Amy W Ando

Amy W Ando is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on environmental economics, land conservation, and climate change adaptation. She examines the distributional impacts of environmental policies, the valuation of ecosystem services, and the integration of natural and engineered infrastructure in sustainability frameworks.

Her work often addresses interdisciplinary challenges such as climate-induced extremes in food, energy, and water systems, equitable land conservation strategies, and the socio-economic implications of green infrastructure adoption. She has collaborated extensively with researchers in ecology, climatology, and policy analysis.

Recent publications highlight themes like the capitalized benefits of land conservation, public perception of green roofs, and nitrogen flux dynamics in riverine systems. Her research emphasizes evidence-based approaches to environmental management and policy design.