Ana Manero

Dr Ana Manero is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University (ANU) within the Crawford School of Public Policy's Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, holding an adjunct position at the University of Western Australia. She earned a PhD in Agricultural Economics (ANU, 2018) and M.Sc./B.Sc. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UPC-Barcelona and ENPC-Paris. Her work bridges economics, engineering, and environmental/social sciences to address sustainable natural resource management with a focus on water equity, surfing ecosystems, and economic development.

Education:

• PhD in Agricultural Economics: ANU (2018)
• M.Sc. Civil Engineering: UPC-Barcelona
• M.Sc. Environmental Engineering: École des Ponts ParisTech
• B.Sc. Civil Engineering: UPC-Barcelona

Research focuses on water governance, non-market valuation of ecosystems (including surfing), and addressing socioeconomic inequalities through resource management. She has contributed to projects like the Surfing Economics initiative (2022-2024) assessing coastal ecosystems' economic and cultural values.

Grants/Projects include the Surfing Economics research project (2022-2024) funded to evaluate surfing's economic contributions and ecosystem protection needs. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, including collaborations with Indigenous communities and policymakers for equitable water management strategies.

Labs/Teams: Active in ANU's Crawford School research groups, collaborating with international teams on water policy and environmental valuation studies.