Dr. Jill Slinger is an internationally recognized expert on integral policy design for water and coastal systems, using mathematical models combined with participatory methods. Policy analysis and policy design are, by definition, interdisciplinary fields where in-depth quantitative models, such as System Dynamics, are combined with ecosystems knowledge, economics, governance, communication science, implementation science, and social sciences. While many researchers focus on either the qualitative or the quantitative aspects of policy analysis, Dr. Slinger has always worked on combining and integrating these two aspects.

She has worked as an environmental scientist and policy advisor in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research of South Africa; as an international water and coastal specialist at Resource Analysis in the Netherlands; and since 2003 in long term decision making, integrated design and simulation at the Delft University of Technology.

research interest

• Water and coastal policy.
• Long term decision making.