Dr. Alexandra Dehnhardt
Head of Research Field „Ecological Economics and Environmental Policy“
M. Sc. Agricultural Sciences
Alexandra Dehnhardt is convinced that far-reaching institutional change is required in order to give the value of nature and landscape more importance in policy-making processes. This is why the head of research field is working on institutions and valuation approaches in the areas of biodiversity and water policy as well as climate change adaptation.
With a doctorate in environmental economics, she researches the value of ecosystems for society and the institutional framework conditions under which they can be integrated into decisions in politics, administration and society. She uses environmental economic methods and qualitative methods of social research.
Publications │ Projects │ Presentations
Main focus
- Economic valuation of natural resources and ecosystem services
- Economic and institutional analysis of environmental policies, particularly in water, biodiversity and climate policies
- Economic aspects of land use
- Integrated approaches to natural resource management
Experience
- Since 12/2023: Head of the Research Field Ecological Economics and Environmental Policy at the IÖW
- Since 10/2017: Researcher at IÖW
- 2017 – 2020: Visiting Professor of Environmental and Land Economics, Technische Universität Berlin
- 2013: Doctorate (Dr. rer. oec., summa cum laude) in Environmental and Land Economics at Technische Universität Berlin
- 1997 – 2017: Researcher at Brandenburgisch-Technischen Universität Cottbus, IÖW and Technische Universität Berlin
Education
- 1988 – 1996: Studies of Agricultural Science at the Department of International Agricultural Development at Technische Universität Berlin (since 1992 Humboldt-Universität of Berlin) with main Focus on Agricultural Economics
Commitment and committees
- Working group "Operationalisation of ecosystem services in water management" of the DWA (German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste)
- Working group "Ecosystem services in spatial planning" of the ARL (Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association) (2018-2022)
Current projects of Dr. Alexandra Dehnhardt
Sponge City: Implementing blue-green infrastructures Effective levers for water-sensitive cities and sustainable model solutions for green roofs
SOILGUARD Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic and social wellbeing
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Monetization approaches for ecosystem services on federal waterways and integration options in benefit-cost analyses
Environmental sustainability in the neighbourhood Technical foundations for a municipal sustainability strategy and development of a communication concept
gARTENreich Preferences and constraints for biodiversity conservation in home garden, project phase 2
Methodological Convention 4.0. Basis for updating and extending the Methodological Convention for the Assessment of Environmental Costs – Part 2
