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Valerie A. Luzadis
Chair & Director of RG Pack Env. Inst
106 Marshall Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210
Phone: (315) 470-6636/470-6695
Email: vluzadis@esf.edu
Highest Education
Ph.D., SUNY ESF (Forest Policy and Economics), 1997.
Areas of Study
Natural Resources Policy and Values; Ecological Economics
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Economics - FOR 207
- Ecological Economics and Policy - FOR 770
- Research Methods for Natural Resources - FOR 695
Graduate Advisees
Evisa Abolina
eabolina@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Luzadis and Volk
- Area of Study: Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions
- Undergraduate Institute: University of Latvia (Biology)
- Previous Graduate Study: University of Latvia (Biology )
Graduate Research Topic
Evaluation of the drivers and effects of the land use change in Latvia, with a particular focus on abandoned agriculture lands, including the role of renewable energy production and policy incentives. The research will also look at the potential of agro-ecosystem services and ways to foster greater rural community involvement in decision making processes.
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Whitney Marshall
wglash@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Luzadis and Hall
- Area of Study: Economics, Governance and Human Dimensions
- Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB )
Erica Tauzer
ectauzer@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Luzadis
Most Recent Publications
Solomon, Barry D. and Valerie A. Luzadis, editors. 2008. Renewable energy from forest resources in the United States. Routledge: London.
Luzadis, V.A. 2008. Afteword: Prospects for the future. In: Solomon and Luzadis, eds. Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States. Routledge: London.
Luzadis, V.A., T. Volk, and T. Buchholz. 2008. Using a systems approach to improve bioenergy sustainability assessment. Chapter 9 In: Solomon and Luzadis, eds. Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States. Routledge: London.
Volk, T. and V. A.. Luzadis. 2008. Willow Biomass Production for Bioenergy, Biofuels and Bioproducts in New York. Chapter 11 In: Solomon and Luzadis, eds. Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States. Routledge: London.
Castello, L., J.P. Viana, G. Watkins, M. Pinedo-Vazquez, and V.A. Luzadis. 2008. Integrating small-scale fishers in management: the case of piraracu in Mamirauá, Amazon. Environmental Management. In Press.
Buchholz, T., T. Volk, and V.A. Luzadis. 2007. A participatory systems approach to modelling social, economic, and ecological components of bioenergy. Energy Policy 35:6084-6094.
Buchholz, T., E. Rametsteiner, T. A. Volk, V. A. Luzadis. 2008. Multi criteria analysis for bioenergy systems assessments. Energy Policy. In Press.
Buchholz, T., T. Volk, and V.A. Luzadis. 2008. Results from an expert survey on sustainability criteria for bioenergy systems. Journal of Cleaner Production. Accepted in revision.
Amos Kojo Quaye, A.K., C.A.S. Hall and V.A. Luzadis. 2008. Agricultural Land Use Efficiency and Food Crop Production in Ghana. Society and Natural Resources. Accepted in revision.
Schindehutte, M. and V.A. Luzadis. 2008. Sustainability science and entrepreneurship: Toward a new paradigm for planetary stewardship. Journal of Business Venturing. Under review.
Franco, C.B., and V.A. Luzadis. 2008. The effects of economic growth-based policies on social well-being in the Dominican Republic. World Development. Under review.
Luzadis, V.A., L. Castello, J. Choi, C.B. Franco, E. Greenfield, S. Kim, J. Munsell, E. Nordman, F. Olowabi. 2008. The Science of Ecological Economics: A Preliminary Content Analysis of Ecological Economics, 1989-2004. Invited for submission to Year in Ecological Economics.
Parrish, B. D., V.A. Luzadis, and W.R. Bentley. 2005. "What Tanzanian Coffee Farmers Can Teach the World: A Results-based Look at the Fair Trade - Free Trade Debate." Sustainable Development, 13(3): 177-189.
