About me

Emeritus Professor in Ecological Economics at Massey University. Murray is widely published in several fields including ecological economics, environmental valuation, cross-cultural research, energy analysis, environmental policy and policy modelling. Much of his research is of an applied and interdisciplinary nature, working at the interface of policy and sustainability concerns.

Experience

  • Leader of largescale, interdisciplinary, cross-institute environmental research programmes, from 2000 to 2019

  • Founding Director of the New Zealand Centre for Ecological Economics from 2003-2011.

  • Proven ability to win large research grants and consultancy projects ($46 million), with a primary focus on sustainability.

  • Graduate and post-graduate teaching experience in policy evaluation, planning techniques and natural resource planning. Extensive experience in supervising honours-level research projects and PhDs in natural resource planning and ecological economics. 

Skills and expertise

  • Ecological Economics

  • Sustainability and Wellbeing Metrics

  • Environmental Accounting at Different Scales and Using Different Methods

  • Ecosystem Services Charcterisation and Valuation

  • Sustainable Consumption and Production

  • Environmental Planning

  • Energy Efficiency and Energy End-Use Demand

  • Environmental Input-Output Analysis

  • Emergy Analysis

  • Policy Modelling linking the Environment and the Economy

  • Cross-Cultural Environmental Management

Contact me

Email: m.g.patterson@massey.ac.nz

Phone: 027 258 9399 (New Zealand) or +64 27 258 9399 (International)

Curriculum Vitae

Download Long CV until December 2015 from here