Tim O’Riordan is an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. He received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2010, is Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk, served as Sheriff of Norwich (2009-10), and is a Fellow of the British Academy.
He holds a degree in Geography from the University of Edinburgh, a Master in Water Resources Engineering from Cornell University, and a PhD in Geography from Cambridge University. In June 2013, he was honored as a Distinguished Friend of Oxford. He has edited a series of important books on the institutional aspects of global environmental change, policies, and practices, led two international research projects on the transition to sustainability in the European Union (1995-2002), and edited two editions of the textbook, Environmental Science for Environmental Management. He edited (with Tim Lenton) a book titled Addressing Tipping Points for a Precarious Future, published by Oxford University Press and the British Academy, in August 2013.
Professor O’Riordan is actively involved in research addressing issues associated with better governance for sustainability. He is also widely engaged in the evolution of scientific partnerships in sustainability. His direct work relates to designing future coastlines in East Anglia, England, and Portugal, to prepare them for sea-level rise and the creation of resilient economies and societies for a sustainable future.
Professor O’Riordan is an Executive Editor of Environment Magazine