envecon 2009

The UK Network of Environmental Economists (UKNEE) held envecon 2009: Applied Environmental Economics Conference on Friday 20th March 2009, at The Royal Society in London.

In its 7th year, this one-day conference brought together environmental economists from public and private sectors, academia and consultancy to share results of recent research and to discuss issues relevant to the practical application of environmental economics in the UK and elsewhere. By creating a mutual platform for those who commission work and those who undertake it, the conference aimed to contribute to the effective use of environmental economics for environmental policy and management, as well as influence the research agenda.

UKNEE thanks Graham Wynne, Chief Executive of RSPB for presenting the keynote address and both the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Environment Agency for England and Wales (EA) for their continued support of envecon.

The conference included sessions on:

• Climate and carbon
  
• Water
  
• Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
  
• Policy Instruments – Design and Effects
  
• Economic Valuation

Most of the papers and presentations from envecon 2008 can be downloaded here.

The scientific committee, responsible for the conference program, was composed of (by alphabetical order):

• Dr Giles Atkinson, London School of Economics
  
• Prof Ian Bateman, University of East Anglia
  
• Dr Diane Burgess, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland
  
• Dr Mike Christie, University of Aberystwyth
  
• Prof Paul Ekins, Kings College London
  
• Prof Nick Hanley, University of Stirling
  
• Dr Susana Mourato, London School of Economics
  
• Ece Ozdemiroglu, eftec