Dana Bauer

Dana BauerAssistant Professor, Geography and Environment
PhD, University of Rhode Island, 2005
Areas of interest: Valuation of ecosystem services; Modeling of economic and ecological systems; Conservation of biodiversity; Land-use planning and policy analysis
Phone: 617-353-7555
Fax: 617-353-8399
E-mail: bauer@bu.edu
Website: http://people.bu.edu/bauer
Office: STO Rm 445, Geography and Environment Department
675 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02215, USA

Current Research

My current research is focused on the valuation and modeling of ecosystem services.  I am particularly interested in those ecosystem services provided by mobile organisms (birds, bats, and bees) including pollination, pest control, seed dispersal, and nutrient cycling.  Using a variety of survey and computer-based techniques, my research integrates ecological and economic principles to better understand how human behavior influences and is influenced by natural ecosystems.

Courses Taught

  • GE 375 Introduction to Quantitative Environmental Modeling
  • GE 460/660 Resource Economics and Policy
  • GE 540 Ecosystem Services
  • GE 550 Modeling of Environmental and Social Systems