David Flood Chavez

David Flood Chavez is a Teaching Fellow in the School of Geosciences at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He holds dual PhDs in Human Geography from the University of Aberdeen and in Humanities from Curtin University, Australia, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary background in sustainability and human-environment relations.

His educational background includes:

• BSc in Forest Engineering, La Molina Agrarian University, Peru (2004–2010)
• MSc in Environmental Partnership Management, University of Aberdeen, Scotland (2017–2018)
• PhD in Human Geography, University of Aberdeen (2019–2023)
• PhD in Humanities, Curtin University, Australia (2019–2023)

Chavez's research lies at the intersection of political ecology, evolutionary economic geography, and sustainability transitions. He investigates the production of nature in urban and peri-urban areas, socio-environmental conflicts in the Global South, and the role of grassroots environmental movements. His work also explores the evolution of regional industries and tourism destinations, emphasizing the co-evolution of socio-technical and socio-ecological systems, as well as interpath dependencies. In sustainability, he focuses on transitions in tourism and their geographical dimensions, including historical influences on current sustainability challenges.

While no publications are listed, his research themes suggest a strong engagement with interdisciplinary sustainability science, political economy of environment, and geographical theory.

He has been involved in funded research, including the project: "Modelling changing river discharge and its implications for sustainability in the Baspa Basin, Western Himalaya – an interdisciplinary approach" (2023). Chavez teaches across multiple levels, supervising key modules in sustainability and human geography.

His teaching responsibilities include:

• Course coordination of GG5571: Partnerships for sustainability (MSc Sustainability Transitions)
• GG2509: Environment and society (2nd year UG)
• Contributions to courses across all undergraduate years, including GG1010 (The Anthropocene), GG1512 (UN SDGs), GG2014, GG2508, GG3057, GG3570, GG3576, GG4537, GG5072, and GG5557.

He previously served as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Aberdeen (2022–2023) before advancing to his current Teaching Fellow role in 2023. No scientific awards or student advisement records are mentioned in the provided text.