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Associate professor
Dept. Environmental Sciences
Environmental Systems Analysis Group
Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen
The Netherlands
P: +31 317 482993
F: +31 317 419000
Email: lars.hein@wur.nl |
Education
| 2005: |
PhD in Environmental Systems Analysis from Wageningen University (promotors: Prof. Leen Hordijk and Prof. Ekko van Ierland) |
| 1993: |
MSc in Environmental Sciences from Utrecht University |
| 1988: |
Propedeuse (first-year degree) Physics (cum laude) |
Professional background
| 2007 - present: |
Shell Global Solutions International, The Hague. Current position title: Sustainable Development and Ecology Consultant |
| 2002 - present: |
Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University. Current position: Associate Professor |
| 1997 - 2002: |
FAO/World Bank Investment Centre, Rome. Environmental Advisor
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| 1994 - 1997: |
Science, Technology and Society Group, Utrecht University. Scientific Researcher
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| 1993: |
Scientific Bureau Ministry of Economic Affairs (Centraal Plan Bureau). Trainee
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Research and Teaching
Lars Hein has published over 25 journal articles and numerous reports and book chapters on ecosystem dynamics, ecosystem services, land use change and resource use optimization. Lars is involved in teaching at BSc, MSc and PhD level. He has particular interest in integrating ecology and economics in support of environmental management, and a major part of his work has been implemented in the tropics.
Key Publications
Willemen, L., L. Hein, M.E.F. van Mensvoort and P.H. Verburg, 2010. Space for people, plants, and livestock? Quantifying interactions among multiple landscape functions in a Dutch rural region. Ecological Indicators 10(1), 62-73.
Hein, L and N. de Ridder, 2006. Desertification in the Sahel; a reinterpretation. Global Change Biology 12, 1-8.
Hein, L., K. van Koppen, R.S. de Groot and E.C. van Ierland, 2006. Spatial scales, stakeholders and the valuation of ecosystem services. Ecological Economics 57, 209-228.