Ian Bateman

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Name
Ian Bateman
Telephone
+44 (0)1603 593125
Other personal web pages
http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/people/facstaff/batemani
Research Interests

Environmental economics, valuation of non-market goods, GIS

Current Position
Director
Bio

While it is human economic activity which has resulted in the major global environmental problems facing present and (to a greater extent) future generations, it is clear that reform of that economic activity provides the only viable solution to such problems. My interests lie in attempting to achieve this reform by bringing the environment into everyday decision making whether at the highest level, by informing government policy, or at the supermarket checkout by ensuring that prices reflect the true resource costs of production. Much of my research therefore seeks to value the true cost of pollution and the true worth of environmental improvements. Recently completed research with colleagues at UEA and elsewhere includes: the ChREAM project which examines the effectiveness of policies to control agricultural pollution as well as the impact of such measures upon farm incomes; the AQUAMONEY project which looks at the recreational and ecological benefits of water improvement policies; and the VERHI project which seeks to guide policies concerned with environmental impacts upon child health. Details of all past and ongoing research can be obtained from the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) at www.cserge.ac.uk. I am Director of CSERGE and also lead the Economics team for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) funded by Defra, the UK National Assemblies and others (http://uknea.unep-wcmc.org). I am Principal Investigator of the NERC Valuing Nature Network (www.valuing-nature.net) which seeks to bring together natural scientists, economists, social scientists, the policy community and business leaders to provide an integrated basis for environmental decision making. I am also Principal Investigator of the ESRC SEER Large Grant award which seeks to put the ecosystem services approach to decision analysis into practice (details on the CSERGE website).

For more information on my background and publications please visit my UEA webpage: Professor Ian Bateman UEA webpage

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1 year 21 weeks

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About CSERGE

The Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE). Based at the University of East Anglia, we are a leading interdisciplinary research centre in the field of environmental and sustainable development.