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John Zinda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University, where he serves as the Director of the Polson Institute. His academic work focuses on understanding how communities, particularly those affected by flooding, confront risk and engage with policies related to environmental issues. He collaborates with community organizations and state governments to analyze social disparities and the collective actions that emerge in response to flood risks. In China, Zinda has worked alongside ecologists and anthropologists to explore the interactions between people and landscapes in the context of rural development and biodiversity conservation. His teaching encompasses environmental sociology, risk disaster studies, and spatial thinking, aiming to connect students' conceptual understandings to real-world ecological challenges. Zinda's research interests include environmental sociology, risk disaster, environmental justice, and political ecology. He holds a Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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