Dr Cheng Wen
- Position: Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: Environmental Economics; Choice Experiments; Payments for Ecosystem Services; Energy Access in Developing Countries; Farmer Behaviour and Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture
- Email: C.Wen@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 9.118 Earth and Environment
- Website: Googlescholar
Profile
I received multi-disciplinary training in environmental science (BSc) and environmental economics (PhD). My PhD study used non-market valuation methods (Contingent Valuation and Choice Experiments) to inform the design of Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes to protect water resources. After completing my PhD study, I have gained extensive experience of working on multi/inter-disciplinary research projects covering a wide range of topics and involving survey studies in both developing and developed countries, such as climate services and information needs in China, public attitudes towards visual impact of onshore wind turbines in the UK, sustainable soil fertility management in Kenya, renewable energy mini-grids in Indonesia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Congo-Brazzaville. I received the “Best Reviewer Award” from the journal Energy Research & Social Science in 2023. My current research focuses on farmers’ behavioural changes in soil nutrient management for reducing diffuse water pollution in Northern Ireland.
Responsibilities
- School Early Career Researchers Representative
Research interests
I am interested in breaking down disciplinary and methodological boundaries to address critical issues in achieving sustainable development goals around the world. My research interests include, but not limited to:
- Farmers’ behavioural changes and sustainable farming
- Consumer preference and low-carbon transition of the energy system
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3411509/v1
- Energy access and Sustainable Development Goal 7
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113304
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102503
- Visual impact of wind turbines/farms
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.430
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- PhD, Environmental Economics, University of Leeds
- BSc, Environmental Science, Wuhan University, China
Professional memberships
- Agricultural Economics Society