Call for Papers: Environmental and Resource Economics (ERE) Special Issue Wildfires in a Changing Climate: Impacts, Adaptation, and Policy

27 April 2026By

A new Special Issue of Environmental and Resource Economics (ERE), published by Environmental & Earth Sciences, Springer Nature, is now open for submissions.

In many regions worldwide, wildfire seasons are becoming longer, more frequent, and more intense. Driven by climate change, land-use shifts, and the expansion of human settlements into fire-prone areas, wildfires are increasingly evolving from localised hazards into systemic risks with cascading impacts across ecosystems and economies.

Wildfires and associated smoke pollution affect economic systems through multiple interconnected channels. Beyond direct damages and suppression costs, they disrupt supply chains, reduce labour productivity, affect tourism, and influence migration and housing markets. At the same time, they generate significant public health burdens and place increasing pressure on public finances, insurance systems, and governance structures.

Despite growing attention, important gaps remain in understanding the full economic and welfare impacts of wildfires, particularly in regions newly exposed to such risks. Advances in data availability, remote sensing, and AI-based technologies also open new avenues for applied research and policy innovation.

This Special Issue seeks to advance empirical and policy-relevant insights into wildfire impacts and the effectiveness of adaptation and management strategies. Contributions grounded in environmental, climate, and resource economics are particularly encouraged, including interdisciplinary work where it strengthens economic analysis.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

  • Labour productivity, employment dynamics, and worker mobility
  • Housing markets, migration, and behavioural responses to wildfire risk
  • Natural capital and ecosystem service valuation
  • Inequality and distributional impacts of wildfire exposure
  • Public finance, insurance markets, and fiscal implications
  • Governance, institutions, and risk-sharing mechanisms
  • Prevention, suppression, and adaptation strategies
  • Health and welfare impacts of smoke exposure

📅 Submission deadline: 30 September 2026

All manuscripts must be submitted through the Environmental and Resource Economics online submission system. Authors should select submission to the Wildfires Special Issue. All papers will undergo a rigorous peer-review process, with a target decision timeline of approximately six weeks. Accepted articles will be published on a rolling basis in the dedicated collection.

🔗 More information and submission details:
https://link.springer.com/collections/egeefbchbd

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EAERE Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics: “Economic implication of climate change – Integrating the micro and macro dimension in data, modelling and approaches”

19 February 2020By

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ATTENTION: In view of the spread and severity of the COVID-19 outbreak and in agreement with the Local Organisers and the School coordinator, the Council has decided to cancel the EAERE Summer School 2020.

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Deadline for applications: April 1st, 2020

Apply here

More information here

This summer school is part of the GEMCLIME Project “Global Excellence in Modelling of Climate and Energy” that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 681228.

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OPEN CALL FOR LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE – EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL IN RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS FROM YEAR 2021 ONWARDS

9 October 2019By

Call for Expressions of Interest
Deadline: November 15th, 2019

The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) solicits proposals for the Organising Committee for its series of “European Summer School in Resource and Environmental Economics” to be run from 2021 onwards. An overview of the Summer School series is available here.
Universities, research organisations, or groups of organisations that intend to propose their candidature are kindly requested to submit their expressions of interest by November 15th, 2019.

Expressions of interest consist of:

(1) a formal letter stating that the candidate will assume all the administrative, organisational and financial responsibilities related to the School;
(2) a clear indication of the years for which the expression of interest applies (es. only year 2021 or a set of years starting from 2021;
(3) a presentation of the candidate including the candidate’s relevant experience in organising similar events;
(4) a preliminary description of the Summer School(s) topics, inclusive of an abstract, names of School Coordinators, and Faculty Members;
(5) a preliminary budget for the School(s);
(6) a presentation of the Summer School location and facilities.

Expressions of interest may be accompanied by any other documentation that the candidates judge useful for the evaluation process. EAERE may ask candidates to present additional documents at a later date. They should be sent by e-mail to EAERE at the address below. Any material that cannot be sent electronically should reach EAERE by mail by the relevant deadline. Selections will be made by the EAERE Council. Proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
(a) candidates’ experience;
(b) quality of location and facilities;
(c) interest of the topic for the EAERE membership;
(d) reputation of Coordinators and Faculty;
(e) budget (availability of grants for students, other sponsorships, fund-raising capacity).
A final decision is expected to be taken by February 2020.

Expressions of interest and full proposals should be sent to:
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
Via della Libertà, 12 – 30175 Marghera-Venice (VE), Italy – e-mail: eaere@eaere.org

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