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Overview

Luke Brander is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans key areas within Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, focusing on the interface between environmental systems and economic valuation.

The primary fields of study for Luke Brander include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Their work covers several subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Ecology

Among the main topical focuses are:

  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Recent notable publications by Luke Brander include:

  • "Economic values for ecosystem services: A global synthesis and way forward" (2024), published in Ecosystem Services
  • "The global costs and benefits of expanding Marine Protected Areas" (2020), published in Marine Policy

Other influential works among recent papers related to environmental and economic considerations include:

  • "Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications" (2020) by Anthony Waldron, published by DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)
  • "Impact of climate events, pollution, and green spaces on mental health: an umbrella review of meta-analyses" (2023) by Pim Cuijpers, published in Psychological Medicine
  • "Global socio-economic impacts of changes in natural capital and ecosystem services: State of play and new modeling approaches" (2020) by Onil Banerjee, published in Ecosystem Services

Luke Brander has collaborated frequently with a range of coauthors including Florian V. Eppink, P.J.H. van Beukering, Victoria Guisado Goñi, Liselotte Hagedoorn, and Maria De Salvo.

Key publication venues where Luke Brander has contributed multiple works are:

  • Ecosystem Services
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • One Ecosystem
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Marine Policy

Their book publications include titles released by World Bank eBooks and Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks. These titles address various aspects of environmental economics and nature-based solutions, such as:

  • The Economics of Large-scale Mangrove Conservation and Restoration in Indonesia (2022)
  • Mangroves for Coastal Resilience in Bangladesh: Identification of Potential Locations, Assessment of Triple Dividends, and Cost Estimation (2025)
  • Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience: A Guideline for Project Developers (2023)

Best Publications

  • Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units

    Rudolf De Groot;Luke Brander;Sander Van Der Ploeg;Robert Costanza

  • The Empirics of Wetland Valuation: A Comprehensive Summary and a Meta-Analysis of the Literature

    Luke M. Brander;Raymond J. G. M. Florax;Jan E. Vermaat

  • Socioeconomic vulnerability and adaptation to environmental risk: a case study of climate change and flooding in Bangladesh.

    Roy Brouwer;Sonia Akter;Luke Brander;Enamul Haque

  • The economics of valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity

    Unai Pascual;Roldan Muradian;Luke Brander;Erik Gómez-Baggethun

  • The value of urban open space: Meta-analyses of contingent valuation and hedonic pricing results

    Luke M. Brander;Mark J. Koetse

  • The recreational value of coral reefs: a meta-analysis

    L.M. Brander;P.J.H. van Beukering;H.S.J. Cesar

  • Ecosystem service values for mangroves in Southeast Asia: A meta-analysis and value transfer application

    LM Brander;AJ Wagtendonk;SS Hussain;A McVittie

  • “A Convenient Truth”: Air travel passengers’ willingness to pay to offset their CO2 emissions

    R. Brouwer;L.M. Brander;P.J.H. van Beukering

  • Vulnerability and adaptation of US shellfisheries to ocean acidification

    Julia A. Ekstrom;Julia A. Ekstrom;Lisa Suatoni;Sarah R. Cooley;Linwood H. Pendleton

  • Mapping ecosystem services' values: current practice and future prospects.

    Jan Philipp Schagner;Luke M. Brander;Joachim Maes;Volkmar Hartje

  • Values of natural and human-made wetlands: A meta-analysis

    Andrea Ghermandi;Andrea Ghermandi;Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh;Luke M. Brander;Henri L. F. de Groot

  • The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: The Ecological and Economic Foundations (TEEB D0).

    Michael Christie;R. de Groot;P. Kumar;P. Sukhdev

  • Marginal abatement costs of greenhouse gas emissions: A meta-analysis

    Onno Kuik;Luke Brander;Richard S.J. Tol

  • Using Meta-Analysis and GIS for Value Transfer and Scaling Up: Valuing Climate Change Induced Losses of European Wetlands

    Luke M. Brander;Ingo Bräuer;Holger Gerdes;Andrea Ghermandi

  • Economic valuation of regulating services provided by wetlands in agricultural landscapes: A meta-analysis

    Luke Brander;Luke Brander;Roy Brouwer;Alfred Wagtendonk

  • The economic values of the world's wetlands

    Luke Brander;Kirsten Schuyt

  • The Economic Value of Wetland Conservation and Creation: A Meta-Analysis

    Andrea Ghermandi;Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh;Luke M. Brander;Henri L.F. de Groot

  • Mapping recreational visits and values of European National Parks by combining statistical modelling and unit value transfer

    Jan Philipp Schägner;Luke Brander;Joachim Maes;Maria Luisa Paracchini

  • The economic impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs

    L.M. Brander;Katrin Rehdanz;Katrin Rehdanz;R.S.J. Tol;P.J.H. van Beukering

  • Cultural bequest values for ecosystem service flows among indigenous fishers: A discrete choice experiment validated with mixed methods

    Kirsten L.L. Oleson;Kirsten L.L. Oleson;Michele Barnes;Michele Barnes;Luke M. Brander;Thomas A. Oliver;Thomas A. Oliver;Thomas A. Oliver

  • Partial costs of global climate change adaptation for the supply of raw industrial and municipal water: a methodology and application

    Philip J Ward;Kenneth M Strzepek;W Pieter Pauw;Luke M Brander

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulo A. L. D. Nunes
Paulo A. L. D. Nunes Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Peter H. Verburg
Peter H. Verburg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Richard S. J. Tol
Richard S. J. Tol University of Sussex
Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Erik Gómez-Baggethun Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Olivier Thébaud
Olivier Thébaud French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Maria Luisa Paracchini
Maria Luisa Paracchini European Commission
Sean Pascoe
Sean Pascoe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard B. Norgaard
Richard B. Norgaard University of California, Berkeley
Andrew A. Lovett
Andrew A. Lovett University of East Anglia
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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