John M. Halstead
Fields
- Solid Waste Management
- Rural and Regional Development
- Ground Water Quality
- Valuation of Public Goods
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1989
- M.S., Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, 1981
- B.A., Economics, University of Notre Dame, 1976
Experience
- Chair, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, 2008 - present
- Chair, Department of Resource Economics and Development, University of New Hampshire, 2004 - 2008
- Professor of Resource Economics, Department of Resource Economics and Development, University of New Hampshire, 1998 - present
- Associate Professor of Resource Economics, University of New Hampshire, 1993 - 1998
- Asst. Professor of Resource Economics, University of New Hampshire, 1988 - 1993
- Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Boston College 1995
Courses
- EREC 411: Environmental Resource Economic Perspectives
- EREC 604: Financial Concepts for Natural Resource Based Firms
- RAM 841: Critical Issues in Solid Waste Management
- EREC 608: Environmental Economics for Non-Economists
- EREC 756/856: Rural and Regional Economic Development
- RAM/RECO 911: Natural and Environmental Resource Management
- RAM/RECO 993: Natural and Environmental Resources Seminar
- RAM 841: Critical Issues in Solid Waste Management
- SSCI 203: Environment and Society
- NR 997: Ecology of Urbanization
Selected Publications
- Socioeconomic Impact Management: Design and Implementation (Westview Press) 1984
- "Efficiency in the Production of Rural Road Services: The Case of New England Towns." Land Economics. 1994.
- "Economic, Social, and Health Considerations in Land Application of Biosolids", in I. Farquhar and A. Sorkin, Research in Human Capital and Development. 1998.
- "Economic Insights into the Siting Problem: An Application of the Expected Utility Model." 1999. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.
- "Electricity Deregulation and Valuation of Visibility in Wilderness Areas." Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. 2004.
- "An Analysis of the Effects of Lake Water Clarity on New Hampshire Lakefront Properties." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 2002.
Professional Presentations and Honors
- President of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
Current Research
- Economic Factors Affecting Siting of Solid Waste Facilities
- Economic Analysis of Alternative Waste Management Systems
- Valuation of Public Goods
- Infrastructure Investment and Rural Economic Development
Memberships
- Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
