Environmental Economist
Luke Brander works as a freelance environmental economist based in Hong Kong. He holds part-time positions at the Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, as a senior researcher; and the Faculty of Social Science, Hong Kong University, as a Honorary Associate Professor.
Luke’s main research interests are in the design of economic instruments to control environmental problems and the valuation of natural resources and environmental impacts. He has worked on the valuation of wetlands, forests, grasslands, mangroves, coral reefs and urban open space using primary valuation methods and through meta-analyses of the ecosystem valuation literature. On-going projects include an assessment of ecosystem based adaptation to climate change in Micronesia and Melanesia; the development of methods for mapping and assessing economic values for ecosystem services for the European Union; and a cost-benefit analysis of ecosystem based adaptation options in Hue, Vietnam.
Luke is an experienced teacher of environmental economics. He has given university courses at Masters level, tailored workshops to policy makers and practitioners, and supervises PhD research.
Joined 2017
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China