Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Economic evaluation of agricultural and environmental policy
- Economics of natural capital and ecosystem services
- Non-market valuation and cost-benefit analysis
- Natural capital modelling using Bayesian Networks
- Interdisciplinary research of agriculture and the environment
Projects
Current projects
- Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (2022-27): Modelling The Socio-economic, Greenhouse Gas And Natural Capital Impacts Of Land Use Policy And Opportunities – principal investigator
- Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (2022-27): Understanding The Value Of Scotland's Agricultural Soil Natural Capital – principal investigator
- Scottish Government (2022-23): Supporting an evidence-based approach for Scottish Government engagement on the development of approaches to measure biodiversity- principal investigator
Recent projects
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (2021-22): Understanding the effects of land management scenarios on reef resilience in Montserrat – principal investigator
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (2021-22): Developing an inland flood/hydrological system and indicators to monitor and inform land management in Montserrat – principal investigator
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (2021): Developing a Decision Support Tool to Inform Land Management Scenarios in Montserrat – principal investigator
- South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (2018-19): Natural Capital Assessment of St Helena – principal investigator
- Global Food Security Programme (2018-21): Sustainable Economic and Ecological Grazing Systems – Learning from Innovative Practitioners (SEEGSLIP) – co-investigator
- Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (2016-21): Natural Asset Register and Natural Capital Accounts – lead investigator
- Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (2016-21): Biodiversity management – offsetting and net gain – principal investigator
- European Commission (2016): EU strategy on adaptation to climate change: knowledge assessments - Partner in DG Clima service contract
- Scottish Natural Heritage (2015-16): A review of the social, economic and environmental benefits and constraints linked to wild land in Scotland – project manager
- WWF (2014-15): The benefits to people of expanding Marine Protected Areas
- Committee on Climate Change (2015): Provision of services to review and update the UK agriculture MACC and to assess abatement potential for the 5th carbon budget period and to 2050
- European Commission (2013-15): Natural Water Retention Measures - Partner in DG Environment service contract
- Adaptation Subcommittee (2012-13): Assessing the preparedness of England’s natural resources for a changing climate
- Valuing Nature Network (2011-12): Valuing the impacts of ecosystem service interactions for policy effectiveness – project leader
- Scottish Government (2012-13): Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity measures in Scotland – project manager
- Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (2011-16): Assessing the value of ecosystem services – work package leader
- EU Framework 7 (2011-15): Sustainable farm Management Aimed at Reducing Threats to SOILs under climate change (SmartSOIL)
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-e3-1 Impacts Of Land-based Financial Support Mechanisms On Land Values, Landownership Diversification And Land Use Outcomes * Joint With SRUC-c3-1
Merrell, I., Barnes, A., Glendinning, J. G., McVittie, A., Thomson, S., Gibson-Poole, S., Thomson, S., Gibson-Poole, S., Sepulveda, I., Williams, A., McVittie, A., Merrell, I., Pate, L., Glendinning, J. G. & Vuin, A.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d5-3 Modelling The Socio-economic, Greenhouse Gas And Natural Capital Impacts Of Land Use Policy And Opportunities?. * Joint With SRUC-c3-2
McVittie, A., Botero Degiovanni, H., MacLeod, M., Hamilton, A., Gibson-Poole, S. & Botero Degiovanni, H.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c3-1 Impacts Of Land-based Financial Support Mechanisms On Land Values, Landownership Diversification And Land Use Outcomes * Joint With SRUC-e3-1
Merrell, I., Thomson, S., Gibson-Poole, S., Glass, J., Glendinning, J. G., Thomson, S., Gibson-Poole, S., Sepulveda, I., Williams, A., McVittie, A., Merrell, I., Pate, L., Glendinning, J. G. & Vuin, A.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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RESAS 22-27: Jhi-d5-3 Galvanising Change Via Natural Capital
McVittie, A., Botero Degiovanni, H., Rudman, H., Reed, M., Noles, S. & Jensen, E.
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Toward Sustainable Lake Ecosystem-Based Management: Lessons Learned from Interdisciplinary Research of Cage Aquaculture Management in Lake Maninjau
Yuniarti, I., Barnes, C., Glenk, K. & McVittie, A., 3 Mar 2023, Environmental Governance in Indonesia. Springer, p. 107-131 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Learning from innovative practitioners: Evidence for the sustainability and resilience of pasture fed livestock systems
Norton, L., Maskell, L., McVittie, A., Smith, L., Wagner, M., Waterton, C. & Watson, CA., 19 Dec 2022, (First published) In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6, 1012691.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile15 Downloads (Pure) -
Urban residents value multi-functional urban greenspaces
Roberts, M., Glenk, K. & McVittie, A., Aug 2022, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 74, 127681.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)36 Downloads (Pure) -
An application of Bayesian Belief Networks to assess management scenarios for aquaculture in a complex tropical lake system in Indonesia
Yuniarti, I., Glenk, K., McVittie, A., Nomosatryo, S., Triwisesa, E., Suryono, T., Santoso, A. B. & Ridwansyah, I., 16 Apr 2021, (First published) In: PLoS ONE. 16, 4, e0250365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)39 Downloads (Pure) -
Associations between greenspace and mental health prescription rates in urban areas
Roberts, M., Irvine, K. N. & McVittie, A., Sept 2021, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 64, 127301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)11 Downloads (Pure)
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The Scottish Government (External organisation)
Alistair McVittie (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Scottish Forum on Natural Capital (External organisation)
Alistair McVittie (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Valuing Nature Programme (External organisation)
Alistair McVittie (Member)
2017 → 2020Activity: Membership types › Membership of advisory group
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Ecosystem Services Community Scotland (ESCom) (External organisation)
Alistair McVittie (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee