Arman Niknam

Arman Niknam

School of Economics and Public Policy

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

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

  • Journals
    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).
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    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).
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    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.
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    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.
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    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).
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    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.
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    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.
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  • Conference Items
    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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