We are the university research department specialized in environmental governance and the regional development. We undertake regulatory impact analysis, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit and institutional analyses on different topics. We micro-simulate policy change impacts. Our focus is on practical use of the results in decision-making. We are strongly inter-connected with the academia worldwide.
Recent key topics
- Proposals and/or impact assessment of market-based instruments in the field of water and waste management and the energetics (fees, taxes, tradable rights)
- Payments for ecosystem services related to climate change adaptation of cities and the carbon-smart forestry
- Sustainable urban mobility
- Inter-municipal cooperation and its impacts on the efficiency of the public service delivery
History of the institute
IEEP was established within the Prague University of Economics in 1997 to bring together experts from a wide range of institutions and disciplines. Its activities have varied, including consultancy, scientific research, education and publishing in the fields of the public policy, the environment governance and regional development. In 2015, the IEEP has shifted to the Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, together with the majority of its core team. Since now, IEEP has realized numerous scientific and application projects. People associated with the institute regularly publish in impacted international journals and publishing houses.
Our Team
Dr. Jiří Louda
Director
Jiří Louda has been cooperating with IEEP since 2006. He is a researcher and project manager of national and international scientific as well as application projects which are focused mainly on the blue and green infrastructure and the concept of ecosystem services and its use for climate adaptation of settlements and (urban) landscapes. He also deals with issues of energy. More
Dr. Hana Brůhová Foltýnová
Deputy director
Hana Brůhová Foltýnová works as a senior researcher at the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies of Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem. She is concerned in sustainable urban mobility, above all in economic and environmental impacts of transport regulation, sustainable transport policies and measures and their monitoring and evaluation, and active transport support. More
Assoc. Prof. Jan Slavík
Executive director
Jan Slavik is the research project coordinator and the university teacher at the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies of the Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem. His long term interest is in environmental policy instruments and their application within the area of waste management. He also deal with the public service provision effectiveness and the inter-municipal cooperation. He has been cooperating with IEEP since 2001. Since 2023 he has been Vice-Rector for Science and Research at the university. More
Assoc. Prof. Lenka Slavíková
Lenka Slavikova is the institutional economist, project coordinator and the university teacher at the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies of the Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem. Her long-term interest is in water and biodiversity governance with the focus on Central and Eastern European Countries. She has been cooperating with IEEP since 2001. More
Dr. Jan Macháč
Jan Machac is the project manager dealing with water governance issues, regulatory impact assessments and valuation of ecosystem services. More
Dr. Kristýna Rybová
Kristyna Rybova is the project manager specialized in cross-border cooperation projects. She focuses on demographic changes impacts on regional development and public service provision. More
Dr. Jan Brabec
Jan Brabec applies economic tools to environmental problems when solving scientific projects. He
focuses on quantitative research in the field of economic evaluation of green and blue infrastructure,
energy, air pollution and water management.
Lenka Dubová
Lenka Dubová works as a researcher and university lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies
at the J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. She is currently finishing her doctoral studies on the
topic of improving the quality of life of urban inhabitants through green and blue infrastructure
elements. She is focused on the economic and social aspects of community gardens and the valuation of
ecosystem services not only in urban areas. More
Lenka Zaňková
Lenka Zaňková works as a researcher of scientific projects. She focuses on landscape sustainability,
specifically on impact assessment of climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Scientific Board
Assoc. Prof. Viktor Květoň (Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Science, Charles University)
Dr. Jan Macháč (Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem)
Prof. Martin Pělucha (Department of Regional Studies, Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Prague and Department of Regional Management and Law, Faculty of Economics, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice)
Assoc. Prof. Lenka Slavíková (Department of Regional Development and Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem)
Assoc. Prof. Eliška Vejchodská (Institut sociologických studií, Fakulta sociálních věd, Univerzita Karlova)
Partners
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
Ekonomicko-správní fakulta Masarykovy Univerzity v Brně
Flood Hazzard Research Center, Middlesex University London