultural expectations, and institutions. I have studied access to marine resources in the Baja California region of Mexico, agricultural water systems under climate change in Ethiopia, and urban food sovereignty in Charlotte, NC.

Research Interests

• Food systems
• sustainability
• adaptation to environmental and social change
• decision-making
• political ecology
• climate change
• institutions and organizations
• participatory processes
• applied

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