Alaya Spencer-Cotton

New @AJAREJournal Article on "Estimating the value of self‐drive recreation in the remote Kimberley: Sensitivity to multi‐destination trips" by Alaya Spencer-Cotton, Marit Kragt, and Michael Burton. @WileyEconomics #OpenAccess @sterndavidi doi.org/10.1111/1467-8…

Hear Prof. Amy Ando (@AmyEcon) discuss Environmental and Resource Economics and Systemic Racism at our @AARES_inc WA Environmental Policy Lecture. Webinar on July 13 at 8AM AWST (July 12 at 8PM EST) Register and learn more here: bit.ly/aareswa23

Social license for offshore wind in Australia - who, what, why and how? @Alaya_SC is looking into this with @uwaoceans @AMSAconf

"Only a surfer knows the feeling"... To communicate with policymakers, we need data on the importance of surfing for our wellbeing and the economy 🏄‍♀️Have your say in this new survey 👉anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6P… @ANUCrawford @CrawfordREAD @uwaoceans @AREatUWA @SAgE_UWA @ANUmedia

Here i am spouting the value of economics for sustainability in the @IOA_UWA newsletter 😎 uwa.edu.au/institutes/ins…

I just had my PhD submission t-shirt signing celebration at @AREatUWA *** special thanks to my wonderful supervisors Michael Burton (in pic) and @maritkragt 🙏 🎉. @AcademicChatter @firstphdchat

Thanks for the great student presentations today at @AARES_Inc local WA branch Annual Postgrad Conference. For example … we heard about Urban Park design CBA with @c_a_doll and Social norms and neighbour effects of native verges with @CurtisLRollins

A new study of the North Pacific floating garbage patch suggests most of it comes from fishing, not from rivers (which likely ends up in coastal regions). nature.com/articles/d4158…

Nice reminder to be equal amounts of contribution, communication, and FUN 🥳 in collaborations. We are doing research because we enjoy it. How to pick a great scientific collaborator nature.com/articles/d4158…

There is so much potential for learning and growth in collaboration with the visual arts 💜 especially for complex decisions and ideas… check out this awesome resource 👀 @_UKNEE thanks @RobFish5 and @holljmck valuing-nature.net/valuing-nature…

Need a reason to extend that beach holiday? Turns out surfing is not only a fun outdoor activity, it's also good for the economy & people's well-being. @DrAnaManero, @alaya_sc, @JXavierLeon & Neil Lazarow discuss the value of a wave in @ConversationEDU. 🏄‍♀️theconversation.com/what-is-the-va…

Money cannot buy happiness, but happiness comes in waves. Our @ConversationEDU article explains what Surfing Economics is and why it is important for coastal management surfingeconomics.org @JXavierLeon @alaya_sc Neil Lazarow @ANUmedia @CrawfordREAD @AREatUWA @uwanews

The WA branch of @aares_inc held their conference at Forrest Hall this week. Thanks to organisers @c_a_doll and @CurtisLRollins for bringing together a stellar program of speakers including a keynote by Dr Patrick Lloyd-Smith from the University of Saskatchewan @usask.

‘wicked’ problems hanging around at #AARES2020, with runoff pollution on to the Great Barrier Reef highlighted by John Rolfe.

Love this slide from Tim Beatty at #AARES2020 Early Career Workshop. Learning to deal with rejection and move quickly to acceptance. #phdchat #LifeLesson

Great weekend trip to Banff National Park with my @UAlbertaREES colleague Ravkat, enjoying all that Canada has to offer during my #QEScholars internship.

I’m excited to be spending 5 months at @UAlbertaREES in Canada working with @VicAdamowicz and the REES researchers. The yellow leaves tell me Alberta winter is just around the corner! ❄️☃️

Dr Asha Gunawardena shares her views on how Sri Lanka can reduce river pollution in the Kelani using a least cost option that focuses on big industry polluters. @AREatUWA #pollution #economics

Fitzroy River future a cocktail of competing interests thewest.com.au/news/the-kimbe…