
Alistair McVittie
0131 535 4064
Scotland’s Rural College
Peter Wilson Building, The King's Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JG
Biography
Alistair is an environmental economist with research interests in the evaluation of agricultural and environmental policy, particularly through the application of cost benefit analysis and non-market valuation. Recent work has included the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Quantitative Assessment and inputs into ‘TEEB for Business’ chapter 2; refining and updating the environmental accounts for agriculture; and the development of marginal abatement cost curves for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Leading Ideas
Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Natural Asset Management
Area of Strategic Research Programme
Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available
Theme 1: Natural Assets
1.4 - Integrated and Sustainable Management of Natural Assets
1.4.1 Natural asset inventory and natural capital accounts
1.4.2 Identifying and understanding multiple benefits and trade-offs