Gregory Brown Ph.D.

Professor of Natural Resource Management; Chair, Department of Recreation and Outdoor Studies

Moses Hall 160
One College Circle
Poultney, VT 05764-1199
Email Address: browng@greenmtn.edu
802-287-8330; Fax: 802-287-8099

Greg Brown joins the Green Mountain faculty in the Fall of 2005. Greg's passion for wild landscapes and cultural diversity resulted in an adventurous career path around the world. Most recently, Greg was Program Director for the Biodiversity, Environmental, and Park Management Program at the University of South Australia in Adelaide , Australia . Prior to his two years down under, Greg spent six years in Alaska at Alaska Pacific University , one of the Ecoleague partners with GMC. Greg has also had teaching and research positions in Idaho , Illinois , California , and Arizona . Although everything appears interesting to Greg, he has formally published research in the areas of natural resource policy, the human dimensions of ecosystem management, recreation carrying capacity, and socio-economic assessment of rural communities. Greg's current research involves developing survey methods to expand public involvement in environmental decisions by including spatial measures of landscape values and special places. Recent applications of the methodology include national forest planning, assessment of biological resources for marine conservation, coastal areas mapping, national scenic byway planning, and parks and open space planning.

Greg is a true believer in the personal, experiential education at GMC and he encourages his students to be catalysts for change. His message to students is simple:

"College is one of the few times in your life when people will be solely dedicated to your personal success, not theirs. And college is the only time where society expects you to challenge the status quo with your passion and ideas. By virtue of your youthful position, you are granted a free pass to be a strident and forceful voice for change. Some may dismiss your youthful exuberance. I will hang on your every word and deed for you are the future."

Education
Ph.D. Natural Resource Policy and Planning, 1992, U. of Idaho , Moscow , ID
- Dissertation: The Changing Paradigm of National Forest Management
M.B.A. Management, 1982, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff , AZ
B.S. Computer Information Systems, 1983, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff , AZ
B.S. History, 1980, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff , AZ
A.A. General Studies, 1978, Arizona Western College , Yuma , AZ

Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Brown, G. 2005. Mapping Spatial Attributes in Survey Research for Natural Resource Management: Methods and Applications . Society & Natural Resources 18(1):1-23.

Brown, G. and L. Alessa. 2004 or 2005. A GIS-based Inductive Study of Wilderness Values. International Journal of Wilderness 11(1):14-18

Brown, G. and L. Alessa. 2004 or 2005. Alaska Identity Revisited. Accepted for publication The North American Geographer (Vol/number TBA).

Brown, G., C. Smith, L. Alessa, and A. Kliskey. 2004. A comparison of perceptions of biological value with scientific assessment of biological importance. Applied Geography 24(2):161-180.

Brown, G. 2003. A Method for Assessing Highway Qualities to Integrate Values in Highway Planning. Journal of Transport Geography 11(4):271-283.

Reed, P. and G. Brown. 2003. Values Suitability Analysis: A Methodology for Identifying and Integrating Public Perceptions of Forest Ecosystem Values in National Forest Planning. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 46(5):643-658 .

Reed, P. and G. Brown. 2003. Public Land Management and Quality Of Life in Neighboring Communities-The Chugach National Forest Planning Experience. Forest Science. 49(4):479-498.

Brown, G. 2002. Alaska Wilderness: Is it Exceptional? International Journal of Wilderness. Volume 8(2):14-18.

Brown, G., P. Reed, and C.C. Harris. 2002. Testing a Place-Based Theory for Environmental Evaluation: an Alaska Case Study. Applied Geography. 22(1):49-77.

Brown, G. and C.C. Harris. 2001. A Longitudinal Study of Environmental Attitudes of Women and Gender Diversification in the U.S. Forest Service 1990-1996. Forest Science. 47(2):246-257.

Brown, G. and P. Reed. 2000. Validation of a Forest Values Typology for Use in National Forest Planning. Forest Science. 46(2):240-247.

Brown, G. and C.C. Harris. 2000. The U.S. Forest Service: Whither the New Resource Management Paradigm? Journal of Environmental Management. 58:1-19.

Brown G. and C. Harris. 1998. Professional Foresters and the Land Ethic, Revisited. Journal of Forestry 96(1):4-12.

Harris, C.C., W.J. McLaughlin, and G. Brown. 1998. Rural Communities in the Interior Columbia Basin : How Resilient Are They? Journal of Forestry 96(3):11-15.

Harris, C.C., and G. Brown. 1994. Constituency Bias in a Federal Resource Management Agency: a Confirmatory Analysis. Journal of Environmental Management 42:317-331.

Brown, G. and C.C. Harris. 1993. The Implications of Work Force Diversification in the U.S. Forest Service. Administration & Society 25:85-113.

Brown, G., J. O'Laughlin, and C.C. Harris. 1993. Allowable Sale Quantity (ASQ) of Timber as a Focal Point in National Forest Management. Natural Resources Journal 33:569-594.

Brown, G. and C.C. Harris. 1992. The U.S. Forest Service: Changing of the Guard. Natural Resources Journal 32:459-466.

Brown, G. and C.C. Harris. 1992. National Forest Management and the "Tragedy of the Commons": A Multi-disciplinary Perspective. Society and Natural Resources 5:67-83.

Brown, G. and C.C. Harris. 1992. The U.S. Forest Service: Toward the New Resource Management Paradigm? Society and Natural Resources 5:231-245.

Harris, C.C. and G.G. Brown. 1992. Gain, Loss, and Personal Responsibility: The Role of Motivation in Resource Valuation Decisionmaking. Ecological Economics 5:73-92.

Technical Monographs
Harris, C. C., McLaughlin, W. J., Brown, G. and D. Becker. 2000. Rural Communities in the Inland Northwest: An Assessment of Small Rural Communities in the Interior and Upper Columbia River Basins . General Technical Report PNW-GTR-477. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station and USDI, Bureau of Land Management. 120 pp.

Harris, C. C., Brown, G. and W. J. McLaughlin. 1996. Rural Communities in the Inland Northwest. Characteristics of Small Towns in the Columbia River Basins: An Assessment of the Past & Present. Final Reports: Parts 1 & 2. Submitted to the Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project. USDA, Forest Service and USDI, Bureau of Land Management. Walla Walla , WA . 339 pp.

Refereed Conference Papers
Brown, G. The Alaska Exceptionality Hypothesis: Is Alaska Wilderness Really Different? In Watson, Alan; Alessa, Lilian; Sproull, Janet. comps. 2001. Wilderness in the Circumpolar North: searching for compatibility in traditional, ecotourism, and ecological values; 2001 May 15-16; Anchorage , AK . Proceedings RMRS-P-26. Ogden , UT : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 143 p.