Dr. Amity Doolittle

Biography

Amity Doolittle focuses on the intersection of property rights and natural resource management, exploring how access is defined and contested among various stakeholders. Her interdisciplinary research combines anthropology, political science, environmental history, and political ecology, particularly examining environmental histories and property relations in Southeast Asia and Central America. Doolittle is currently investigating urban landscapes in New Haven, Connecticut, analyzing the ecological, demographic, and economic changes that shape public spaces and neighborhoods. Her teaching experience includes courses on qualitative research methods, environmental justice, and property rights in natural resource management at Yale School of the Environment. Doolittle also guides graduate students in developing research projects and advising undergraduate students in environmental studies. Her critical analysis of property rights, particularly in the context of legal pluralism and socio-political histories, highlights the dynamics between formal and informal property relations, with an emphasis on achieving equitable resource management practices.

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