Research of Environmental Economics and Natural Resources
Climate change, biodiversity loss, overconsumption of natural resources and malnutrition will shape the quality of life of generations to come. At their core, these are challenges of human decision-making: people drive environmental change, and people bear the consequences when ecosystems degrade and resources run short.
We believe humanity can change course, but change does not happen by itself. At the Environmental Economics and Natural Resources group, we use economics to understand why people and societies make the choices they do, and to design the incentives, policies and institutions that make sustainable and fair choices easier. Because economics puts people at the centre, it complements WUR's technical expertise. It helps make sure solutions are not only technically sound, but also socially just, culturally appropriate and more likely to be adopted.
Working across disciplines and together with partners in society, we look for solutions that are both effective and socially acceptable.
Our research is conducted within the Wageningen Institute of Environmental and Climate Research (WIMEK) and Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS).
An overview of our research projects can be found in the Wageningen University & Research Library.
Research themes
Energy transitions and climate policy economics
We apply the concepts of environmental and resource economics to study the economic and climate impacts of policy responses to climate change.
Behavioural and economic policy for sustainable consumption
We study how stakeholders, such as consumers, businesses and governments can collectively contribute to the transition to more sustainable and circular economies.
Economics of resilient socio-ecological systems
We aim to better understand how sustainability in socio-ecological systems can be achieved and maintained over time.
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