Thomas F. Thornton is Dean of Arts and Sciences and Vice-Provost for Research and Sponsored Programs at University of Alaska Southeast, US and Associate Professor (part-time) at the Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK.
Shonil A. Bhagwat is currently Head of Department of Geography and Director of Open Space Research Centre at the Open University, UK. His research centres on the links between environment and development.