David A. Newburn

Assistant Professor

Department of Agricultural Economics

Texas A&M University

Blocker Building 352B

College Station, TX 77843-2124

Phone: (979)862-2894

Email: danewburn@ag.tamu.edu

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

He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. His research is primarily on the economics of land use and water resource management. Recent research projects include: housing development and land-use regulations in the rural-urban fringe; optimal allocation of conservation funds for protecting open space and habitat; and linkages between agricultural water management and salmon recovery. His empirical research projects rely heavily on the application of geographic information systems (GIS).

Teaching

AGEC 350: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

AGEC 422: Land Economics

AGEC 603: Land Economics

Selected Publications

Lohse, K.A., D.A. Newburn, J.J. Opperman, and A.M. Merenlender. In press. “Forecasting the relative impacts of land use on fine sediment in anadromous fish habitat to guide development and conservation programs.” Ecological Applications.

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. and P. Berck. 2006. "Modeling suburban and rural-residential development beyond the urban fringe." Land Economics 82(4): 481-499.

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

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.

Working Papers

“Exurban leapfrog development” in review. (with Peter Berck)

“Decentralized water management and instream flow responses on juvenile salmon survivorship.” (with Ted Grantham, Matt Deitch, and Adina Merenlender)

“Residential development under coordinated and unilateral growth management policies” (with Peter Berck)