Sif De Visser
About
In short: I work on improving ecosystem quality in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). My PhD is part of the SusHydro project, an NTNU Sustainability initiative. With SusHydro we aim to shed light on the synergies and conflicts between the different UN Sustainable Development Goals for hydropower elektricity production. Buiding upon the work by my supervisors Francesca Verones and Martin Dorber, we will develop LCA models for the use of a global impact screening of possible and planned hydropower reservoirs.
Previous to my PhD I obtained a BSc Global Sustainability Science at Utrecht University and an MSc Industrial Ecology at Leiden University and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Besides, I gained some experience with applying LCA in the field of civil engineering projects at Witteveen+Bos.
Publications
de Visser, S., Barbarossa, V., Keijzer, T., Verones, F., & Dorber, M. (2025). Characterizing dam fragmentation impacts on freshwater fish within life cycle impact assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 114, 107929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107929
de Visser, S., Scherer, L., Huijbregts, M., & Barbarossa, V. (2023). Characterization factors for the impact of climate change on freshwater fish species. Ecological Indicators, 150, 110238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110238
2026
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de Visser, Sif;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2026)
Towards Biodiversity-Inclusive Planning for Hydropower Expansion - A Life Cycle Assessment Perspective.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
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Scherer, Laura;
Cap, Stephanie;
Chiang, Chiawen;
Rupcic, Lea;
de Visser, Sif;
Franks, Becca.
(2026)
One Health benefits of five European countries adopting 1.5 °C lifestyles.
Environment International
Academic article
2025
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de Visser, Sif;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2025)
Scaling effects on material demand in hydropower: Implications for life cycle inventory modeling.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Academic article
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de Visser, Sif;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Keijzer, Tamara;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2025)
Characterizing dam fragmentation impacts on freshwater fish within life cycle impact assessment.
Environmental impact assessment review
Academic article
2023
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de Visser, Sif;
Scherer, Laura;
Huijbregts, Mark;
Barbarossa, Valerio.
(2023)
Characterization factors for the impact of climate change on freshwater fish species.
Ecological Indicators
Academic article
Journal publications
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Scherer, Laura;
Cap, Stephanie;
Chiang, Chiawen;
Rupcic, Lea;
de Visser, Sif;
Franks, Becca.
(2026)
One Health benefits of five European countries adopting 1.5 °C lifestyles.
Environment International
Academic article
-
de Visser, Sif;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2025)
Scaling effects on material demand in hydropower: Implications for life cycle inventory modeling.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Academic article
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de Visser, Sif;
Scherer, Laura;
Huijbregts, Mark;
Barbarossa, Valerio.
(2023)
Characterization factors for the impact of climate change on freshwater fish species.
Ecological Indicators
Academic article
-
de Visser, Sif;
Barbarossa, Valerio;
Keijzer, Tamara;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2025)
Characterizing dam fragmentation impacts on freshwater fish within life cycle impact assessment.
Environmental impact assessment review
Academic article
Student thesis or dissertation
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de Visser, Sif;
Verones, Francesca;
Dorber, Martin.
(2026)
Towards Biodiversity-Inclusive Planning for Hydropower Expansion - A Life Cycle Assessment Perspective.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Reader opinionKrogstie, Hanne Bjørnås; Solvåg, Christianne Dalsbotten; Schönfelder, Lennart Hagen; de Visser, Sif; Aubin, Viviane; Chen, Shaua Fui; Babazadeh, Hossein. (2025) Er naturen bare samfunnsnytting om vi ødelegger den? - adressa.no.
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Conference posterGilad, Dafna; Borgelt, Jan Simon; de Visser, Sif; Dorber, Martin; Gjedde, Philip; Verones, Francesca. (2025) Beyond the box: engaging science communication through board games. The 7th conference of the Norwegian Ecological Society (OIKOS) - Ecological Frontiers: Connecting Land and Sea in a Changing Climate