Xiao Han

Xiao Han is a Lecturer in the Department of Human Geography, Anthropology and Development Studies at Monash University. She also holds an honorary position at the University of Melbourne. Her academic work focuses on the intersections of political, economic, and environmental geography.

Dr. Han's research examines critical hydropolitics, green energy transitions, and agrarian transformations through extensive fieldwork in Africa, China, and Indonesia. Her investigations cover:

• Geopolitics of transboundary water infrastructure
• Socio-ecological dimensions of green technology adoption
• Commodity networks and rural socioeconomic change
• Eco-compensation policy implementation
• State-society relations in environmental governance

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on environmental governance, political ecology, and development geography, with recent work exploring anticipatory politics of green manufacturing and ecological civilization frameworks.

Honors include:

• Best Student Paper Award, AAG China Geography Specialty Group (2018)
• Michael Webber Doctoral Prize in Geography, University of Melbourne (2015)

Dr. Han serves on editorial boards of Political Geography, International Journal of Water Resources Development, and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. Her work engages with contemporary debates in human geography through critical analysis of socio-environmental transformations.