Andrew Thorburn

Web and Database Developer
IT Services
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Andrew Thorburn has worked at the Institute since 1993, as a research assistant in the Socio-Economic Research Group (1993 - 2000) and as the Institute's Webmaster and Spatial Database Manager (2000 - date) in the IT Services group.

Previously he trained as a commercial production forester in Scotland.

Andrew’s research focuses on the development of browser based applications to aid the research of the science base.  Andrew also manages the back-end technology which aids in the delivery of Web Mapping Services as part of our INSPIRE obligations.

Journals

Reports

  • Crabtree, J.R.; Chalmers, N.; Thorburn, A.P.; MacDonald, D.; Eiser, D.; Potts, J.; Colman, D. (2001) Economic evaluation of the community woodland supplement., Final Report to the Forestry Commission.

Conference papers

  • Macmillan, D.C.; Smart, T.S.; Thorburn, A.P. (1998) A comparison of real and hypothetical donations when incentives to free ride and over-bid are equivalent across surveys., Paper presented at World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Venice.
  • Macmillan, D.C.; Smart, T.S.; Thorburn, A.P. (1998) A comparison of real and hypothetical donations when incentives to free ride and over-bid are equivalent across surveys., Paper presented at AES Conference, University of Reading.

Conference posters