Research

Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology's three areas of research strength and focus are:

Agricultural, Environmental, and Resource Economics
Environmental valuation
Economic instruments and institutional arrangements for environmental protection
Socio-economic analysis for natural resources and agriculture in developed and developing countries

Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology Faculty who specialize in this area: Vic Adamowicz, Peter Boxall, Chokri Dridi, Marty Luckert, Brent Swallow

Economics of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness
Food and consumers: demand analysis, regulation issues
International food trade and policy; agribusiness implications
Agriculture and agribusiness finance, production and marketing: economic, policy and business analysis

Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology Faculty who specialize in this area: Scott Jeffrey, Jim Unterschultz, Ellen Goddard, James Rude, Henry An, Philippe Marcoul, Sandeep Mohapatra

Environmental and Resource Sociology
Environmental and natural resources sociology
Social impacts of natural resource development
Natural resource policy analysis; alternative management frameworks for natural resources
Gender and generation issues in natural resource management

Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology Faculty who specialize in this area: Naomi Krogman, John Parkins, Debra Davidson, Brenda Parlee, Lars Hallstrom

To find out more about the research performed by the Departments within the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, please refer to Faculty Research.

Sites of Interest
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 
Canada Research Chair in Environmental Economics 
Canada Research Chair in Social Responses to Ecological Changes
Consumer and Market Demand Network
Cooperative Program in Agricultural Marketing and Business
Environmental Research and Studies Centre
Farm Level Policy Network
Integrating Dairy Goat and Root Crop Production for Increasing Food, Nutrition and Income Security of Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania
Linking Environment and Agriculture Research Network (LEARN)
Sustainable Forest Management