dr. M. Bockarjova PhD (Marija)

Assistant Professor
ITC-PGM
Langezijds 1419
m.bockarjova@utwente.nl
+31534896517
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I am Assistant Professor in Land and Urban Economics at the University of Twente / Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). I bring an economic perspective to the understanding of urban and land development processes, considering their social and ecological values and impacts. My expertise stretches through a broad variety of topics such as environmental economics, the major natural disasters and their impact on modern economies, sustainable transportation, urban nature-based solutions, urban inequalities, economic value and valuation of environmental goods and services, resilience and climate adaptation. My core mission is to initiate, acquire and implement new research, education and consulting projects, adding an economic perspective that will contribute to a broader and more successful project portfolio.

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Flood
    • Political Economy

  • Social Sciences

    • Urban Areas
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Netherlands
    • Protection

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

    • Economics
    • Meta-Analysis

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As an Assistant Professor in Land and Urban Economics at the University of Twente, ITC Faculty, Marija focuses on urban environment. She brings an economic expertise to the understanding of urban and land development processes, considering their social and ecological values and impacts.

Marija has a track record in the field of economic valuation, as well as in multidisciplinary research on modelling choice behaviour and choice motivation. Application areas are sustainable transportation, urban nature-based solutions, resilience and climate adaptation. In particular, her expertise stretches through a broad variety of topics such as environmental economics, the major natural disasters and their impact on modern economies, sustainable transportation, urban nature-based solutions, urban inequalities, economic value and valuation of environmental goods and services, resilience and climate adaptation. 

The core mission of Marija is to initiate, acquire and implement new research, education and consulting projects, adding an economic perspective that will contribute to a broader and more successful project portfolio at ITC.

Publications

2024
Unveiling spatial inequalities: Exploring county-level disaster damages and social vulnerability on public disaster assistance in contiguous USJournal of environmental management, 351(119690), Article 119690, 1-12. Han, Y., Jia, H., Xu, C., Bočkarjova, M., van Westen, C. J. & Lombardo, L.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119690
2023
Valuing Urban Nature through Life Satisfaction: The Consistency of GIS and Survey Indicators of NatureResources and Energy Economics, 75, Article 101406. de Vries, S. P., Garcia Alvarez, G., Botzen, W. J. W. & Bočkarjova, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2023.101406Citizens' preferences and valuation of urban nature: Insights from two choice experimentsEcological economics, 208, Article 107797. Papineau Salm, J. A., Bočkarjova, M., Botzen, W. J. W. & Runhaar, H. A. C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107797
2022
Estimating the social value of nature‑based solutions in European citiesScientific reports, 12(19833), 1-7. Bočkarjova, M., Botzen, W. J. W., Bukeley, H. A. & Toxopeus, H.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23983-3
2021
Greening of European cities: Social benefits of urban nature for urban air qualityEuropean Studies, 8(1), 177-204. Bočkarjova, M. & Kačalová, A.https://caes.upol.cz/en/european-studies/archive-of-the-journal/european-studies-vol-8-no-1-2021/Economic valuation of water services related to protected forest management: a case of Bukit Batabuh in the RIMBA corridor, Central Sumatra, IndonesiaEnvironment, Development and Sustainability, 24, 9330–9354. Sulistyawan, B. S., Resosudarmo, B. P., Verburg, R. W., Verweij, P., Amalia, M. & Bockarjova, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01826-x
2020
Property price effects of green interventions in cities: A meta-analysis and implications for gentrificationEnvironmental science & policy, 112, 293-304. Bockarjova, M., Botzen, W. J. W., van Schie, M. H. & Koetse, M. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.06.024Economic valuation of green and blue nature in cities: A meta-analysisEcological economics, 169, Article 106480. Bockarjova, M., Botzen, W. J. w. & Koetse, M. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106480Waarde van natuur in de stadNieuwsbrief Milieu & Economie, 1. Bočkarjova, M., Botzen, W. J. W. & Koetse, M. J.https://www.nieuwsbriefmilieueneconomie.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=778:waarde-van-natuur-in-de-stad&catid=36:onderzoek&Itemid=130

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Courses academic year 2023/2024

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Courses academic year 2022/2023

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University of Twente

Langezijds (building no. 19), room 1419
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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