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David A. Newburn Assistant Professor PhD, University of California-Berkeley BS, University of Maryland Research Interests: Environmental and resource economics, regional and urban economics, spatial modeling and econometrics Office Address: 352B Blocker 2124 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2124 Contact Information: (979) 862-2894 (Office) (979) 862-1563 (Fax) Email Address: danewburn@ag.tamu.edu Personal Website: http://agecon2.tamu.edu/people/faculty/newburn-david/

About Dr. Newburn:
Dr. David Newburn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. His research is in the economics of land and water resource use. Recent research projects include: land-use regulations and housing development; 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).

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

Newburn, D., P. Berck and A. 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. Merelender. 2005. "Economics and land-use change in prioritizing private land conservation". Conservation Biology 19(5):1411-1420.