Michael
is analysing the political process behind the shift from water resource
development through mobilisation, to development through reallocation.
His research
draws on recent water policy reform in California, Southeast Australia
and Israel, characterised by a reallocation of developed natural water
resources and growth through alternative water sources and policy
instruments. Drawing on water development and use
trends, the research conceptualises and exposes the common trends and
unique elements of the political process managing these pioneering
examples of semi-arid neoliberal water transitions.
Prior
to commencing his PhD, he completed his MSc at Imperial College in
Hydrology, including research into General Circulation Model downscaling
and rainfall simulation
for assessing climate change impacts on water resources in south-west
Yemen. He obtained his BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge,
and has interned at the UK Department for International Development,
and worked as a research assistant for the Royal
Geographical Society.