Susan Baker

Professor Susan Baker is an Emerita Professor and Co-Director of the Sustainable Places Research Institute at Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences. Her work focuses on environmental governance, sustainable development, and EU policy impacts. She explores participatory democracy, ecofeminism, and the integration of local ecological knowledge in conservation efforts. Key areas include climate change governance, biodiversity management, and gender perspectives in environmental policy.

Research interests span environmental policy in Eastern Europe, ecological restoration, and the dynamics of social-ecological systems. She has contributed to projects on marine conservation in the Seychelles, rangeland management in Iceland, and seagrass ecosystems in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Her recent work emphasizes participatory approaches to land-use planning and stakeholder engagement in upland landscapes.

Professor Baker has authored influential books on sustainable development and co-edited volumes on governance practices in Europe. She was awarded the prestigious medal for outstanding research in Wales in 2024. Her roles include supervising PhD students on topics like sustainable development goals, climate governance, and environmental justice.