Charles Perrings is co-director of School of Life Sciences Ecoservices Group—a group researching the interactions between society and the biophysical environment.
He has three main research interests. First, he studies the anthropogenic causes of biodiversity change, and the consequences it has for health, food supply and other ecosystem services. Second, he researches the effects of globalization on the dispersal of pests and diseases. Third, he investigates the role of science in international environmental policy.
Professor Perrings has served with DIVERSITAS, and the U.S. Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology working group on biodiversity and ecosystem services; and he represented theInternational Council of Science in international efforts to establish the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. He has published 13 books and around 200 scientific papers.
His research interests span the dynamics of ecological-economic systems, the management of environmental public goods under uncertainty, and the environmental implications of economic development. He focuses on the implications of biodiversity change, and especially on the consequences of changes in the abundance of pests and pathogens. Major research projects include Risks of Animal and Plant Infectious Diseases Through Trade (RAPID Trade) funded by the joint NSF-NIH-USDA Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program, and by UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (2014-2018), and Modeling Anthropogenic Effects in the Spread of Infectious Diseases (MASpread), funded by the National Institutes of Health— National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (2011-2016).
The ECOSERVICES Group at ASU studies the causes and consequences of change in ecosystem services – the benefits that people derive from the biophysical environment. We analyse biodiversity change in terms of its impacts on the things that people care about. Following the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) these are characterised as provisioning services (foods, fuels, fibers, genetic materials, chemical compounds and the like), cultural services (aesthetic, spiritual, moral, recreational, educational, scientific uses) and regulating services (the role of ecosystems in regulating flows of provisioning and cultural services including, for example, water quality regulation, soil erosion reduction, storm damage protection and so on).
The group offers research training in biodiversity and ecosystem services both within ASU and more generally. Within ASU it supports the 4E program, Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the Environment, a track within the Biology and Society Concentration of the MS and PhD degrees in Biology.
The Group lies within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Our research activities are supported by the Global Institute of Sustainability, and our teaching activities contribute to programs in the School of Life Sciences, the School of Sustainability, the Carey School of Business, Department of Economics, and the School of Human Evolution and Social Change.
Faculty in the ecoSERVICES GROUP are members of the Human Dimensions Faculty of the School of Life Sciences and the School of Sustainability.
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Papers 2012-
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AML 790 | Reading and Conference |
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BIO 591 | Seminar |
AML 792 | Research |
AML 799 | Dissertation |
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BIO 591 | Seminar |
AML 792 | Research |
AML 799 | Dissertation |
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BIO 591 | Seminar |
AML 799 | Dissertation |
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BIO 591 | Seminar |
AML 792 | Research |
AML 799 | Dissertation |
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SOS 434 | People-Nature:EcosystemService |
BIO 434 | People-Nature:EcosystemService |
SOS 591 | Seminar |
BIO 591 | Seminar |
AML 799 | Dissertation |
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BIO 591 | Seminar |
AML 799 | Dissertation |
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BIO 591 | Seminar |
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BIO 434 | People-Nature:EcosystemService |
SOS 434 | People-Nature:EcosystemService |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 591 | Seminar |
2008 Kenneth Boulding Memorial Award (International Society for Ecological Economics)
1995-2005 Editor, Environment and Development Economics, (Cambridge University Press).
2006-present Editorial Board, Environment and Development Economics (Cambridge University Press)
2000-present Editorial Board, International Journal of Water (Inderscience).
1997-2012 Editorial Board, Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics (Kluwer Academic Publishers)
1990-present Editorial Board, Environmental and Resource Economics (Kluwer).
1989-present Editorial Board, Ecological Economics (Elsevier).
2002-2007 President Elect (2002-3), President (2004-5), Past President (2006-2007), International Society for Ecological Economics
1997-1999 Council, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics
Recent doctoral students 2013-2018
Camhi, A., Padilla, D., Wu, T., Mamada, R. (Graduated 2017), Shanafelt, D. (Graduated 2016), Huang, B., (Graduated 2015) (37 total)
Recent masters students
Rogers, N., Hughes, T. (Graduated 2016) (35 total)
Recent Postdocs 2013-2018
Morin, B., Yoo, J., Simonit, S., Arriagada, R. (7 total)
2005-present Professor of Environmental Economics, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA (Tenured in the School of Life Sciences, Directs ecoSERVICES Group, a unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
1993-2005 Professor of Environmental Economics and Environmental Management, Environment Department, University of York, York, Britain (Founding Head of Department).
1991-1992 Professor of Economics, University of California, Riverside, USA.
1987-1989 Professor of Economics, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana (Head of Department and Ag Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences).
1979-1990 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor of Economics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (LOA 1987-1989).
1976-1978 Lecturer in Economics, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho
Extramural service
2010-2012 ICSU Representative to the IPBES process
2010-2011 Working Group of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) on Biodiversity Preservation and Ecosystems.
2010-2011 National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, USDA
2011 McGill School of Environment (MSE) Review
2008-2010 IPBES: International Consultative Group
2006-2008 IMOSEB: Executive Committee, Process to establish an International Mechanism of Biodiversity Science
2005-2011 DIVERSITAS: Co-Chair, ecoSERVICES Core Project
2001- 2007 DIVERSITAS: Vice Chair, Scientific Committee
2004 -2005 IGBP: UK National Committee
2003-2005 UK Biodiversity Research Advisory Group: Chair, Socio-Economic Sub-group
2000-2004 Resilience Alliance: Scientific Board
1998-2000 World Heritage Action Trust: Commission on Genetic Diversity
1994-1998 Royal Society, London: Environment Committee.
1996-2001 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology: Review Board.
1996-1996 IUCN, Biodiversity Programme Review: Review Committee.
1995 Australian National University Quinquennial Review: CRES
1991-1995 Beijer Institute, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden: Director, Biodiversity Programme
Research Advisory Committees
2013-present GDI Advisory Group, Earthmind
2013-present International Advisory Council, Centre for Economics, Environment and Society (CEES), Bangalore
2013-present Scientific Advisory Board of the French infrastructure AnaEE-Services, French National Research Agency
2012-present Scientific Advisory Board of EU FP7 EcoFINDERS
2002-present Advisory Board, BIOERA
2001-2005 Environmental Advisory Board, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
1994-2004 Advisory Board, EENESA, RANESA, NRCESA
ASU/SOLS
2016-2017 Chair, SoLS Septennial Review Self Assessment Committee
2015-present Member, SoLS Adjunct Faculty Committee
2010-present Director, 4E Track of Bio and Society Concentration, Biology PhD
2008-2009 Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
2006-present Co-Director, Ecoservices Group
2006-present Member, University Scholarships Committee