Dr. Michael Tarrant
Dr. Michael Tarrant
Faculty
Professor
Human Dimensions
Research Interests
Management practices and visitors' actions in recreation and wilderness areas, including assessments of carrying capacities, acceptable behaviors, and crowding.
Applications of geographic information systems to understand human - environment relationships and dependencies.
Social justice issues in environmental practices on federal lands.
Factors influencing environmental values, attitudes, and behaviors of both the recreating and general public, especially as they relate to wildlife conservation and management.
The development of technology-based communication techniques used to assess human - environment relationships.
Background
Education:

Ph.D., Natural Resources Recreation, Colorado State University, 1992.

M.A., Park and Recreation Administration, University of Illinois,1989.

B.A., Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Leeds Polytechnic, 1987.

B.E.C., Business Administration, Boston College, 1984.

Prior Positions:

Associate Professor (Joint), Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, The University of Georgia, 1998 - Present.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism, Colorado State University, 1996 - Present.
Assistant Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, The University of Georgia, 1996 - 1998.
Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, The University of Georgia, 1992 - 1996.
Publications
Green, G; Tarrant, M; Raychaudhuri, U; and Zhang, Y. 2005. Wilderness: In whose backyard?. International Journal of Wilderness 11(3):31-18.
Tarrant, M; Cordell, H; and Green, G. 2003. PVF: A scale to measure public values of forests. Journal of Forestry 101(6):24-30.
Green, G; Kleiber, D; and Tarrant, M. 2000. The effect of an outdoor recreation program on resiliency in low-income minority youth. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 18(3):76-97.
Tarrant, M; Bright, A; and Cordell, H. 1999. A World-Wide-Web human dimensions framework and database for wildlife and forest planning. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 4(4):18-43.
Brooks, J; Warren, R; Nelms, M; and Tarrant, M. 1999. Visitor attitudes toward and knowledge of restored bobcats on Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27(4):1089-1097.
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