Dr Wendy Kenyon

Wendy has a background in environmental and ecological economics, with an emphasis on environmental valuation and multi-criteria analysis, but is also involved in research related to public participation. In the past, she has been seconded to the research unit of the Scottish Executive and worked in research and teaching at the Scottish Agricultural College and University of Edinburgh. Currently she is on secondment to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) in Holyrood.

Research Interests

Current research involves examining the monetary and non-monetary costs and benefits of environmental policy options. Also interested in factors that influence trust in environmental and rural policy. Focus of current research is water management in Scotland, with particular emphasis on flood management.

Wendy's most recent publications

• Community co-operation with natural flood management: A case study in the Scottish Borders., Howgate, O.R.; Kenyon, W., (2009) Area, 41, 329-340.

• Motives behind willingness to pay for improving biodiversity in a water ecosystem: economics, ethics and social psychology., Spash, C.; Urama, K.; Burton, R.; Kenyon, W.; Shannon, P.; Hill, G., (2009) Ecological Economics, 68, 955-964.

• ABSORB, Dunglinson, J.; Kenyon, W. (ed.), (2008) ABSORB Newsletter, 2, March 2008.

• Action planning to improve issues of effectiveness, representation and scale in public participation: A conference report., Hunsberger, C.; Kenyon, W., (2008) Journal of Public Deliberation, 4(1), Article No 1.

• How effectively are ecosystem services incorporated into approaches to conservation of biodiversity?, Kenyon, W ; Chobotova, V., (2008) H-diagram and Action Planning, Facilitated workshop at the RUBICODE Conference, Sweden, February 2008.

• Environment and Rural Stewardship Programme Workshop Draft Report., Dunglinson, J.; Blackstock, K.L.; Kenyon, W., (2007) Programme 3 Group, October 2007.

• Evaluating flood risk management options in Scotland: A participant led multi-criteria approach., Kenyon, W., (2007) Ecological Economics, 64, 70-81.

• Empirical evidence of public and expert preferences for flood management in Scotland., Kenyon, W., (2007) ESEE Conference, Leipzig, June 2007.

• How to better represent different values in participatory approaches: A conference perspective., Hunsberger, C.; Kenyon W., (2006) PATH Conference Proceeding.

• Second periodic activity report for the EC Coordination Action "Participatory Approaches in Science and Technology (PATH)", SAS6-CT-2004-510636, 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006,, Kenyon, W.; Carter, C., (2006) EC FPVI Science and Society Programme, 24pp + 5 Annexes.