Development of new environmental assessment techniques
There is always potential to improve how we assess the effects and impacts that arise from agricultural practices and land use. As our knowledge and technology has grown, so has our capability to assess environmental effects and impacts. Over two decades AERU have developed and pioneered numerous novel techniques to enhance environmental assessments in the agricultural and land use sector, both at the farm and policy levels.
Skills and services encompass the following:
- Development of indicators and metrics
- Development of aggregation and synthesise techniques
- Development of tools and techniques to aid communication and knowledge transfer
Projects
Publications
- Lewis, K., Rainford, J., Tzilivakis, J., & Garthwaite, D. (2021). Application of the Danish Pesticide Load Indicator to UK arable agriculture. J Environ Qual.: 1-13. DOI.
- Rainford, J., Garthwaite, D., Jones, G., Tzilivakis, J. and Lewis, K.A.
(2020) Developing a UK Pesticide Load Indicator. Final
report for a scoping project undertaken for Defra by FERA Science Limited and
the Agriculture & Environment Research Unit at the University of Hertfordshire.
- Tzilivakis, J.,
Warner, D.J. & Holland, J.M. (2019). Developing practical techniques for
quantitative assessment of ecosystem services on farmland. Ecological
Indicators, 106: 105514. DOI
- Green, A.,
Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. & Lewis, K. (2017). Problems of Benchmarking
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Dairy Agriculture. Benchmarking: An International
Journal, 24(6): 1470-1489. DOI
- Tzilivakis, J.
and Warner, D. (2017). Adapting the EFA Calculator software to integrate the
outputs from the QuESSA project. Report for EU 7th Framework Programme Project No 311879.
- Tzilivakis, J.,
Warner, D.J., Green, A., Lewis, K.A. & Angileri, V. (2016). An indicator
framework to help maximise potential benefits for ecosystem services and
biodiversity from ecological focus areas. Ecological Indicators, 69:
859-872. DOI
- Tzilivakis, J.,
Green, A., Lewis, K.A. & Warner, D.J (2014). Identifying integrated options for
agricultural climate change mitigation. International Journal of Climate
Change Strategies and Management, 6(2): 192-211. DOI
- Green, A., Warner,
D.J., Tzilivakis, J., & Lewis, K.A. (2014). A Comparison of Carbon Accounting
Tools and an Evaluation of Their Potential for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation. In: M.
Hassouna & N. Guingand (Eds.), Emission of Gas and Dust from Livestock.
(pp. 237-240). RMT Élevage et Environnement, Le Rheu, France.
- Lewis, K.A. &
Tzilivakis, J. (2013). The Waitrose Pesticide Load Indicator. Waitrose
Annual Technical Conference for the Fresh Produce Supply base, 13 November 2013.
- Tzilivakis, J., Lewis,
K., Green, A., Warner, D., Fialkiewicz, W., Olearczyk, D., Bordet, C. &
Langevin, B. (2013). Optimal Design of Climate Change Policies Through the
EU's Rural Development Policy: Final Report to the European Commission. European
Commission, Brussels.
- Lewis, K.A., Green,
A., Warner, D.J. & Tzilivakis, J. (2012). Carbon accounting tools: are they fit
for purpose in the context of arable cropping. International Journal of
Agricultural Sustainability, 11(2): 159-175. DOI
- Tzilivakis, J.,
Green, A., Warner, D.J., McGeever, K. & Lewis, K.A. (2012). A framework for
practical and effective eco-labelling of food products. Sustainability
Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 3(1): 50-73. DOI
- Tzilivakis, J. (2011). The
climate change mitigation potential of an EU farm: towards a farm-based
integrated assessment. European Commission meeting of agri-environment
correspondents, Brussels, Belgium, 18 March 2011.
- Tzilivakis, J.,
Lewis, K.A., Green, A. & Warner, D.J. (2011). A Novel Technique for Identifying
Environmental Outcomes from Agricultural Practices. Impact Assessment and
Project Appraisal, 29(1): 2-10. DOI
- Tzilivakis, J.,
Lewis, K.A., Green, A., Warner, D.J., MacMillan, T & McGeevor, K. (2011). Effective
approaches to environmental labelling of food products. Final Report for
Defra Project FO0419. January 2011.
- Tzilivakis, J., Lewis,
K.A., Green, A. & Warner, D.J. (2010). The Climate Change Mitigation
Potential of an EU Farm: Towards a Farm-Based Integrated Assessment: Final
Report for EC Project ENV.B.1/ETU/2009/0052. European Commission, Brussels.
- Warner, D.J., Lewis,
K.A., Tzilivakis, J. & Green, A. (2010). Integrated Management Options for
Agricultural Climate Change Mitigation (IMPACCT). Proceedings of ‘The Dundee
Conference Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2010’, University of Dundee,
23 – 24 February 2010.
- Dubus, I., Azimonti,
G., Bach, M., Barriuso, E., Bidoglio, G., Bouraoui, F., Centofanti, T., Coquet,
Y., Feisel, B., Fialkiewicz, W., Fowler, H., Galimberti, F., Grizzetti, B.,
Højberg, A., Hollis, J., Jarvis, N., Kajewski, I., Kjær, J., Krasnicki, S.,
Lewis, K., Lobnik, F., Lolos, P., Moeys, J., Nolan, T., Rasmussen, P., Réal, B.,
Reichenberger, S., Šinkovec, M., Stenemo, F., Suhadolic, M., Surdyk, N.,
Tzilivakis, J., Vaudour, T., Avoulidou-Theodorou, E., Windhorst, E. & Wurm, D.
(2009). The FOOTPRINT Software Tools: Pesticide Risk Assessment and
Management in the EU at different spatial scales. Presented at CEMEPE &
SECOTOX June 2009, Mykonos, Greece.
- Tzilivakis, J.,
Lewis, K.A., Green, A. & Warner, D.J. (2009) Assessment of Reduction in
Environmental Burdens Through Targeted Measures Compared with Whole Farm
Approaches in Cropping and Livestock Systems: Final Report for Defra Project
IF0131. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Tzilivakis, J., Green,
A. & Lewis, K.A. (2009). The FOOT-FS software system: An overview.
Presented at the FOOTPRINT Final Conference, Giessen, Germany, 18-19 March 2009.
- Körner, O., Warner, D.,
Tzilivakis, J., Eveleens, B. and Heuvelink, E. (2008). Decision Support for
Optimising Energy Consumption in European Greenhouses. Acta Hort. (ISHS), 801:
803-810.
- Tzilivakis, J. & Lewis,
K.A. (2007). The Beta version of FOOT-FS. Report DL26 of the FP6
EU-funded FOOTPRINT project, 28p.
- Warner, D.J.,
Tzilivakis, J., Korner, O., Eveleens, B., Heuvelink, E. and Lewis, K.A. (2008)
GREENERGY - Energy optimisation in European greenhouses: D16: Core SME
greenhouse growers final energy consumption data. European Commission,
Brussels.
- Warner, D.J., Tzilivakis, J., Korner, O., Eveleens, B.,
Heuvelink, E. and Lewis, K.A. (2008) GREENERGY - Energy optimisation in
European greenhouses: D6/D7/D8: Reference Greenhouse, Core Calculation Module
and Graphical User Interface for the Energy Auditing Tool (EAT). Final
Version. European Commission, Brussels.
- Warner, D.J., Tzilivakis, J., Korner, O., Eveleens, B.,
Heuvelink, E. and Lewis, K.A. (2008) GREENERGY - Energy optimisation in
European greenhouses: D9: Delivery of the Energy Auditing Tool (EAT).
European Commission, Brussels.
- Green, A., Lewis, K.A.,
Tzilivakis, J. Dubus, I.G. & Coles, A. (2007). FOOTPRINT - Creating tools for
Pesticide Risk Assessment and Management in Europe. Poster presented at
Voluntary Initiative Meeting, SCI York.
- van der Werf, H.M.G.,
Tzilivakis, J., Lewis, K.A. & Basset-Mens, C. (2007). Environmental impacts of
farm scenarios according to five assessment methods. Agriculture, Ecosystems
and Environment 118, 327-338.
- Dubus, I., Azimonti,
G., Bach, M., Barriuso, E., Bidoglio, G., Bouraoui, F., Fialkiewicz, W., Fowler,
H., François, O., Højberg, A., Hollis, J., Jarvis, N., Kajewski, I., Kjær, J.,
Lewis, K., Lobnik, F., Lolos, P., Réal, B., Reichenberger, S., Stenemo, F.,
Suhadolc, M. & Vavoulidou-Theodorou. E. (2006). Developing functional tools
for pesticide risk assessment and management at various scales in Europe: the EU
project FOOTPRINT. SCI Conference. Pesticide Behaviour in Soils, Water and
Air. Warwick.
- Tzilivakis, J., Lewis
K.A. & Williamson, A.R. (2005). A prototype framework for assessing risks to
soil functions. EIA Review 25, 181-195.
- Tzilivakis, J. & Lewis,
K.A. (2004). The development and use of farm level indicators in England. Sustainable
Development 12, 107-120.
- Brown, C.D., Hart, A.,
Lewis, K.A. & Dubus, I.G. (2003). p-EMA (I): simulating the environmental fate
of pesticides for a farm-level risk assessment system. Agronomie 23,
67-74.
- Hart, A., Brown, C.D.,
Lewis, K.A. & Tzilivakis, J. (2003). p-EMA (II): evaluating ecological risks of
pesticides for a farm-level risk assessment system. Agronomie 23,
75-84.
- Lewis, K.A., Brown,
C.D., Hart, A. & Tzilivakis, J. (2003). p-EMA (III): overview and application of
a software system designed to assess the environmental risk of agricultural
pesticides. Agronomie 23, 85-96.
- Tzilivakis, J., Lewis
K.A., Green, A., Warner, D.J. and Calvert, A. (2002) Priorities for the
Environmental Protection of Soil. R&D Project Record P5-055 for the
Environment Agency.
- Reus, J., Leendertse,
P., Bockstaller, C., Fomsgaard, I., Gutsche, V., Lewis, K., Nilsson, C.,
Pussemier, L., Trevisan, M., Van der Werf, H., Alfarroba, F., Blümel, S., Isart,
J., McGrath, D. & Seppälä, T. (2002). Comparison and evaluation of eight
pesticide environmental risk indicators developed in Europe and recommendations
for future use. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 90,
177–187.
- Tzilivakis, J., Broom,
C., Lewis, K.A., Tucker, P., Drummond, C. & Cook, R. (1999). A strategic
environmental assessment method for agricultural policy in the UK. Land Use
Policy 16, 223-234.
- Lewis, K.A. & Bardon,
K.S. (1998). A computer based informal environmental management system for
agriculture. Journal of Environmental Modelling and Software 13,
123-127.
- Lewis, K.A. Newbold,
M.J. & Broom, C.E. (1997). An eco-rating system for optimising pesticide use at
farm level: Part 2 evaluation, examples and piloting. Journal of Agricultural
Engineering 68, 281-289.
- Lewis, K.A., Newbold,
M.J., Hall, A.M. & Broom, C.E. (1997). An eco-rating system for optimising
pesticide use at farm level: Part 1 theory and development. Journal of
Agricultural Engineering 68, 275-280.
- Lewis, K.A.,
Tzilivakis, J., Skinner, J.A., Finch, J., Kaho, T., Newbold, M.J. & Bardon, K.S.
(1997). Scoring and ranking farmland conservation activities to evaluate
environmental performance and encourage sustainable farming. Sustainable
Development 5(2), 71-78.
- Tucker, P., Lewis, K.A. & Skinner, J.A. (1995).
Environmental Management in Agriculture: An Expert System Approach. Eco-Management
and Auditing Journal 3(1), 9-13.
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