Policy and Sustainability

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Our research in environmental policy and sustainability aims to understand the social and political dimensions of sustainable resource management. Faculty in this area research topics such as:

  • Human communities, policy, and government
  • Sustainability and smart-growth policies
  • Energy production from renewable resources
  • Forest economics and tax policies
  • Changes in social-ecological systems

 

Graduate Degrees in Policy and Sustainability

CURRICULUM

Policy and Sustainability can be pursued under the MNR, MS, and PhD degree programs. To pursue Policy and Sustainability as an official area of emphasis (MNR and MS only), the following courses are required for each degree:

MNR Policy and Sustainability requirements

MS Policy and Sustainability requirements

QUESTIONS?

For general questions about pursuing a graduate degree at Warnell, contact a member of the graduate team:

Dr. Jacek Siry, Graduate Coordinator
Office: 4-501
Phone: 706-542-3060

Kate deDufour, Graduate Program Administrator
Office: 1-217
Phone: 706-542-1183

Shira Hersonsky, Graduate Administrative Assistant
Office: 1-217
Phone: 706-542-1183

Prospective students should also contact faculty members for questions specific to this disciplinary area. Please check faculty members’ personal pages for information about their individual research interests and projects to ensure that you are contacting the most relevant ones.

Personnel

Dr. Jesse Abrams

Assistant Professor, Natural Resource Policy and Sustainability

My work on natural resource governance and policy spans diverse forest and rangeland environments from the United States to Argentina, focusing on the participation of local communities and local- to regional-scale organizations in environmental governance, policy implementation, and…

Dr. Puneet Dwivedi

Associate Professor, Sustainability Sciences

Forest Economics, Policy, and Governance Forest Certification Woody Feedstocks for Bioenergy Development Life-Cycle Assessment of Wood Products Forest Modeling at Landscape Level Minorities Forest Landowners Regional Markets of Wood and Timber Products

Dr. Jeff Hepinstall-Cymerman

Professor, Landscape Ecology

I am a landscape ecologist and am interested in studying patterns across landscapes. I apply spatial data and modeling techniques to ecological and social systems to measure patterns and processes and to explore the interactions between coupled natural and human systems. I explore landscape…

Dr. Elizabeth G. King

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Ecology & Management

Community and ecosystem ecology, restoration ecology, dryland vegetation dynamics, social-ecological systems, pastoralism in Africa, Georgia coastal salt marshes, resilience, sustainability science

Dr. Yanshu Li

Associate Professor, Forest Economics & Taxation Outreach Specialist

Federal and state forest taxation, economic issues related to forest investment and management, forest products market analysis, economic benefits of forest. 

Dr. Jacek Siry

Professor, Forest Economics, Graduate Coordinator

Timber market modeling, international forestry and conservation, forest management efficiency, multiple-use natural resource management.

Dr. Michael Tarrant

Director, Discover Abroad, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Human Dimensions

Global education (student learning outcomes) and international protected area management

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