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.
Agenda
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Dr. Andreas Löffler (Free University Berlin) “Faustmann and Taxes.”
- On Tuesday June 13, Dr. Andreas Löffler (Free University Berlin) will present the paper “Faustmann and Taxes.” -
Dr. Sanchayan Banerjee (VU Amsterdam) “Reflection before a nudge improves sustainable dietary choices. Evidence from an online randomised controlled trial.”
- On Tuesday June 20, Dr. Sanchayan Banerjee (VU Amsterdam) will present the paper “Reflection before a nudge improves sustainable dietary... -
Dr. Oleksandr Labenko (National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine) “Ukrainian Agriculture and Food Security Under Martial Law: National and Global Impacts.”
- On Tuesday July 11, Dr. Oleksandr Labenko (National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine) will give a presentation titled...
Impact stories
News
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Aedes Thesis Award winner supervised by UEC
- Student Malika van der Weerd, whose MSc thesis was supervised by Angel Lázaro from the UEC group and Marietta Haffner from TU Delft, has won... -
Only Planet, Klimaatgids voor de 21ste eeuw
- December 6: Panel Discussie in Pakhuis de Zwijger met o.a. Tim van Hattum, Kees Klomp en Eveline van Leeuwen -
Er is leven na de groei
- Panel Discussie in Pakhuis de Zwijger Amsterdam met o.a. Paul Schenderling, Eveline van Leeuwen en Doekle Terpstra -
Key-note Eveline van Leeuwen “Urban and Regional Sustainability Transitions” at Regional Studies Winterconference 2022, London
- Shifting towards sustainable regional and urban futures is the defining challenge of the moment. The growing disillusionment with democracy in... -
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... -
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... -
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...
Latest publications
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Road to a healthier Mexico : The influence of price signals, information, stress and consciousness on food choices
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): R. Ruben, co-promotor(en): M.M. van den Berg; M. Handgraaf. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789464475494 - p. -
You can encourage sustainable behaviour
Milieuvriendelijk gedrag kun je sturen, Resource jrg. 17 nr. 13 p. 9-9, 2023-03-17, https://edepot.wur.nl/589989;You can encourage sustainable behaviour, Resource jrg. 17 nr. 13 p. 9-9, 2023-03-16, https://edepot.wur.nl/590123 -
Spillover of pro-environmental consumer behavior
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): E.S. van Leeuwen, co-promotor(en): G. Antonides; M.J.J. Handgraaf. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789464475340 - p. -
Cities can steer circular food systems at scale
Nature Food 4 (2023)1. - ISSN 2662-1355 - p. 4 - 4. -
Influence of poverty concerns on demand for healthier processed foods : A field experiment in Mexico City
Economics and Human Biology 49 (2023). - ISSN 1570-677X