Enviromental Economics Research Lines
The Economics of Climate Change and Adaptation
Understanding and assessing the (socio)economics of climate change adaptation: researching strategies and valuing ecosystem (dis)services to both mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Some of the publications of this research line:
On the (Ir)relevance of Heatwaves in Climate Change impacts on European Agriculture.
C. Fabri, M. Moretti, S. Van Passel
Climatic Change 174:16 - 2022
W. Van Oijstaeijen, S. Van Passel, P. Back, J. Cools
Ecological Economics 199 107493 (IF: 6.54) - 2022
Accounting for externalities in cross-sectional economic models of climate change impacts
M Moretti, J Vanschoenwinkel, S Van Passel
Ecological Economics 185 - 2021
Rapid Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Man and Biosphere Reserves in Africa: A Review
H Azadi, S Van Passel, J Cools
Global Ecology and Conservation - 2021
Power outages and bill savings: A choice experiment on residential demand response acceptability in Delhi
A Srivastava, S Van Passel, P Valkering, EJW Laes
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 143 -2021
Eliciting policymakers’ preferences for technologies to decarbonise transport: A discrete choice experiment
A Bjørnåvold, S Lizin, M Van Dael, F Arnold, S Van Passel
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 35 - 2020
A Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on European agriculture.
S Van Passel, E Massetti, R Mendelsohn
Environmental and Resource Economics 67 (4) - 2017
The complete list of publications can be found here
Circular and Biobased Economy
Analyzing the material and process flows, sustainability impacts, economic feasibility and behavioral aspects in the transition towards a more circular and biobased economy
Some of the publications of this research line are:
M. Larrain, P. Billen, S. Van Passel
Waste Management 153:355-366 - 2022
How to monitor the progress towards a circular food economy: A Delphi study
S. Van Schoubroeck, V. Vermeyen, L. Alaerts, K. Van Acker, S. Van Passel
Sustainable Production and Consumption 32: 457-467 - 2022
G. Thomassen, S. Van Passel, L. Alaerts, J. Dewulf
Waste Management 147: 10-21 (IF: 7.15) - 2022
Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules
G Thomassen, J Dewulf, S Van Passel
Resources, conservation and recycling 176 - 2022
Techno-economic assessment of mechanical recycling of challenging post-consumer plastic packaging waste
M Larrain, S Van Passel, G Thomassen, B Van Gorp, TT Nhu, S Huysveld, K Van Geem, S De Meester, P Billen
Resources, Conservation and Recycling 170 -2021
Stepwise investment in circular plastics under the presence of policy uncertainty
L De Weerdt, T Compernolle, V Hagspiel, P Kort, C Oliveira
Environmental and Resource Economics, 1 (31) – 2021
Economic performance of pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste: Open-loop versus closed-loop recycling
M Larrain, S Van Passel, G Thomassen, U Kresovic, N Alderweireldt, ...
Journal of Cleaner Production 270 - 2020
A review on learning effects in prospective technology assessment
G Thomassen, S Van Passel, J Dewulf
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 130 -2020
The effect of waste incineration taxation on industrial plastic waste generation: A panel analysis
L De Weerdt, T Sasao, T Compernolle, S Van Passel, S De Jaeger
Resources, conservation and recycling 157 - 2020
The complete list of publications can be found here
Sustainable Development of Socio-ecological Systems
Studying the interactions between socio-economic and ecological processes in the Global North and the Global South for the sustainable management of natural resources. We adopt a synthetic, plural value approach to articulate the diversity of values of nature involving different actors and their worldviews, taking into account the winners and losers of sustainability actions.
Some of the publications in this research line:
M.B. Fitawok, B. Derudder, A.S. Minale, S. Van Passel, E. Adgo, J. Nyssen
Habitat International 129: 102674 (IF: 5.21) - 2022
Small-scale irrigation expansion along the dam-regulated Tekeze River in northern Ethiopia
S Annys, S Van Passel, J Dessein, T Ghebreyohannes, E Adgo, J Nyssen
International Journal of Water Resources Development 37 (5) – 2021
Farmers’ willingness to contribute to the restoration of an Ethiopian Rift Valley lake: a contingent valuation study
H Girma, J Hugé, M Gebrehiwot, S Van Passel
Environment, Development and Sustainability 23 (7) - 2021
The conceptualization of societal impacts of landfill mining–A system dynamics approach
P Einhäupl, K Van Acker, H Peremans, S Van Passel
Journal of Cleaner Production 296 - 2021
Farmers’ preferences towards water hyacinth control: A contingent valuation study
W Van Oijstaeijen, S Van Passel, J Cools, LJ de Bisthoven, J Hugé, D Berihun, N Ejigu, J Nyssen
Journal of Great Lakes Research 46 (5) - 2021
Towards a dynamic and sustainable management of geological resources.
T. Compernolle, A. Eswaran, K. Welkenhuysen, T. Hermans, K. Walraevens, M. Van Camp, M. Buyle, A. Audernaert, B. Bleys, S. Van Schoubroeck, A. Bergmans, P. Goderniaux, J.M. Baele, O. Kaufmann, P. Vardon, A. Daniilidis, P. Orban, A. Dassargues, S. Brouyère, K. Piessens
Special publications / The Geological Society of London ; 528 - ISSN 0305-8719
Urban green infrastructure: A review on valuation toolkits from an urban planning perspective
W Van Oijstaeijen, S Van Passel, J Cools
Journal of environmental management 267 - 2020
The complete list of publications can be found here
Energy Transition and Green Chemistry
Bridging innovative engineering and economics by techno-economic and sustainability assessment of emerging energy technologies for the energy transition and green technologies in the chemical industry
Some of the publications in this research line are:
F. Brienza, K. Van Aelst, F. Devred, D. Magnin, M. Tschulkow, P. Nimmegeers, S. Van Passel, B.F. Sels, P. Gerin, D.P. Debecker, I. Cybulska
Chemical Engineering Journal 138179 (IF: 16.74) - 2022
A. Srivastava, S. Van Passel, P. Valkering, E.J.W. Laes
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 143: 110904 (IF: 16.80) - 2021
An integrated techno-sustainability assessment (TSA) framework for emerging technologies
S Van Schoubroeck, G Thomassen, S Van Passel, R Malina, J Springael, S Lizin, R Vendtti, Y Yao, M Van Dael
Green Chemistry 23 (4) – 2021
Economic feasibility studies for Carbon Capture and Utilization technologies: a tutorial review
H Lamberts-Van Assche, T Compernolle
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy -2021
Integrated techno-economic assessment of a biorefinery process: The high-end valorization of the lignocellulosic fraction in wood streams
M Tschulkow, T Compernolle, S Van den Bosch, J Van Aelst, I Storms, M Van Dael, G Van den Bossche, B Sels, S Van Passel
Journal of Cleaner Production 266, – 2020
A cross-european analysis of the impact of electricity pricing on battery uptake in residential microgrids with photovoltaic units
I Saviuc, K Milis, H Peremans, S Van Passel
Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – 2021
How to assess the potential of emerging green technologies? Towards a prospective environmental and techno-economic assessment framework
G Thomassen, M Van Dael, S Van Passel, F You
Green Chemistry 21 (18) - 2019
A review of the sustainability of algal-based biorefineries: Towards an integrated assessment framework
G Thomassen, M Van Dael, B Lemmens, S Van Passel
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 68 – 2017
The complete list of publications can be found here