Mr Arman Niknam
Grant-Funded Research Associate
School of Economics
College of Business and Law
Arman Niknam is a researcher with a background in civil and environmental engineering, specialising in environmental–economic accounting and ecosystem service assessment. His work focuses on integrating spatial modelling, land-use analysis, and biophysical flow accounts to support policy-relevant decision-making. He is currently working on developing environmental accounts for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) system, with an emphasis on nutrient and sediment dynamics within the SEEA-EA framework.
Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
Assessing the climate impacts on ecosystem services and building an environmental economic accounting of the CLLMM
Project overview
Ecosystem services of the region are already being impacted or will become impacted by climate change. Adapting to changing climate impacts is about building resilience in ecosystems and within the community to face the current challenges and planning for an uncertain but inevitable future.
The environmental and economic future of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) region are closely linked through the ecosystem services it provides. However, limited data on non-market services hampers balanced decision-making.
This project aims to initiate a Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) framework by:
1- Assessing ecosystem extent and condition
2- Mapping ecosystem service supply using InVEST
3- Reviewing valuation methods for both market and non-market services
Another Project :
- Value of South Australia's national parks and reserves
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Scholarship | stipendium hungaricum | University of Szeged | Hungary | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Szeged | Hungary | PhD |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Abdo, H. G., Richi, S. M., Prasad, P., Katipoğlu, O. M., Halder, B., Niknam, A., . . . Mallick, J. (2025). Mapping landslide susceptibility in the Eastern Mediterranean mountainous region: a machine learning perspective. Environmental Earth Sciences, 84(9), 250-1-250-20. |
| 2025 | Momenpour, S. E., Moghbel, M., & Niknam, A. (2025). Systematic bibliometric review of aerosol and atmospheric air pollutants effects on precipitation. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 11(1), 13-1-13-15. |
| 2024 | Roshan, G., Sarli, R., Ghanghermeh, A., Taherizadeh, M., & Niknam, A. (2024). Using satellite-derived land surface temperatures to clarify the spatiotemporal warming trends of the Alborz Mountains in northern Iran. Journal of Mountain Science, 21(2), 449-469. Scopus4 WoS3 |
| 2024 | Niknam, A., Sarli, R., Taherizadeh, M., Attarroshan, S., & Pourmansouri, F. (2024). REDD implementation for greenhouse gas reduction and climate change mitigation in Hyrcanian forests: a case study of the Kojoor Watershed, Northern Iran. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, 196(5), 19 pages. WoS5 |
| 2024 | Abdo, H. G., Darwish, K. S., Bindajam, A. A., Niknam, A., Youssef, Y. M., Ahmed, M. F. M., & Mallick, J. (2024). Detection of flood vulnerable areas in urban basins using multi-criteria analysis and geospatial tools: a case study from eastern Mediterranean. Environmental Earth Sciences, 83(17). |
| 2023 | Taherizadeh, M., Khushemehr, J. H., Niknam, A., Nguyen-Huy, T., & Mezősi, G. (2023). Revealing the effect of an industrial flash flood on vegetation area: A case study of Khusheh Mehr in Maragheh-Bonab Plain, Iran. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 32, 18 pages. Scopus6 WoS5 |
| 2023 | Taherizadeh, M., Niknam, A., Nguyen-Huy, T., Mezősi, G., & Sarli, R. (2023). Flash flood-risk areas zoning using integration of decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory, GIS-based analytic network process and satellite-derived information. Natural Hazards, 118(3), 2309-2335. Scopus30 WoS25 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Niknam, A., & Niknam, A. (2023). Evaluation and prediction of climate change conditions using the Mann-Kendall test and LarsWG model in Gorganrood Basin, Iran. Poster session presented at the meeting of Natural Hazards and Climate Change (University of Szeged_Hungary). |
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