Ritwick Ghosh

Ritwick Ghosh

Faculty Fellow of Environmental Studies

Ritwick is an interdisciplinary social scientist studying how public and private institutions are transforming in the face of global environmental change. He is particularly interested in the application of digital technologies to transform accountability relationships. Prior to his PhD, Ritwick worked with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (UNEP - TEEB) Initiative in New Delhi, and as an Economist in a private advisory firm in Singapore. Ritwick’s doctoral research at Cornell University focused on the mobilization of environmental algorithms to rationalize US agricultural conservation programs. His work has been published in top tier journals, such as Cultural Economy and Land Use Policy. Ritwick is currently developing projects to study digital agricultural technologies.

EDUCATION

PhD, Natural Resources, Minor - Science & Technology Studies, Cornell University (Expected Dec 2018) 

MPA, Environmental Policy, Cornell University, 2013

BSc, Economics and Statistics, Singapore Management University, 2007

Areas of Research/Interest

Environmental Governance, Data-driven technologies, Ecosystem Services, Accountability

Academic Affiliations

Society for the Social Studies of Science, American Association of Geographers, International Sociological Society, Social & Water Conservation Society; Workgroup member - Climate Action Reserve (NMPP)

Recent Publications

Wolf, S.A. and Ghosh, R. A practice-centered analysis of environmental accounting standards: Integrating agriculture into carbon governance. (Accepted and Forthcoming at Land Use Policy)

 

Ghosh, R., 2017. Supplying the supply curve: an ethnography of environmental reverse auctions. Journal of Cultural Economy, pp.1-16.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17530350.2017.1393444

 

Ghosh, R. "Climate-resilient development: Linking climate adaptation and economic development." (2017): 286-287.

Teaching

Science in Environmental Policy, ENVST-UA 422

Global Environmental Politics, ENVST-UA 445