Research History

NZCEE staff have extensive experience in ecological economics research. Listed below are funded research projects undertaken by NZCEE staff in the past. These projects have contributed to the development of Environmental Accounting and Ecological Economics in New Zealand since 1995.

• Afforestation and the Emissions Trading Scheme
• How Clean and Green is New Zealand Tourism?
• Composite Indexes for Measuring Sustainability in the Wellington Regions
  
• Headline Indicators for Measuring Progress to Sustainability in New Zealand
  
• Ecological Footprints of New Zealand Regions
  
• Indicators for Tracking Progress to Sustainability in the Wellington Region
• Urban Sustainability in Auckland: An Ecological Systems Perspective
• Lifecycle Assessment of the Dairy Industry in the Waikato Region
• Quantification of Ecosystem Services for the Waikato: A Demonstration Project
• Ecological Footprint of the Waikato Region
• Ecological Pricing of Biosphere Processes
• Environmental Accounting Case Studies
• EcoLink Environmental Accounts for Northland, Auckland and Waikato Regions
• Environmental Accounting Workshops
• Estimation of the Value of Ecosystem Services in the Waikato Region
• Future Water Demand Projections for Auckland
• Ministry of Research Science and Technology Study Tour on "Measures of Sustainability"
• Assessing the Value of New Zealand's Biodiversity
• Energy Efficiency and Quality: Applications to Economic and Ecological Systems
• Pilot Environmental Accounts for the Wellington Region
• Energy End-Use Database and Optimisation Model