Kearrin Sims is a lecturer in Development Studies at James Cook University, Australia.

Nicola Banks is a senior lecturer in Global Urbanism and Urban Development at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester.

Susan Engel is an associate professor in Politics and International Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Paul Hodge is a senior lecturer in Geography and Environmental Studies at The University of Newcastle, Australia.

Jonathan Makuwira is a professor in Development Studies and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Malawi University of Science and Technology.

Naohiro Nakamura is a senior lecturer in Geography at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji.

Jonathan Rigg is a professor in Geography at the University of Bristol, UK.

Albert Salamanca is a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute's Asia Centre, Thailand.

Pichamon Yeophantong is a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Canberra.