Dr Eleni Iacovidou
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management

Summary

My research focuses on environmental management, with emphasis on resource and waste management systems. Specifically, I develop methods for performing holistic and integrated environmental, economic, social and technical assessments of resource recovery systems based on a systems thinking approach. Using this approach, I combine environmental science and engineering with an understanding of the political, organisational, structural and cultural aspects that act synergistically in a resource recovery system to highlight areas of intervention for promoting sustainability.

My research is predominantly desktop based and focuses on four key areas:

• food waste prevention and management 
• plastic and plastic packaging system assessment
• construction components reuse and modular structures
• waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) repair and reuse

I am also interested in the implications of technological and regulatory lock-ins, the role of stakeholders in sustainability transitions, the impact of informal recycling systems on environment and society, in waste infrastructure availability and adaptation based on area-specific characteristics, the use of smart technologies for tracking components and products across the value chain, and in circular economy.

Qualifications

• BSc in Chemistry, University of Crete
• MSc in Technologies for Environmental Protection, University of Crete
• PhD in Environmental Research (Management and Policy), Imperial College London