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

The politics of green infrastructure: a discrete choice experiment with Flemish local decision-makers.

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 

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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: 

The effect of plastic packaging recycling policy interventions as a complement to extended producer responsibility schemes: a partial equilibrium model

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

Retrospective and prospective material flow analysis of the post-consumer plastic packaging waste management system in Flanders

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 

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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: 

Analyzing the impact of land expropriation program on farmers' livelihood in urban fringes of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

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 

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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: 

Unleashing lignin potential through the dithionite-assisted organosolv fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass

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

Power outages and bill savings: A choice experiment on residential demand response acceptability in Delhi

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 

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