I am Assistant Professor in Environmental Systems in Dublin City University’s School of History and Geography where I lecture on the newly formed Climate and Environmental Sustainability course. I teach a variety of modules including Spatial Analysis, Environmental Systems and Hydrology. I also teach Advanced Environmental Geography as part of the BA - Joint Honors final year program.
I currently lead the EPA funded FARM-NC project, collaborating with Trinity College Dublin, and the Research Ireland funded Valuing Natural Capital in Communities for Health (VNiC-Health) project, collaborating with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to understand and quantify the many benefits we get from blue and green spaces in our towns and cities.
In 2016 I received a PhD from Imperial College London where I worked as a Research Associate until 2021. My main research interests surround understanding the many complex links and feedbacks between the human and natural environments. This involves spending time with a wide variety of stakeholders including farmers, property developers, NGO’s, City Councils and regulatory bodies.
Previous research projects focus on understanding the intersections between development (urban and rural) and natural capital. I explore how natural capital and nature-based solutions can improve the lives of stakeholders while enhancing resilience to environmental and societal change.
My work also focuses on understanding the challenges faced and opportunities available to water users, particularly in developing regions of the world. I have extensive field experience and use real world insights to develop modelling tools for improving understanding and testing potential solutions. I have previously worked on NERC and Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences funded projects collaborating with researchers in the UK and India, examining water management in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. I have also helped develop the WISA (Water Initiative South Asia) network in collaboration with the British Council, connecting a wide variety of researchers, policy makers and industry specialists from the UK, South Asia and the Middle East.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2024 | Mijic, A.; Liu, L.; O’Keeffe, J.; Dobson, B.; Chun, K. P. (2024) 'A meta-model of socio-hydrological phenomena for sustainable water management'. Nature Sustainability, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Jolanta Burke, Darren Clarke, Jimmy O'Keeffe, Trudy Meehan (2023) 'The Impact of Blue and Green Spaces on Wellbeing: A Review of Reviews through a Positive Psychology Lens. Journal of Happiness and Health'. Journal of Happiness Studies, 3 (2). https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v3i2.48 | |
| 2022 | Hinson, C.; O’Keeffe, J.; Mijic, A.; Bryden, J.; Van Grootveld, J. (2022) 'Using natural capital and ecosystem services to facilitate participatory environmental decision making: Results from a systematic map'. Humans and Nature, . https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10317 | |
| 2022 | O'Keeffe, J.; Pluchinotta, I.; De Stercke, S.; Hinson, C.; Puchol-Salort, P.; Mijic, A.; Zimmermann, N.; Collins, A.M. (2022) 'Evaluating natural capital performance of urban development through system dynamics: A case study from London'. Science of the Total Environment, 824 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Lapworth, D.J.; Ó Dochartaigh, B.; Nair, T.; O'Keeffe, J.; Krishan, G.; MacDonald, A.M.; Khan, M.; Kelkar, N.; Choudhary, S.; Krishnaswamy, J.; Jackson, C.R. (2021) 'Characterising groundwater-surface water connectivity in the lower Gandak catchment, a barrage regulated biodiversity hotspot in the mid-Gangetic basin'. Journal of Hydrology, 594 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Puchol-Salort, P.; O'Keeffe, J.; van Reeuwijk, M.; Mijic, A. (2021) 'An urban planning sustainability framework: Systems approach to blue green urban design'. Sustainable Cities and Society, 66 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | O'Keeffe, J.; Moulds, S.; Scheidegger, J.M.; Jackson, C.R.; Nair, T.; Mijic, A. (2020) 'Isolating the impacts of anthropogenic water use within the hydrological regime of north India'. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | O'Keeffe, J.; Moulds, S.; Bergin, E.; Brozović, N.; Mijic, A.; Buytaert, W. (2018) 'Including Farmer Irrigation Behavior in a Sociohydrological Modeling Framework With Application in North India'. Water Resources Research, 54 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | O'Keeffe, J.; Buytaert, W.; Mijic, A.; Brozovic, N.; Sinha, R. (2016) 'The use of semi-structured interviews for the characterisation of farmer irrigation practices'. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20 . [Link] [DOI] |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2022 | Jimmy O'Keeffe; Darren Clarke; Jolanta Burke; Trudy Meehan (2022) Evaluating intangible assets, services, and their associated benefits in the Group Water Scheme sector. National Federation of Group Water Schemes, . [Link] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2024 | Jolanta Burke, Darren Clarke, Jimmy O’Keeffe (2024) 'Greening the Mind: The Power of Integrating Positive and Environmental Education for Improving Well-Being' In: Handbook of Positive School Psychology. Advances in Mental Health and Addiction. Berlin : Springer. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54295-4_10 |
Research Interests
Natural Capital
Ecosystem Services
Nature Based Solutions
Systems Thinking and Systems Modelling
Water Resources
Human-Natural Environment Interactions