Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
In March 2012, Silvia was in sabbatical leave and joined again CSERGE for working at the UK-NEA II and Natural Capital Committee projects.
Key Research Interests
Evaluation techniques, Environmental and Resource Economics, Discrete choice models, Experimental designs, Simulation methods, Decision theory.
Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS
- Basili M., Ferrini S., Montomoli E., 2013. Swine influenza and vaccines: an alternative approach for decision making about pandemic prevention. European Journal of Public Health, forthcoming.
- Morse-Jones S. Bateman I., Kontoleon A., Ferrini S., Burgess N.D., Turner K., 2012. Stated preferences for tropical wildlife conservation amongst distant beneficiaries: charisma, endemism, scope and substitution effects. Ecological Economics 78: 9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.11.002.
- Ferrini S., Fezzi C., 2012. Generalized Additive Models for Non Market Valuation via Revealed and Stated preference methods. Land Economics 88(4): 782–802.
- Ferrini S., Tucci M.P., 2011. Evaluating research activity: impact factor vs. research factor. Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis 2(1): 25-53. e-ISSN: 2037-3627
- Bateman I.J, Brouwer R., Ferrini S., Schaafsma M., Barton D.N, Dubgaard A., Hasler B, Liekens I., Navrud S., Sceponavience D. 2011. Making benefit transfers work: Deriving and testing principles for value transfer for similar and dissimilar sites using a case study to non-market benefits of water quality improvements across Europe. Environmental & Resource Economics, ISSN: 0924-6460, doi: 10.1007/s10640-011-9476-8
- Strazzera E., Cherchi E., Ferrini, S. 2010. Assessment of regeneration projects in urban areas of environmental interest: a stated choice approach to estimate use and quasi-option values. Environment and Planning A, 42; p. 252-268, ISSN: 0308-518X, doi: 10.1068/a4213
- Ferrini S. and Scarpa R., 2007. Designs with a-priori information for non market valuation with choice experiments: a Monte Carlo study. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 53: 342-363. ISSN: 0095-0696
- Basili M., Di Matteo M. and Ferrini S., 2006. Analyzing demand for environmental quality: A willingness to pay/accept study in the province of Siena (Italy). Waste Management 26(3), 209-219. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2004.12.027. ISSN: 0956-053X
BOOK CHAPTERS
- Ferrini S., Schaafsma M., Bateman I., Ecosystem services Assessment and Benefit Transfer. In Johnston J.R et al. (2012) Benefit Transfer of Environmental and Resource Values: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners. Springer, In Press
- Basili M., Di Matteo M. and Ferrini S., 2008. Landfill Closing: an Economic Assessment of Environmental Benefits. In Lehmann E., Landfill Research Focus. Nova Science Publishers ISBN 1-60021-775-3.
- Scarpa R., Ferrini S., and Willis K., 2005. Performance of error component models for status-quo effects in choice experiments. In Scarpa R., Alberini A., Applications of simulation methods in Environmental and Resource Economics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London. ISBN-10: 1402036833 || ISBN-13: 978-1402036835
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services
Forster, J., Ferrini, S., Nicholls, R., Nolte, S. & Turner, K.
1/09/22 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Pyramids of Life: Working with nature for a sustainable future
Ferrini, S., Bark, R. & Grilli, G.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Preserving, Restoring and Managing Columbian Biodiversity Through Responsible Innovation - GROW Colombia
Di Palma, F., Di Maria, C., Ferrini, S., Turner, K., Grilli, G. & Huddart, J.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
6/08/20 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Assessing subjective preferences for river quality improvements: combining Q-methodology and choice experiment data
Hampson, D. I., Ferrini, S. & Turner, R. K., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. 11, 1, p. 56-74 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Could a mix of short- and long-term policies be the solution to tackle marine litter? Insights from a choice experiment in England and Ireland
Grilli, G., Andrews, B., Ferrini, S. & Luisetti, T., Nov 2022, In: Ecological Economics. 201, 107563.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discrete choice modelling in environmental and energy decision-making: an introduction to the special issue
Grilli, G. & Ferrini, S., 4 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 65, 7, p. 1203-1209 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Economic impacts of jellyfish blooms on coastal recreation in a UK coastal town and potential management options
Kennerley, A., Wood, L. E., Luisetti, T., Ferrini, S. & Lorenzoni, I., 1 Aug 2022, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 227, 106284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Local conditions for the decentralization of energy systems
Arvanitopoulos, T., Wilson, C. & Ferrini, S., 14 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Regional Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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