Anton Nahman
CSIR Principal Researcher
Nahman’s main research interests include the economics of environmental policy; the potential for alternative economic models (e.g., the green economy or circular economy) to advance sustainable development; the integration and trade-offs between the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability; approaches to understanding and changing consumer behaviour; and the development of alternative indicators of wellbeing.
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Nahman holds an MSc in environment and development from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He has 18 years of experience in environmental economics research, applied in a diverse range of areas. These include:
- Economic valuation of environmental resources and impacts;
- Incorporation of environmental impacts within social cost-benefit analysis;
- The economics of pollution and waste management;
- The development of policy tools and recommendations for integrated waste management and for transitioning towards a green economy/circular economy;
- The development of decision-support tools and models and
- Indicator and composite index development.
Expertise: Environmental economics, integrated waste management, circular economy
Academic qualifications:
- BA (Economics), Rhodes University, 2003
- BA Hons (Economics), Rhodes University, 2004
- MSc (Environment and Development), University of Manchester, United Kingdom, 2006
