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Jacob Hileman

Assistant Professor of Sustainability

Contact

jacob.hileman@mail.wvu.edu

Categorized As

Role: Faculty,
Focus or Research Area: Sustainability,

Jacob is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist working at the nexus of science, policy, and practice to address climate change and other pressing sustainability challenges.

My research and teaching focus on the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of pressing sustainability challenges we face as a society. I have an interdisciplinary background spanning the natural and social sciences, and a professional background that bridges science, policy, and practice. Prior to joining WVU in 2023, I spent five years in Sweden as a research scientist at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and Uppsala University. I am currently working to develop action-research projects with community organizations around Appalachia to address energy transitions, environmental justice, and climate adaptation.

Current and ongoing research projects

Supporting Just Energy Transitions: The Co-evolution of Clean Energy, Democratic Governance, and Environmental Justice (grant application currently under review)

Representative papers

  1. Nohrstedt, D., J. Hileman, M. Mazzoleni, G. Di Baldassarre, and C. Parker. (2022). Exploring disaster impacts on adaptation actions in 549 cities worldwide. Nature Communications, 13(1): 3360.
  2. Hileman, J., M. Angst, T. Scott, and E. Sundström. (2021). Recycled text and risk communication in natural gas pipeline environmental impact assessments. Energy Policy, 156: 112379.
  3. Hileman, J., I. Kallstenius, T. Häyhä, C. Palm, and S. Cornell. (2020). Keystone actors do not act alone: a business ecosystem perspective on sustainability in the global clothing industry. PLOS One, 15(10): e0241453.
  4. Hileman, J., P. Hicks, and R. Jones. (2016). An alternative framework for analyzing and managing conflicts in Integrated Water Resources Management: linking theory and practice. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 32(5): 675-691.

 

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