Bryan Jones

I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College.  Additionally, I am an affiliate of the City University of New York Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR) and am an active consultant with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 
My research revolves primarily around the human-environment relationship and the consequences of evolving socioeconomic, demographic, and physical systems, within the context of climate change and climate-resilient policy. Over the past two years in particular, my work has focused primarily on climate-induced migration and development across the Global South, developing models for projecting the spatial distribution and intensity of migration flows related to climate change, and inequalities in vulnerability to climate hazards.  I am engaged in collaborative activities with the World Bank, the European Commission, and several agencies within the United Nations.  My goals, broadly, include further development to a population-environment research agenda that stresses the importance of interacting natural and social spatial systems with an emphasis on climate change impacts, human vulnerability, inequality, climate resilience, and urban sustainability.  My work is intended to inform a deeper understanding of the factors that can significantly affect environmental and human sustainability and that are critical to policy development. Achieving an inclusive, sustainable future necessitates that society better understand how these moving parts combine to drive future conditions and outcomes.