MARK CHONG YAN SHENG

PhD Student

Research Title: Governing urban freshwater wetlands in Singapore and wider Southeast Asia
Research Group: Tropical Environmental Change (TEC)
Thesis Advisor: Professor David Taylor

Mark is interested in studying the interactions of people with nature and each other. He seeks to understand how nature is governed, and the resultant impacts on both nature and people. His current research focuses on the governance of freshwater wetlands in urban contexts. Singapore will be the focal case study, with a view towards other cities in wider Southeast Asia as the region of interest. Ultimately, he is keen to explore how governance might be improved to realise better social and ecological outcomes. He is inspired by the late Elinor Ostrom (1933 – 2012) and the work she had done.