SEI York

SEI York, based at the University of York, has a diverse research agenda including air pollution, climate change, sustainable consumption and human health. Using a range of participatory approaches, such as citizen science, we help policy-makers in the UK and around the world, make informed decisions for a sustainable future.

Rotten Fruit Photo credit: Anita Jankovic / Unsplash

Citizen science for quantifying and reducing food loss and food waste

This paper identifies citizen science opportunities to address food waste related SDGs.

Journal articles
Land
Economy
17 December 2020
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Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink

Journal articles
Land
10 December 2020
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Ethical dilemmas when using citizen science for early detection of invasive tree pests and diseases

Journal articles
Land
10 December 2020
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United Kingdom

Measuring health and wellbeing in rapidly-growing cities

Bangladesh shows how to connect the dots between climate, pollution and health

Feature
Air
Energy
13 November 2020
Bangladesh

Impacts of land use, population, and climate change on global food security

Journal articles
Health
Land
Water
12 November 2020
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Designing sustainable pathways for the livestock sector: the example of Atsbi, Ethiopia and Bama, Burkina Faso

Air pollution and its impact on human health: an important driver for achieving the 1.5°C goal of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

SEI policy briefs
Air
Climate
Health
7 September 2020
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Inclusive climate resilient transport in Africa

Africa integrated assessment on air pollution and climate change

Integrated nitrogen management on Yorkshire Farms (INMY Farm)

Project
Land
2020 - 2021
United Kingdom

Participatory Theatre to engage with Mukuru residents about health issues

TUPUMUE

GCRF Trade, Development and the Environment (TRADE) Hub

Textile factory in Jakarta Indonesia. Photo: Agto Nugroho/Unsplash

Sustainable manufacturing and environmental pollution programme

CASCADES

Lockdown highlights the value of green space in cities

COVID-19 pandemic raises new questions about the health impacts of air pollution

Feature
Air
23 April 2020

Harvesting wheat. Photo: Taikrixel / Getty

Three steps to understanding how food consumption impacts biodiversity

Perspective
Economy
Land
Water
30 October 2018

A practical approach to measuring the biodiversity impacts of land conversion

Restoration of heather-dominated blanket bog vegetation on grouse moors for biodiversity, carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and water regulation: comparing burning to alternative mowing and uncut management

Blue sky thinking: tackling air pollution to increase ambition for the climate change agenda

Perspective
Air
4 September 2020

Games as boundary objects: charting trade-offs in sustainable livestock transformation

Creative solutions for urban infrastructure

Feature
Air
Health
20 September 2019
Africa

What can you do for the planet while in lockdown?

Perspective
Health
Land
21 April 2020

Research areas

Air quality, climate and environmental change , nature-society relations, sustainable consumption production, urban environments, human health and wellbeing.

Climate change, crops and commodity traders: subnational trade analysis highlights differentiated risk exposure

Assessing individual commodity trader exposure to long-term climate change risk. The case of Brazilian soy production.

Journal articles
Economy
Land
15 September 2020
Brazil

Manufacturing pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: implications for the environment, health and future work

Other publications
Air
9 September 2020
Africa
Asia

Understanding the stickiness of commodity supply chains is key to improving their sustainability

Citizen participation in food systems policy making: A case study of a citizens’ assembly

Journal articles
Governance
Health
7 May 2020
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United Kingdom

Other publications
Economy
Governance
22 January 2020
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Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity

Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Journal articles
Governance
9 October 2019

The mental health benefits of purposeful activities in public green spaces in urban and semi-urban neighbourhoods: a mixed-methods pilot and proof of concept study

All SEI publications

SEI Topics

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Citizen science for quantifying and reducing food loss and food waste

Expert assessment of future vulnerability of the global peatland carbon sink

Ethical dilemmas when using citizen science for early detection of invasive tree pests and diseases

Measuring health and wellbeing in rapidly-growing cities

Bangladesh shows how to connect the dots between climate, pollution and health

Impacts of land use, population, and climate change on global food security

Designing sustainable pathways for the livestock sector: the example of Atsbi, Ethiopia and Bama, Burkina Faso

Air pollution and its impact on human health: an important driver for achieving the 1.5°C goal of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Inclusive climate resilient transport in Africa

Africa integrated assessment on air pollution and climate change

Integrated nitrogen management on Yorkshire Farms (INMY Farm)

TUPUMUE

GCRF Trade, Development and the Environment (TRADE) Hub

Sustainable manufacturing and environmental pollution programme

CASCADES

Lockdown highlights the value of green space in cities

COVID-19 pandemic raises new questions about the health impacts of air pollution

Three steps to understanding how food consumption impacts biodiversity

A practical approach to measuring the biodiversity impacts of land conversion

Restoration of heather-dominated blanket bog vegetation on grouse moors for biodiversity, carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and water regulation: comparing burning to alternative mowing and uncut management

Blue sky thinking: tackling air pollution to increase ambition for the climate change agenda

Games as boundary objects: charting trade-offs in sustainable livestock transformation

Creative solutions for urban infrastructure

What can you do for the planet while in lockdown?

Research areas

Climate change, crops and commodity traders: subnational trade analysis highlights differentiated risk exposure

Manufacturing pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: implications for the environment, health and future work

Understanding the stickiness of commodity supply chains is key to improving their sustainability

Citizen participation in food systems policy making: A case study of a citizens’ assembly

Global Resource Initiative: Final recommendations report

The Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum (GAPF) emission inventory preparation tool and its application to Côte d’Ivoire

Games as boundary objects: charting trade-offs in sustainable livestock transformation

Parenting Science Gang: radical co-creation of research projects led by parents of young children

Creating the new economy: business models that put people and planet first

Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity

Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The mental health benefits of purposeful activities in public green spaces in urban and semi-urban neighbourhoods: a mixed-methods pilot and proof of concept study