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Maria Nijnik
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PD Dr. Maria Nijnik Senior Research Fellow The James Hutton Institute Craigiebuckler Aberdeen, AB15 8QH United Kingdom Mailing Address: The James Hutton Institute Craigiebuckler Aberdeen, AB15 8QH United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1224 395305 Phone2: + 44 (0) 1224 395305 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 395036 E-mail: maria.nijnik(at)hutton.ac.uk URL Institution: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw3lxTIjQNsuSzZtMUtINGI1R1U/edit Personal URL: link Phone: +44 (0) 1224 395305 Phone2: + 44 (0) 1224 395305 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 395036 E-mail: maria.nijnik(at)hutton.ac.uk URL Institution: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw3lxTIjQNsuSzZtMUtINGI1R1U/edit Personal URL: link |
Additional functions:
Dr Nijnik is natural resource and environmental economist (PhD, socio-economic and environmental problems of the development of rural tourism & recreation, 1984; PhD, sustainability in forestry, 2002), with many years experience in economic science and a broad international and interdisciplinary expertise. She is Honorary Fellow of the University of Aberdeen; Associate of the Institute for Rural Research, Scotland; member of the expert group of the UK Women in Science, Engineering and Technology; active member of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations; member of International and European Societies for Ecological Economics (country representative); member of the Royal Society of the Netherlands for Agricultural Sciences; member of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists; member of International Association of Agricultural Economists, member of the Board of the International Association for Society and Natural Resources (elected, 4 years, Pen University, USA); member of the advisory group for Agriculture and Rural Development (USA); member of the Scientific Board of the Journal of the Commission on Protection and Formation of Natural Environment, National Academy of Sciences, Poland; Academician (life member) of the Ukrainian Ecological Academy and member of the Ukrainian Scientific Society.
Maria represents the UK to the Management Committee of the European Union COST Action FP0703 "Expected Climate Change and Options for European Silviculture" (ECHOES) and is a member of the Steering Committee with the assigned responsibilities to c0-lead on Climate Change Mitigation by forests in Europe. Her advices concerning sustainable forestry development and on successful mitigation of climate change have been employed both at a national level, and internationally.
Key Publications of Maria Nijnik (up to ten) :
Totally about 175 items. Several most recent journal papers:
1.Nijnik, M, Bizikova, L., Nijnik A., 2009. Analysing institutional capabilities for translating sustainable forestry goals to small scale forestry practices in Central and Eastern Europe, Small scale forestry journal 8 (2): 159-174 DOI: 10.1007/s11842-009-9077-3
2.Nijnik, M., Mather, A., 2008. Analysing public preferences for woodland development in rural landscapes in Scotland. Landscape and Urban Planning, 86: 267-275.
3.Nijnik, M., Bizikova, L., 2008. Responding to the Kyoto Protocol through forestry: a comparison of opportunities for several countries in Europe. Forest Policy and Economics, 10: 257-269.
4.Nijnik, M., Zahvoyska, L., Nijnik A., Ode A., 2008. Public evaluation of landscape content and change. Land Use Policy 26: 77-86.
5.Nijnik, M., To the Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Forest Policy Scenarios, 2005. International journal of Climate Policy 4(3), 318-336.
6. Nijnik, M., To an Economist's Perception on Sustainability in Forestry-in-Transition. Forest Policy and Economics, 6 (3-4), 2004, 403-413.
Expertise of Maria Nijnik:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery | |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
| Topic Politics/Law | Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions |
| Topic Society | Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability | |
| Social Sustainability | |
| Economic Sustainability | |
| Time Frame | Recent / Today |
| Future | |
| Statistical Focus | Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability | |
| Time Scale | Decadal / Centennial |
| Methods | Policy Analysis and Formation |
| Integrated Assessment | |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
Specialties of Maria Nijnik:
The name and biography of Dr Nijnik has been selected for inclusion in the 23rd (2006) and following Editions of “Who is Who World” (USA), in the 9th (2006-2007) and following Editions of “Who’s Who in Science and Engineering” (USA), in the UK Database of Women Experts in Science, Engineering and Technology, in the 33rd and following Editions of Dictionary of International Biography, published by IBC, Cambridge and other datasets and in the Ukrainian Encyclopaedia.
Last update: 3/9/16
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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