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David B. Field
Professor Emeritus
e-mail: field@umenfa.maine.edu
Degrees:
- B.S., University of Maine, 1963, Forestry
- M.S., University of Maine, 1968, Forest Economics
- Ph.D., Purdue University, 1974, Forest Economics
Professional Licenses Held:
- Licensed Professional Forester -- State of Maine
Current Research Interests:
General:
- Forest finance, forest taxation, regional economic analysis, strategic planning for forest management.
Specific projects:
- Policy analyses of Maine's forestry sector, using the IMPLAN regional economic analysis data base and model to describe and analyze linkages between and interactions among Maine's forest resources, forest products industries, non-timber forest-based enterprises, and timber and non-timber markets.
- Exploration of relationships between unpriced forest resource products, service, and conditions and measures of forest variety, to test the often-assumed but seldom confirmed hypothesis that total forest value, priced and unpriced, is a direct function of such variety.
- Analysis of the financial profitability of timber growing in Maine.
Selected Publications:
Rodenberg, J., and D. B. Field. 2002. Financial returns to timber in Maine, 1960-1999. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Misc. Rep. 429.
Field, D.B. 2001. Does Maine need a new national park? Northern Woodlands (Summer): 23, 26, 27, 72.
Alvarez, M., and D. B. Field. 2000. Forest Values--Literature Review. Pp. 87-100 in Proc. Seminar on valuation of forest goods and services. 19-21 Nov. 2000. Jiloviste-Strnady, Czech Republic: Forestry and Game Management Research Institute.
Alvarez, M., and D. B. Field. 2000. A review of the methodologies applied in forest ecosystem management to estimate natural resource values. Pp. 101-115 in Proc. Seminar on valuation of forest goods and services. 19-21 Nov. 2000. Jiloviste-Strnady, Czech Republic: Forestry and Game Management Research Institute.
Teisl, M.F., A.J. Plantinga, T.G. Allen, and D. B. Field. 2001. Funding forest certification. Maine Center for Economic Policy Choices Vol VII No. 4. 8p.
Field, D. B. 2000. (Editor) Proceedings of IUFRO XX World Congress S3:04 Subject Area: Operational Planning and Control; Work Study; Methods of Operations Research. Tampere, Finland, 6-12 August 1995. Maine Forest and Agricultural Experiment Station Misc. Rep. 422. 244 p.
Field, D.B. 1999. Trends in the economic contributions of Maine's Forestry Sector. . Pp. 94-107 in Proc. Jt. Meeting of the Canadian and Northeastern Forest Economists, 23-25 June 1998, Fredericton New Brunswick. Fredericton: Canadian Forest Service--Atlantic Forestry Centre.
Field, D.B. 1998. Harvesting operations in the Northeastern United States: Problems and future. Pp. 7-20 in Proc. IUFRO S3.04 Congress: Planning and Control of Forest Operations for Sustainable Forest Management. 16-20 June 1997, Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes, Madrid, Spain.
Field, D.B. 1998. The Maine Woods National Park Proposal: A considered viewpoint. Bangor Business Monthly 3(8):22-25.
Field, D.B. 1997. The strategic economic importance of Maine?s forestry sector in an era of intensifying competition for land. Pp. 183-198 in Proc. Jt. Meeting of the Canadian and Northeastern Forest Economists, 24-26 June 1996, Fredericton New Brunswick. Fredericton: Canadian Forest Service--Atlantic Forestry Centre.
Field, D.B. 1996. Some facts about Maine?s forestry sector. SWOAM News 21(12): 6-8.
Field, D.B. 1996. Maine?s Forest Practices Act: Land use, regulations, and implementation. Pp. 47- 52 in Proc. 1995 Soc. of Amer. Foresters Convention, 28 Oct. - 1 Nov. 1995, Portland, Maine.
Field, D.B. 1994. (Editor). Proceedings: Second Annual Munsungan Conference--The triad concept for Maine?s future forest: A model for harmony or discord? Orono, Maine 5-6 Jan. 1994. Maine Agric. and Forest Exp. Sta. Misc. Rep. 388. 51p.
Field, D.B. 1994. (Compiler) The forest laws of Maine Fourth ed. Bureau of Forestry, Maine Dept. of Conservation, Augusta, ME. 366 p.
Field, D.B. 1994. Some harvesting planning implications of timber scarcity. Pp. 9-15 in Proc. Executive Rev., IUFRO Subject Area S3:04 Conference, 10-12 May 1993, Auburn, Alabama. Maine Agric. & For. Exp. Sta. Misc. Rep. 385. Orono, Maine.
Field, D.B. 1993. Academia in the northern forest lands debate: Research versus chronic brushfires. Maine Policy Review 2(3):85-93.
Field, D.B., and J.L. Howe. 1993. Estimating impacts of northern forest lands alternatives using Micro IMPLAN. Pp. 122 - 141 in Proc. Joint Winter Meeting of the New England Soc. of Amer. Foresters and The Wildlife Soc., 3-5 March 1993, Portland, Maine.
Dennis, D.F., and D.B. Field. 1993. An input-output model for the northern forest lands region. Abstract of poster presentation. P. 266 in Proc. Joint Winter Meeting of the New England Soc. of Amer. Foresters and The Wildlife Soc., 3-5 March 1993, Portland, Maine.
Field, D.B. 1992. (Compiler) The forest laws of Maine Third ed. Bureau of Forestry, Maine Dept. of Conservation, Augusta, ME. 357p.
Connors, J., C. Murdoch, and D.B. Field. 1992. A guide to forestry regulations in Maine. Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy Tech. Pap. Series 07-01-92. 82p. + app.
Field, D.B. 1991. The Dunham Lot: A forestry financial analysis case study. The Consultant 36(1):22-24.
Field, D.B. 1990. (Compiler) The forest laws of Maine Second ed. Bureau of Forestry, Maine Dept. of Conservation, Augusta, ME. 336p.
Field, D.B., and R. B. Forster. 1990. Opportunities for exporting softwood lumber from Maine to the European Community. Report prepared for the Maine Forest Service and the Maine Dept. of Economic and Community Development. 90 p.
Forster, R.B., and D. B. Field. 1990. Opportunities for exporting softwood lumber from Maine to the Far East. Report prepared for the Maine Forest Service and the Maine Dept. of Economic and Community Development. 112 p.
Courses Taught:
- FTY 444 -- Forest Resources Economics
- FTY 446 -- Forest Resources Policy
- FTY 476 -- Forest Management I (with T. Brann and A. Kimball)
- FTY 477 -- Forest Management II (with J. Wilson)
- FTY 546 -- Forest Policy Analysis
- FTY 603 -- Forest Management Problems
- FTY 611 -- Research Problems in Forest Economics
- FTY 617 -- Forest Policy Problems
