Maria Falaleeva
Research Profile
Maria Falaleeva
Contact Details
Researchers
Researchers
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
T: +353-21-490-3000
E: m.falaleeva@ucc.ie
Coastal and Marine Research Centre
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
T: +353-21-490-3000
E: M.Falaleeva@ucc.ie
BIOGRAPHY
Maria Falaleeva joined CMRC in 2009 as a post-doctoral researcher in CLAD (Costal Climate Adaptation and Development Tool) project. Her current research interests include multi-level governance for climate adaptation, resilience of socio-environmental systems to climate change (with special focus on Irish coastal zones), adaptive management, science-policy interaction, knowledge integration and stakeholder participation.
Maria graduated from Belarusian State
University (BSU), Minsk
in 1998 with a Diploma in Geography and Environmental Science and obtained MSc
degree in Environmental Science in 1999. From 1999 to 2004 she had been
combining PhD studies with research and teaching (physical geography, urban
environment and landscape planning) at the Faculty of Geography, BSU. Her PhD
research on spatial structure of urban landscapes and environmental assessment
of urban ecosystems caused further interests in social dimension of
environmental problems. After defending a PhD thesis in 2004, Maria joined the
LUMES course on sustainability studies in Lund
University, Sweden.
In 2005 she has been awarded a scholarship of Saxonian ministry for research,
for the internship in the Helmholz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig, where she investigated stakeholder involvement
and effectiveness of the World Bank operations in the Belavezhskaya Pushcha
national park, Belarus.
From 2006 till 2009 Maria was working in the Institute for Environmental
Studies IVM at the VU University of Amsterdam as a post-doctoral researcher in
the EU ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting EU climate
policy) project. Her research in ADAM on local aspects of climate adaptation
addressed the issues of multi-level decision-making, stakeholder involvement
and social learning based on EU case studies including Tisza floodplain in Hungary and the Broads in East Anglia.
Maria's current research as a team leader at the EPA-funded CLAD project (Coastal Climate Adaptation and Development) address the issues of resilience of socio-economic systems and introduces new approaches for coastal climate adaptation in Irealnd. The project explores the Adaptive Co-Management (ACM) as a model for strategic planning and participatory involvement. The research based on cooperation with stakeholders at different levels (local, regional, national) includes social data collecting and interpretation (interviews, surveys), designing guidelines for local administrations, policy analysis and recommendations at the nationa level.
Maria Falaleeva is involved in several education and NGO
projects including university cooperation for
enhancing capacities for high education in Easter Europe. She is a
member of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) and a national
contact point for Belarus
for the International Human Dimension Program (IHDP). Recently, Maria was involved as a guest lecturer at several universities including CEU (Hungary), Uppsala University (Sweden) and St-Peterburt University (Russia); she serves as a reviewer in a number of international adademic journals.
Research Interests
Environmental policy and governance
Adaptation to climate change
Coastal zone management
Socio-Ecosystem resilience
Adaptive co-management
Multi-level governance
Participatory governance
Public participation
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2004) | 'Bielaviezhskaya Pushcha (Belarus/Poland)'
Martsinkevitch G., Shkaruba A., Falaleeva M. (2004) 'Bielaviezhskaya Pushcha (Belarus/Poland)' In: Wascher, D. M. and Pérez-Soba, M (eds). In Learning from Transfrontier Landscapes - Project in Support of the European Landscape Convention. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Alterra report 964. [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Modern approaches to organization and evaluation of the higher environmental education: Lessons from the countries of the European Union'
Falaleeva M., Kundas S., Rodzkin O. (2008) 'Modern approaches to organization and evaluation of the higher environmental education: Lessons from the countries of the European Union' In: Martsinkevich G (eds). In UNIENV: Enhancing Capacity for Higher Environmental Education in Belarus. Minsk: Belsens. [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Social learning on climate change among regional agents and institutions. Insights from China, Eastern Europe and Iberia'
Tàbara, J. D. Cots, F., Dai, X., Falaleeva M., Flachner Z., McEvoy D., and Werners, S. (2009) 'Social learning on climate change among regional agents and institutions. Insights from China, Eastern Europe and Iberia' In: Walter Leal Filho and Franziska Mannke (eds). In Interdisciplinary Aspects of Climate Change Key. Frankfurt, New York, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Vienna: Peter Lang Scientific Publishers. [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Positive Assessments May be Short-lived: Outcomes and Porcesses of a World Bank Biodiversity Project in Belarus'
Falaleeva M., Rauschmayer F. (2010) 'Positive Assessments May be Short-lived: Outcomes and Porcesses of a World Bank Biodiversity Project in Belarus' In: Kluvankova-Oravska T (eds). From Government to Governance?. Praha: Alfa Nakladatelstvi. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2009) | 'Exploring earth system governance: A case study of floodplain management along the Tisza river in Hungary'
Werners S., Flachner Z., Matczak P., Falaleeva M., Leemans R. (2009) 'Exploring earth system governance: A case study of floodplain management along the Tisza river in Hungary' [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Towards climate adaptation and coastal governance in Ireland: Integrated architecture for effective management?'
Falaleeva, M,O'Mahony, C,Gray, S,Desmond, M,Gault, J,Cummins, V; (2011) 'Towards climate adaptation and coastal governance in Ireland: Integrated architecture for effective management?' [DOI] [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2003) | 'Landscape and land-use analysis of the territory of Minsk'
Falaleeva M. (2003) 'Landscape and land-use analysis of the territory of Minsk' Papers of the Belarusian State University. Series 2, 2 :70-75. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2007) | The 2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
Werners, S. E., Flachner Z., Matczak P., Falaleeva M. (2007) Institutional Adaptation of Floodplain management to Climate Change in the Hungarian Tisza River basin The 2007 Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Amsterdam, The Netherlands, , 24-MAY-08 - 26-MAY-07 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2007) | The 7th International Conference of the European Society of Ecological Economics
Falaleeva M., Rauschmayer F. (2007) Malfunction of local involvement in post-communist biodiversity governance: National Park Belavezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus The 7th International Conference of the European Society of Ecological Economics , 05-JUN-07 - 08-JUN-07 [Details] |
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| (2008) | The 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
Tàbara D., Cots F., Dai X., Falaleeva M., Flachner Z., Jia G., Kazner P., McEvoy D., Làng I., Sun Y., Werners S. (2008) Appraising long-term regional climate policies in Inner Mongolia, the Tisza floodplain and the Guadiana river basin The 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Berlin, Germany, [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2009) | Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Earth System Governance: People, Place and the Planet
Falaleeva M., OMahony C., Gray S., Desmond M., Gault J. and Cummins V. (2009) The Role of ICZM in Informing the Development of Climate Adaptation Policy in Ireland Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Earth System Governance: People, Place and the Planet [Details] |
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| (2011) | Resilience 2011
Gray S, Falaleeva M, OMahony C and Cummins V (2011) A futures-based approach to shooting the rapids to Adaptive Co-Management Resilience 2011 [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2009) | Positive evaluations may be shortlived: On outcomes and processes of a World Bank biodiversity project in a post-communist country.
Falaleeva M., Rauschmayer F. (2009) Positive evaluations may be shortlived: On outcomes and processes of a World Bank biodiversity project in a post-communist country. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany. [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2004) | National inventory of human dimensions research in Belarus. Project report to the International Human Dimension Program.
Falaleeva, M. and Shkaruba, A. and Usava, I. (2004) National inventory of human dimensions research in Belarus. Project report to the International Human Dimension Program. Unpublished Reports [Details] |
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| (2007) | The ADAM Policy Appraisal Framework (PAF). Print Version of Web Resource.
ADAM Project (2007) The ADAM Policy Appraisal Framework (PAF). Print Version of Web Resource. Unpublished Reports [Details] |
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| (2008) | An empirically and theoretically grounded analysis of where there is a need for enhanced capacity for climate change appraisal in Europe.
ADAM Project (2008) An empirically and theoretically grounded analysis of where there is a need for enhanced capacity for climate change appraisal in Europe. Unpublished Reports [Details] |
Associations
| Assocation | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Human Development Programe IHDP | National contact point for Belarus | / | |
| European Society for Ecological Economics ESEE | member, national contact point for Belarus | / |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Cork, Coastal and Marine Research Centre | senior post-doctoral researcher | 01-MAR-09 / | |
| Institute for Environmental Studies IVM, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherladns. | post-doctoral researcher | 30-MAR-06 / 30-JUL-09 | |
| UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, OEKUS - Division of Social Science, Leipzig, Germany. | visiting researcher | 02-SEP-05 / 31-OCT-05 | |
| Belarusian Research Institute for Urban Planning BELNIIPGRADOSTROITELSTVA, Department of Ecology of Territorial Systems and Emergency Situations. | research fellow | 01-JAN-03 / 31-MAY-04 | |
| Belarusian State University, Faculty of Geography, Minsk, Belarus. | faculty member, research fellow, secretary of the Chair | 01-SEP-98 / 31-JUL-04 |
Education
| Year | Instituion | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus | PhD | Geography, Environmental Science | |
| 1999 | MSc Environmental Studies, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus | MSc | Geography, Environmental Science | |
| 1998 | Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus. | Diploma | Geographer, Teacher of Geography |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
Consultancy
| Client | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| APB - Society for Bird Protection Belarus. Project application for international Carbon Credit Certification - Bog Restoration Project in Eastern Belarus. Supervisor (team of 4), author and editor of the chapter Impact on local communities. | Project application for international Carbon Credit Certification - Bog Restoration Project in Eastern Belarus. Supervisor (team of 4), author and editor of the chapter "Impact on local communities". |
Reviews
| Journal | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Environmental Change | Referee | |
| Journal Of Nature Conservation | Referee | |
| Landscape And Urban Planning | Referee |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Additional education and trainings: |
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Editing: Russian version of the book Learning Together to Manage Together: Improving participation in water management Guideline for organization of participatory processes under EU Water Framework Directive. HarmoniCOP project, Osnabrük Germany
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Translation: oral and written English-Russian and Russian-English translations. |
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NGO activity. International NGO Ecoproject, Belarus. Co-founder, Member of the Executive Board |