Jan Rotmans (1961) is a socially engaged scientist, with more than 200 publications in the field of climate change & global change modelling, sustainable development, and transitions and system innovations. After his PhD-research and work at RIVM he became the youngest professor of the Netherlands in 1997, at the Maastricht University (ICIS: International Centre for Integrative Studies). In September 2004 he founded the new research institute DRIFT, Dutch Research Institute For Transitions, and became full professor in transitions and transition management at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Apart from his scientific work he also wants to contribute to a better and sustainable society. Therefore a radical change, a transition, is necessary. With his knowledge he would like to make up the rules and transmit them to the people involved in any project, region or sector, so that they can give it a swing into a more sustainable direction.

For a more sustainable future in the Netherlands he co-founded the Urgenda in 2007. As member of the board he tries to encourage as many people as possible to join this movement.

For more information about Jan Rotmans, see www.janrotmans.nl
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Dutch Research Institute For Transitions (DRIFT)
Erasmus University Rotterdam

Visiting adress:
M-building, 5th floor, room M5-27
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam (the Netherlands)

Postal adress:
M5-27
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
Phone:
+31 (0)10-4088773 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Personal Assistant Henriette Delissen: +31 (0)6 52889618 Available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

E-mail:
rotmans@drift.eur.nl

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