Erin Seekamp

Bio

I am a social scientist with expertise in collaborations and partnerships for conservation, community engagement, and capacity building for climate resilience. My work centers around integrating stakeholder values and perspectives in adaptation planning and decision making using science co-production and deliberative science approaches. In 2019, I served as a Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), where I expanded my work on climate adaptation planning of cultural resources to World Heritage Sites. In 2022, I became the Director of the Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative.

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS:
Through my research, I am to enhance adaptive capacity and foster vibrant and resilient socio-ecological communities. I seek interdisciplinary collaborations with individuals skilled in quantifying and modeling climate change impacts and scenario projections, including the integration of adaptation strategies into optimization models.

Publications

• Multi-criteria decision approach for climate adaptation of cultural resources along the Atlantic coast of the southeastern United States: Application of AHP method , CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT (2024)
• Pushing toward systemic change in the Capitalocene: Investigating the efficacy of existing behavior prediction models on individual and collective pro-environmental actions in high school students , JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (2024)
• Uncovering Implicit Western Science and Indigenous Values Embedded in Climate Change and Cultural Resource Adaptation Policy and Guidance , HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT-POLICY & PRACTICE (2024)
• Socio-spatial factors influence climate change adaptation decisions of rural coastal landowners , LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY (2023)
• Sustainable Adaptation Planning for Cultural Heritage in Coastal Tourism Destinations Under Climate Change: A Mixed-Paradigm of Preservation and Conservation Optimization , JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH (2023)
• Tourist Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Ecotourism in Southern Mexico , Tourism and Hospitality (2023)
• Actor-network theory and organizational resilience to climate change in community-based tourism , JOURNAL OF OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM-RESEARCH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (2022)
• Climate adaptation planning for cultural heritages in coastal tourism destinations: A multi-objective optimization approach , TOURISM MANAGEMENT (2022)
• Self-reported participation in outdoor and nature-based recreation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic supports psychological health and well-being , Wellbeing, Space and Society (2022)
• Strategies for building diverse tourism advocates , Tourism Management Perspectives (2022)