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Jan Rotmans
Born (1961-03-29) March 29, 1961 (age 63)
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
CitizenshipDutch
Alma materTU Delft (MS), RIVM (PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor, scientist, activist
Websitejanrotmans.nl

Jan Rotmans (born March 29, 1961) is a Dutch professor, scientist in the field of climate change, sustainability, and transition, and environmental activist.[1][2][3][4] He developed the global transition model TARGETS, which builds on the global model of the Club of Rome.

He is a professor of sustainability transitions at DRIFT–Erasmus University Rotterdam and the founder of the National Knowledge and Innovation Center for Transitions (KSI).[5][6][2] Rotmans is also a co-founder of several organizations, including Urgenda Foundation, International Centre for Integrated Assessment and Sustainable Development (ICIS), Dutch Research Institute For Transitions (DRIFT), and Nederland Kantelt.[6]

Early life and education

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Rotmans was born on March 29, 1961, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After completing his master of science in applied mathematics from TU Delft, he attended The National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and started his PhD research in 1986. Later, in 1990, Rotmans received his PhD on the Integrated Model to Access the Greenhouse Effect (IMAGE) model of climate change.[2][4]

Career

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Rotmans started his career in 1992 by becoming the youngest professor in the Netherlands at the University of Maastricht. In 1995, he was associated with the United Nations in New York, working on the harmonization of the integrated climate models and the evaluation of global sustainability policy before establishing ICIS at Maastricht University in 1997. At ICIS, He developed the global transition model TARGETS, which was built on the world model of the Club of Rome.

In the early 2000s, together with John Grin and Johan Schot, he started a national research program on transitions of approximately 22 million euros and the National Transition Research Network KSI, which in turn formed the basis for the European Transition Network. In 2004, he founded the transition research institute DRIFT and started serving as a professor of Transitions and Sustainability at Erasmus University Rotterdam.[6]

Along with Marjan Minnesma, Rotmans established the Urgenda Foundation in 2007 and became its chairman.[6] Through the Urgenda Foundation, he sued the Dutch state and thus forced the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2015. In addition, he participated in establishing several organizations, including TeamNXT, Nederland Kantelt, Zorgeloos, Education in Transition, and the Gideonsbende in the early 2020s.

As of 2024, Rotmans is a professor of sustainability transitions at DRIFT – Erasmus University Rotterdam, chairman of the Urgenda Foundation, and involved in the sustainability of the Port of Rotterdam for TeamNXT.[5][7][8] He is also associated with other non-profit organizations in the Netherlands.[9][10]

Selected publications

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Rotmans founded two scientific journals ('Environmental Modeling' and 'Assessment and Integrated Assessment') and published more than 30 books on sustainability and transitions. In addition, he published more than 300 scientific articles in the fields of sustainability, environment, transitions, and system innovations.

In 2021, he published his book Omarm de Chaos, in which he advises national and international organizations and governments, such as the European Commission, United Nations, World Bank, OECD, Ministries in Scandinavia, Germany, England, the US, Canada, Australia, and Japan, and the European Environment Agency.[11][2][12][13]

  • Rotmans, J. (1990), ‘IMAGE: an Integrated Model to Assess the Greenhouse Effect’, PhD.Thesis, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Rotmans, J. and de Vries, H.J.M. (1997), ‘Perspectives on Global Change: the TARGETS approach’, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.
  • Grin, J., Rotmans, J. and Schot, J. (2010), Transitions towards sustainable development’, KSI-book series part I, Routledge Publishers, UK.
  • Rotmans, J. (2012), 'In the eye of the hurricane, the Netherlands in transition', Aeneas Publishers, Boxtel
  • Rotmans, J., Boois, H. de, and Swart, R.J. (1990), 'An integrated model for the assessment of the greenhouse effect: the Dutch approach', Climatic Change 16, no.3, 331 356, 1990.
  • Rotmans, J. (1998), ‘Methods for Integrated Assessment: the challenges and opportunities ahead’, Environmental Modelling and Assessment, Vol. 3, no. 2, 155-179.
  • Rotmans, J., Kemp, R. and van Asselt, M.B.A. (2001), ‘More evolution than revolution: transition management in public policy’, Foresight 3, no. 1, 15-32, April 2001.
  • Avelino, F. and Rotmans, J. (2009), ‘Power in transitions’, European Journal of Social Theory 12, no. 4, 543-569.
  • De Haan, F. and Rotmans, J. (2018), ‘A proposed theoretical framework for actors in transformative change’, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 128, March 2018, 275-286.
  • Rotmans, J. & Verheijden, M. (2021), 'Embrace the Chaos', De Geus Publishers, Amsterdam.
  • The practice of transition management: Examples and lessons from four distinct cases, met D.A. Loorbach, Futures, 2010
  • Patterns in transitions: Understanding complex chains of change, Journal of Technological Forecasting and social charge, 2011
  • On patterns and agency in transition dynamics: Some key insights from the KSI programme, met J. Grin en J. Schot, Journal of pure and applied algebra, 2011
  • A dynamic conceptualization of power for sustainability research, met F. Avelino, Journal of cleaner production, 2011
  • Transitions & transition management: Origin, status and future, with DA Loorbach, Annals of Hematology, 2012
  • Google docs, PDF Transition agenda for the Netherlands: Investing in sustainable innovation, published by KSI, Rotterdam, 2010, ISBN 978-90-9025499-9
  • In the eye of the hurricane: The Netherlands in transition, published by Aeneas, 2012, ISBN 978-946104026-8
  • Change of era: The Netherlands tilts, with MJ (vd) Linden, Aeneas pub., 2014, ISBN 978-946104035-0
  • SMO, description and preview in PDF Entrepreneurship in transition, with D. Loorbach and RL Huffenreuter, SMO ed., 2014, ISBN 978-90-6962-250-7

References

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  1. ^ "Klimaatprofessor Jan Rotmans houdt hoop: 'In één generatie naar een CO2-vrije haven is een onvoorstelbare opgave, maar als het ergens kan is het in Rotterdam'". www.rijnmond.nl (in Dutch). 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wat als wereld zich niet aan afspraken Glasgow houdt? - Delta" (in Dutch). 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  4. ^ a b Janse, Inge (2012-11-22). "Jan Rotmans: "Laat de mensen mij voor gek verklaren"". Vers Beton (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  5. ^ a b "Jan Rotmans over de coronacrisis: "We hebben dit soort crises nodig" | Change Inc". www.change.inc (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  6. ^ a b c d "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  7. ^ "Transitieprofessor Jan Rotmans krijgt eigen huis niet gasvrij | Binnenland | Telegraaf.nl". www.telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  8. ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  9. ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  10. ^ "Rotterdammer Jan Rotmans neemt afstand van Extinction Rebellion". dagblad010.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  11. ^ "Zo kan Nederland zichzelf opnieuw uitvinden". VPRO (in Dutch). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  12. ^ "Rotterdammer Jan Rotmans neemt afstand van Extinction Rebellion". dagblad010.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  13. ^ "Omarm de chaos". www.sampol.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-11.


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