David A. Newburn

Assistant Professor

Starting in January 2012, I will be permanently moving to a faculty position in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland.

My new email address is: dnewburn@arec.umd.edu.

Research fields: Environmental economics, urban and regional economics, spatial modeling and econometrics

David Newburn received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. His primary research interests focus on the economics of land use and water resources, relying heavily on the application of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial econometrics. Recent research projects include: housing development and land-use regulations in the urban-rural fringe; optimal allocation of conservation funds for protecting open space and habitat; agricultural water management and instream flows; and environmental trading programs in water quality.

Teaching

AGEC 350: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

AGEC 422: Land Economics

AGEC 677: Frontiers in Spatial Modeling for Resource Economics

Selected Publications

Newburn, D., N. Brozovic, and M. Mezzatesta. 2011. “Agricultural water security and instream flows for endangered species.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 93(4): 1212-1228.

Newburn, D. and P. Berck. 2011. “Exurban development.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 62: 323-336.

Newburn, D. and R. Woodward. 2011. “An ex post assessment of the Great Miami River Water Quality Trading Program.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association, forthcoming.

Newburn, D. and P. Berck. 2011. “Growth management policies for exurban and suburban development.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, forthcoming.

Grantham, T., D. Newburn, M. McCarthy, and A. Merenlender. 2011. “The role of stream flow and land use on limiting over-summer survival of juvenile steelhead trout in California streams.” Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, forthcoming.

Irwin, E., K. Bell, N. Bockstael, D. Newburn, M. Partridge, and J. Wu. 2009. “The economics of urban-rural space.” Annual Review of Resource Economics 1: 435-459.

Merenlender, A., D. Newburn, S. Reed, and A. Rissman. 2009. “The importance of incorporating threat for efficient targeting and evaluation of conservation investments.” Conservation Letters 2: 240-241.

Lohse, K.A., D.A. Newburn, J.J. Opperman, and A.M. Merenlender. 2008. “Forecasting relative impacts of land use on anadromous fish habitat to guide conservation planning.” Ecological Applications 18(2): 467-482.

Berck, P. and D.A. Newburn. 2007. “The importance of sewer extension costs for determining the value of future development on agricultural lands.” Review of Agricultural Economics 29(3): 510-517.

Newburn, D.A., P. Berck, and A.M. Merenlender. 2006. “Habitat and open space at risk of land-use conversion: Targeting strategies for land conservation.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88(1): 28-42.

Newburn, D.A., and P. Berck. 2006. “Modeling suburban and rural residential development beyond the urban fringe.” Land Economics 82(4): 481-499.

Newburn, D., S. Reed, P. Berck, and A. Merenlender. 2005. “Economics and land-use change in prioritizing private land conservation.” Conservation Biology 19(5): 1411-1420.

Gong, P., S.A. Mahler, G.S. Biging, and D.A. Newburn. 2003. “Vineyard identification in an oak woodland landscape with airborne digital camera imagery.” International Journal of Remote Sensing 24(6): 1303-1315.

Papers in Review

Mezzatesta, M., D. Newburn, and R. Woodward. “Additionality and the adoption of farm conservation practices.” Land Economics, revise and resubmit.

Norton, R., A. Merenlender, D. Newburn, P. Berke, J. Hilty, D. Theobald, S. Brody, and R. Noss. “Closing the knowledge-findings gap: Interdisciplinary research on coupling conservation biology and land-use planning.” Conservation Biology, revise and resubmit.

Working Papers

“Exploiting spatial and temporal variations in residential subdivision development to identify urban growth spillovers” (with Elena Irwin, Allen Klaiber, Charles Towe, and Douglas Wrenn)

“Transferable development rights and smart growth policies.” (with Elena Irwin)

“Evaluating cumulative impacts of agricultural water storage on aquatic habitat connectivity for threatened salmonids in coastal California” (with Ted Grantham, Adina Merenlender, and Mariano Mezzatesta)

“Targeting strategies for biodiversity conservation in dynamic landscapes.”

“Integrating land-use planning, conservation biology, and economics at the urban-rural fringe.” (with Phil Berke, Sam Brody, Jodi Hilty, Adina Merenlender, Richard Norton, Reed Noss, and David Theobald)

Updated: December 2011