work_institution birth_place citizenship field birth_date residence prizes image article_title name alma_mater
london school of economics and political science germany germany geography , political science , environmental economics 14 february 1970 united kingdom philip leverhulme prize -lrb- geography , 2003 -rrb- file : eric_neumayer_photo1 . jpg eric neumayer
 eric neumayer london 1994 ; ph.d. 1999 -rrb- , saarland university -lrb- diplom school economics 1995 -rrb- , university of london -lrb- ph.d. 1999 of -rrb- economics and political science -lrb- msc
eric neumayer

eric neumayer -lrb- born 1970 in zweibrücken -rrb- is a professor of environment and development at the london school of economics and political science -lrb- lse -rrb- and is the head of the department of geography and environment .
he holds a diplom in economics from the saarland university , a master of science in development studies from lse and a phd from the university of london .
in 2003 , he was awarded a philip leverhulme prize in geography .
he is an associate of the center for the study of civil war at the peace research institute oslo .
he is the author of three books : `` weak versus strong sustainability : exploring the limits of two opposing paradigms '' , `` the pattern of aid giving : the impact of good governance on development assistance '' , and `` greening trade and investment : environmental protection without protectionism '' .
together with giles atkinson and simon dietz , he is the editor of the `` handbook of sustainable development '' .
