About

    Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES) does policy-relevant interdisciplinary research on environmental, natural resources, and energy issues. The overarching goal of the team’s theoretical and empirical research is the theoretical and empirical research that supports the understanding and application of Sustainable Development.

    ReSEES has an impressive track record in attracting research funding from the European Commission, International Organizations, and Foundations. Research tools used by ReSEES include, among others, financial analysis, socio-economic and econometric analysis, environmental valuation, political and institutional analysis, integrated environmental-economic modeling, life cycle analysis, risk analysis, geographical information systems, game theory, information technology decision-making tools development and systems innovation approach.

    ReSEES was founded and is being directed by Phoebe Koundouri, Professor at the School of Economics of the Athens University of Economics and Business since 2016 which is the outcome of the evolution of the Research Team on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability. Professor Phoebe Koundouri is a world-renowned pioneer in innovative, human-centric, interdisciplinary systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy, including in the Stanford University list of Top 2% of world scientists with 19 published books and more than 600 published peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters, research, and policy reports.

    ReSEES funding is affiliated with the institutions with which Prof. Phoebe Koundouri had a long-run affiliation, mainly: University of Cambridge, UK; University College London, UK; University of Cyprus, CYPRUS; Athens University of Economics and Business, GREECE; Toulouse School of Economics, FRANCE; London School of Economics, UK; The World Bank, USA; Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, FRANCE; and consultancy projects with governments all over the world].

    ReSEES is part of the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aeiphoria (AE4RIA), an initiative for collaboration between research institutions, innovation accelerators, and science-technology-policy interface networks, focused on sustainable development, which are founded, directed, or chaired by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri.  AE4RIA includes (i) Research Institutions:  ReSEES: Research on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability and Stochastic Modeling and Applications Laboratory at Athens University of Economics and Business, the Sustainable Development Unit (SD.U) at ATHENA Research Center) , and the Department of Technology, Management, and Economics – Technical University of Denmark (ii) Innovation Acceleration Hubs: UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub, EIT Climate-KIC, Brigaid Connect, MENA Maritime Accelerator, Black Sea Accelerator (iii) Science-Policy Networks: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), SDSN Global Climate Hub, SDSN Europe, SDSN Greece, Water Europe, Nexus cluster and (iv) Scientific Associations and Academies: World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (WCEREA), European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), Academia Europaea, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)

    AE4RIA brings together a multidisciplinary team of over 200 researchers, including economists, mathematicians, statisticians, engineers, natural scientists, and social and human sciences experts. As one of the world’s largest research networks focused on sustainability, AE4RIA provides science-based, stakeholder co-design solutions to support the global transition toward sustainable development.

    ReSEES in numbers (1996-today)

    • Approximate total research funding attracted: 20 million euro
    • Approximate number of collaborating Universities and Research Institutions: 150
    • Approximate number of collaborating/employed Researchers: 500
    • Approximate number of published peer-reviewed research papers and books: 250
    • Geographical distribution of research funding and research implementation: mainly Europe and the US, but also a significant number in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
    • ReSEES output has influenced policy and attracted mass media coverage all over the world

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    PDF icon ReSEES Lab Establishment (FEK)
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