Rob

Rob has worked as an economic researcher and analyst at Market Economics since April 2011. There he has helped develop regional economic models and the integrated economic - land use model called the Integrated Scenarios Explorer (ISE). In his spare time, Rob also chairs the board of Engineers Without Borders NZ, a role he has had since August 2017.



​Application of an integrated land use - economic model to simulating the impact and response to the Māngere Bridge volcanic eruption scenario.

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Research title: ​Application of an integrated land use - economic model to simulating the impact and response to the Māngere Bridge volcanic eruption scenario

Project Summary:
Most studies of the spatial and economic impacts of natural hazard events focus on the impact measured at the instant the natural hazard event occurs, but not the dynamic changes that occur thereafter. This research applies the ISE and MERIT models to the DEVORA Māngere Bridge volcanic eruption scenario. (MERIT is an economic impact assessment model built specifically for natural hazard events.) This enables us to simulate how the economic and spatial impacts of the volcanic eruption develop over time after the eruption has occurred (italics added for emphasis). This research demonstrates new opportunities to demonstrate how the impact of the volcanic eruption extends beyond the immediate impact area of the physical hazards, and simulate alternative strategies for managing the response to the eruption.