Publications

BSEER Emeritus Professor, Philip Steadman, explores how the great Venetian artist Antonio Canaletto (1697–1768) used the camera obscura to create his celebrated paintings and drawings.

This working paper looks at a decade of extremes, contradictions and continuing uncertainties for the European gas system

A new article co-authored by colleagues from the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity examines not only what ecosystems can do for humankind, but also how humans can ‘give back’ or reciprocate.

A new article by Sertaç Sehlikoglu examines fig trees and the ecological effects of imaginative attachments to fetih (conquest)

A new article co-authored by UCL Institute for Global Prosperity colleagues examines local citizens' individual and social preferences for cultural services within a nature reserve in China.

This working paper examines how UBS, with food as a central pillar, can address the root causes of the broader livelihood crisis by fostering a citizen-led, rather than profit-driven, food system

Authored by Mariana Mazzucato

Examining how communities form amidst social and political turbulence, this open access book presents four case studies that demonstrate the power of organic social formations over imposed order.

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience in East Africa: Southern Perspectives

The meeting has concluded with an agreement on a specification of mid-term measures designed to reduce emissions from the shipping sector and kick-start the energy transition

Authored by Mariana Mazzucato

New article by Sertaç Sehlikoglu examines the term 'takhayyul (tahayyul/تخيل)' to study imaginative elements in populist Islamist movements.

Authored by David Eaves, Diane Coyle, Beatriz Vasconcellos, and Sumedha Deshmukh

Authored by Veronika Bylicki, Rainer Kattel, and Anna Kurth

Analysis shows that the cheapest, and most equitable energy transition is brought about by a high levy price (of 100-150 USD/tCO2e), combined with a Global Fuel Standard