Urban Economics
The number of people living in urban environments is increasing rapidly. The mission of the Urban Economics (UEC) group is to contribute to more resilient cities in terms of social equality, economic advantages and environmental quality. Therefore, UEC focusses on two main themes: sustainable consumption and urban-rural interactions. We use insights from general-, urban- and behavioural economics to improve the understanding of consumer and household decision making concerning sustainability, health and well-being and the impacts at the individual, urban and regional level.
News
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A digital tool to improve plastic waste collection
- Plastic bags, plastic packaging and plastic sauce bottles: we toss a ton of plastic every day. So much so, that municipalities are struggling to come... -
Predicting energy consumption in cities with aerial and street view images.
- The recent article "Predicting Residential Electricity Consumption Using Aerial and Street View Images" (Applied Energy) showcases... -
The Next Space
- At The Next Space – Frame’s brand-new think-tank taking place in Eindhoven on 21 October – Eveline van Leeuwen, scientific director... -
Recap event: Global Food Summit 2021
- On April 28-29 the 'Global Food Summit 2021: Foodtropolis – Urban. Circular. Food.' took place. The event revolved around the main question: How... -
Opening academic year AMS
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Webinar Places that don't matter and Populism in Europe
- As a spinoff of the recently published paper by Eveline van Leeuwen and Solmaria Halleck Vega, titled 'Does population decline lead to a... -
Professor Eveline van Leeuwen appointed as new Scientific Director AMS Institute
- Eveline van Leeuwen, Professor of Urban Economics at Wageningen University and Research and international expert on spatial economics, has been... -
Wordt corona het keerpunt voor krimpregio's? Wonen in de stad door thuiswerken minder nodig
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WUR vragenlijst over Ruimtelijke verschillen in de impact van de lockdown: daling welzijn vooral in de stad.
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Bijna 2000 respondenten, verspreid over heel Nederland hebben de online vragenlijst ingevuld die opgesteld is door... -
Inaugural lecture of Prof. Eveline van Leeuwen
- Finally, the inaugural lecture of Prof. Eveline van Leeuwen titled ‘Urban-rural interactions: more important than ever’ is available in...
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Latest publications
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Climate services for sustainable resource management: The water—energy—land nexus in the Tărlung river basin (Romania)
Land Use Policy 119 (2022). - ISSN 0264-8377 -
Non-Invasive Rheo-MRI Study of Egg Yolk-Stabilized Emulsions : Yield Stress Decay and Protein Release
Molecules 27 (2022)10. - ISSN 1420-3049 -
Sustainability in times of disruption: Engaging with near and distant futures in practices of food entrepreneurship
Time and Society (2022). - ISSN 0961-463X -
Urban Green Parks for Long-Term Subjective Well-Being : Empirical Relationships between Personal Characteristics, Park Characteristics, Park Use, Sense of Place, and Satisfaction with Life in The Netherlands
Sustainability 14 (2022)9. - ISSN 2071-1050 -
A reversal of defaults: Implementing a menu-based default nudge to promote out-of-home consumer adoption of plant-based meat alternatives
Appetite 175 (2022). - ISSN 0195-6663