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Dr Maria Christina Georgiadou
Dr Maria Christina Georgiadou Georgiadou is Head of Surveying and Real Estate at the School of the Built Environment, London Metropolitan University, UK. Her research focuses on co-designing solutions for complex building and infrastructure projects, integrating community, industry, and government perspectives to deliver net-zero, climate-resilient interventions that generate social value.
Her work also includes translating evidence into practical outcomes for practitioners and policymakers. Christina leads curriculum design and higher education initiatives, working with professional bodies and employers to close skills gaps.
Latest Commentaries
Reimagining Climate Action, Community Engagement and Professional Responsibility
Climate change poses a plethora of challenges for decision- and policy-making on multiple scales. Adopting a risk perspective can identify multiple kinds of risk that must be addressed if climate action is to be successful. John Robinson and Emily Smit (University of Toronto), Pamela Robinson (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Anne Gloger (Catalysts’ Circle) consider the decision-making risks having to do with whether climate mitigation and adaptation policies and programs are likely to achieve their goals.
COP30 Report
Matti Kuittinen (Aalto University) reflects on his experience of attending the 2025 UN Conference of the Parties in Belém, Brazil. The roadmaps and commitments failed to deliver the objectives of the 2025 Paris Agreement. However, 2 countries - Japan and Senegal - announced they are creating roadmaps to decarbonise their buildings. An international group of government ministers put housing on the agenda - specifying the need for reduced carbon and energy use along with affordability, quality and climate resilience.