Terry Van GEVELT
Terry Van Gevelt is Associate Professor of Urban Sustainability and Lee Kong Chian Fellow at the College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University. Terry is an interdisciplinary social scientist focused on bridging the sustainability science-policy divide. His current research programme focuses on communicating the impacts of complex and uncertain climate impacts to diverse stakeholders; and examining how technical solutions to sustainability challenges operate within the wider social, economic, and institutional context. Terry is currently Lead Principal Investigator for a Climate Impact Science Research Programme (CISRP) grant (S$1.49 million) funded by the National Environment Agency, Singapore. His research has been published in leading interdisciplinary journals, including Nature Climate Change, Global Environmental Change, Climatic Change and Environmental Science and Policy. Terry holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick and MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge.
Qualifications
- PhD in Environment and Development Studies, Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, UK, 2014
- MPhil in Development Studies, Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, UK, 2009
- BSc (Hons.) in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Warwick, UK, 2008
Research Interests
- Sustainability Science and Policy
- Climate Change
- Urban Resilience
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Big Questions
- Studying Cities: Research Methods
- Methods Across Majors: Interdisciplinary Research
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsIntegrates rigorous interdisciplinary methods with real-world policy relevance, bridging science-policy divides in climate risk and sustainability; recognized for methodological innovation in climate communication and resilience research; awarded for outstanding research and knowledge exchange; strong collaborative leadership across academia, government, and industry; extensive media engagement and public outreach.
Focused research areas include Actionable climate risk information and communication; virtual and immersive simulations for climate change risk perception; resilience traps and adaptation strategies; policy evaluation in environmental and energy studies; transboundary air pollution and cross-border cooperation; sustainable development frameworks; impacts of urban agglomeration on climate adaptation; science-policy integration in sustainability.
- 2025-2026. Academic Research Fund Tier 1, Ministry of Education. Principle Investigator: Generating actionable climate risk information: A Bayesian approach.
- 2024-2028. Climate Impact Science Research (CISR) Programme Grant, National Research Fund and National Environment Agency, Singapore. Lead Principal Investigator: Developing a risk assessment and communication platform to translate climate projections to policy.
- 2024-2027. Academic Research Fund Tier 2, Ministry of Education. Co-Principal Investigator: Building a deeper long-term understanding of rainfall trends in Singapore, West Malaysia and Northern Sumatra.
- 2024-2025. Academic Research Fund Tier 1, Ministry of Education. Principle Investigator: Practical challenges to interdisciplinary research in energy studies.
- 2021-2024. General Research Fund, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. Principal Investigator: Using immersive virtual reality experiences of extreme weather events to communicate climate change risks in Hong Kong.
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- C Xiang, T van GeveltEcological Economics 227, 108440, 2025
- T van Gevelt, J Yang, KN Chan, L Li, F Williamson, BG McAdoo, ...International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 115, 105020, 2024
- Using virtual simulations of future extreme weather events to communicate climate change risk [2023]T Van Gevelt, BG McAdoo, J Yang, L Li, F Williamson, A Scollay, A Lam, ...PLOS Climate 2 (2), e0000112, 2023
- SK Kim, T van Gevelt, P Joosse, MM BennettSustainable Cities and Society 80, 103774, 2022
- Political signalling and emissions trading schemes in China: Insights from Guangdong Province [2022]C Xiang, T van GeveltEnergy for Sustainable Development 71, 307-314, 2022
- T van Gevelt, T Zaman, KN Chan, MM BennettWorld Development Sustainability 1, 100031, 2022
Terry Van Gevelt is Associate Professor of Urban Sustainability and Lee Kong Chian Fellow at the College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University. Terry is an interdisciplinary social scientist focused on bridging the sustainability science-policy divide. His current research programme focuses on communicating the impacts of complex and uncertain climate impacts to diverse stakeholders; and examining how technical solutions to sustainability challenges operate within the wider social, economic, and institutional context. Terry is currently Lead Principal Investigator for a Climate Impact Science Research Programme (CISRP) grant (S$1.49 million) funded by the National Environment Agency, Singapore. His research has been published in leading interdisciplinary journals, including Nature Climate Change, Global Environmental Change, Climatic Change and Environmental Science and Policy. Terry holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick and MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge.
Qualifications
- PhD in Environment and Development Studies, Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, UK, 2014
- MPhil in Development Studies, Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge, UK, 2009
- BSc (Hons.) in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Warwick, UK, 2008
Research Interests
- Sustainability Science and Policy
- Climate Change
- Urban Resilience
Course(s) Taught in SMU
- Big Questions
- Studying Cities: Research Methods
- Methods Across Majors: Interdisciplinary Research