Dr Shaun Mowat is an undergraduate and postgraduate economics lecturer. His focus for postgraduate teaching is on Environmental and Ecological economics in courses covering the economics of environmental issues and sustainable resource use. Mowat’s research interests are in the same fields, with a particular interest in identifying and measuring the contribution of cultural ecosystem services to individual and community well-being. The use of economics in identifying, quantifying, and addressing issues of pollution and environmental damage in a South African context are further areas of interest.His community engagement interests relate to working in partnership with NGO’s, business and the City to develop and implement sustainable development plans for a local surf lifesaving club and its immediate coastal surrounds.
Academic Qualifications
BSocSc (Honours) (Rhodes)
MSoc Sc (Rhodes)
PhD (UKZN)
Research Interests
Environmental and Ecological Economic Issues
Cultural Ecosystem Services
Economic incentives and pollution Control
Publications
Mowat, Shaun & Rhodes, Bruce (2020). Identifying and assigning values to the intangible cultural benefits of ecosystem services to traditional communities in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 116. 10.17159/sajs.2020/6970.
Fisher B., R.K. Turner, M. Zylstra, R. Brouwer, R.S. de Groot, S. Farber P.J. Ferraro R.E. Green, D. Hadley, J. Harlow, P. Jefferiss, C. Kirkby, P. Morling, S. Mowat, R. Naidoo, J. Paavola, B. Strassburg, D. Yu, and A. Balmford, (2008). Ecosystem services and economic theory: integration for policy-relevant research. Ecological Applications 18(8): 2050–2067.
Mowat, Shaun & Antrobus, G. & Fraser, Gavin. (1997). The effects of economic incentives in controlling pollution in the South African leather industry Agrekon. 36. 598-603. 10.1080/03031853.1997.9523487.
