Research
Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology's areas of research strength and focus are:
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Environmental and Resource Economics
Environmental valuation; market based instruments and institutional arrangements for environmental protection; laboratory and field experiments; economic impacts and responses to environmental change in Indigenous communities and developed/developing countries
Faculty who specialize in this area: Vic Adamowicz, Marty Luckert, Douglas Mugabe, Brent Swallow, Madeline Turland, Bruno Wichmann, Dan Yu
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Economics of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness
Economics of food and nutrition; consumer behavior; demand analysis, regulatory issues; international trade; agribusiness implications; agricultural finance, production and marketing; policy analysis; bio-technology.
Faculty who specialize in this area: Henry An, Sven Anders, Xiaoli Fan, Scott Jeffrey, Philippe Marcoul, Sandeep Mohapatra, Douglas Mugabe, Feng Qiu, Devin Serfas, Dan Yu
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Environmental and Resource Sociology
Natural resource and environmental policy and governance; sociology of food, water and energy; rural and Indigenous community well-being; social impacts and responses to environmental change
Faculty who specialize in this area: Debra Davidson, Kevin Jones, Brenda Parlee
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International Development
Interdisciplinary research; food security; REDD+; technology adoption; social networks; gender; women's empowerment; social practice; climate change; watershed management.
Faculty who specialize in this area: Henry An, Marty Luckert, Philippe Marcoul, Sandeep Mohapatra, Brenda Parlee, Brent Swallow
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The REES Collection of publications on the Education & Research Archive (ERA) includes:
- Annual Reports
- Capstone Projects
- Industry Focused Annual Reports
- Lists of Theses and Dissertations
- Other Publications
- Project Reports
- Working Papers