Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson is a Professor at the Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (HNEE) holding the Professorship for Value-Based Forest Economics. He focuses on socio-ecological forest management, alternative economic approaches for forests, and holistic evaluations of human-nature relationships, with expertise in ecological economics and ecosystem services valuation.

• Education: M.Sc. in Water and Environmental Management from Leibniz Universität Hannover (2016), B.Sc. in Environmental and Resource Management from Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg (2014), and Ph.D. in Economics from ESCP Business School Berlin (2021).

His research integrates economic frameworks with sustainability goals, particularly in urban heat island mitigation, stormwater management, and floating solar panels' ecological impacts. Recent publications emphasize cost-benefit analyses of adaptation measures and systematic reviews of ecosystem service valuation methods.

Johnson has presented at international conferences like the 3rd International Conference on Green Urbanism (Rome, 2019) and ESEE Conference (Turku, 2019), contributing to academic discourse in environmental economics and policy.