AREAS OF INTEREST OF
JOSEPH BUONGIORNO
Forestry economics and operations research. Decision-making models, economic forecasting, international forestry, development planning, ecosystems management.
Current projects:
Forest management
Modeling the growth of multi-age, mixed-species shortleaf
forests
Relation between productivity and ecological diversity in forests
Quantifying the amenity value of forests
Modeling the world forest sector (GFPM)
Econometrics of international demand and supply of forest products
International woodutilization accounts, and
technologies
RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY EXTRAMURAL AGENCIES
A. Projects of an international nature
2006 Coordination of International and National Models.USDA-Forest Service SO.
-2008
2005 Global
-2008
2004 Trade policies and invasive forest species, USFS-SRS
-06
2005 Effects of tariff liberalization on the international trade of forest products, Seneca Creek Associates
2004 Effects of illegal logging on international forest products trade, Seneca Creek Associates
2004 Exports and production feedback in forest sector, McIntire-Stennis
-08
2003 Trade liberalization and forest resources, CSRS-NRI
-07
2000 Economic shocks, trade liberalization and recycling, McIntire-Stennis
-04
2002 Trade and the environment, USDA-Forest Service, Southern Station
2001 Effects of trade agreements on
1998 Global timber supply models for environmental policy analysis, USDA-NRI.
-00
1998 Alternative projections of trade.
USDA-Forest Service,
-03 Experiment Station.
1997
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1995 International
trade liberalization, growth of forest product industries, and impacts -99 on
forest resources. USDA-Forest Service,
1997 Forestry products outlook analysis. FAO.
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1996 Upgrading the FAO global outlook projections system. FAO.
1995 Analysis and
forecasting of the impacts of GATT and NAFTA on
1995 Timber trends and prospects in Asia-Pacific. FAO.
1994 Economic substitution of tropical and
temperate timbers. USDA-Forest Service,
1994 Methods for long-term forecasting of forest
product markets. United
Nations-Fao,
1994 Advanced modeling of the North American pulp and paper sector, Phase II. USDA-NRI.
1993 Advanced modeling of the North American pulp and paper sector. USDA-NRI.
1993 Forest sector modeling: Training materials. World Bank.
1992 Effects of a log export ban on the forest
sector of
1991 Adapting PELPS methodology to
1991 Forestry sector model for
1990 The role of
1989 Evaluation of forestry statistics data
bases. United Nations
- FAO,
1988 Effect
of tariffs in UCBT countries on the international trade of tropical timbers. International Tropical
Timber Organization.
1985
Stability of demand elasticities
for forest products. United Nations -
FAO,
1984 Computerization
of pulp and paper capacity statistics. United Nations-FAO,
1984 International trade of tropical logs. Centre Technique Forestier Tropical,
Paris, France
1983 Future of the
1983 Modeling of international trade of forest
products. International Institute for
Applied Systems Analysis,
1982 Forest management systems. The Scientific
and Technical Research Council of
1982
Econometric analysis of demand for
1981 Demand for
1981 Modeling of silvico-pastoral
systems. Instituto Per l'Applicazione
del Calcolo, Centro Nazionale delle ricerche, Rome, Italy
1981 Long term forecasting methods for forestry sector planning in
developing countries. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
1978 Forest sector development planning for
1978 Role of labor, raw materials, energy and
capital costs in the international supply of forest products. Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
1977 Factors influencing
1976 A system for the retrieval of analysis of
international forest products statistics. Forest Products Laboratory, Forest
Service USDA,
1976 Economic models of paper and paperboard
demand in developed and developing countries. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations,
B. Projects of a national or regional
nature
2006
-2008
2003 Managing Douglas Fir for wood quality, USDA-Forest Service, PNW station
-06
2001 Forest management models for small private owners, USDA-NRI
-06
2000 Uneven-aged models for Douglas fir. USDA-Forest Service, PNW station.
-04
2000 Analysis of capacity changes USDA Forest Service, FPL.
-05
2000 Macro approach to forest amenity valuation. USDA-FS, Southern
-04 Experiment Station.
1999 The provision and value of forest amenities. USDA-FS, Southern
-00 Experiment Station.
1998 Financial performance of uneven-aged mixed loblolly-hardwood stands, and
-02 implications for non-timber values. USDA-FS, Southern Experiment Station.
1998 Consequences of alternative uneven-aged management for shortleaf pine. USDA-
-01 FS,
1997 Modeling of economic and ecological management in Lake States Forests.
-00 USDA-FS, North-Central Experiment Station.
1997 Ownership characteristics and value of
non-timber products. USDA-FS, Southern Experiment Station.
1997 Economic and ecological management in Lake States forests.
1996 Amenity values of northern hardwood stands. USDA-FS, Southern Experiment Station.
1995 Economic and ecological management of uneven-aged stands. European Forest Institute.
1994 Economics of ecosystem management in loblolly pine. USDA-FS,
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1994 Trends in production capacity in the
1994 Modeling carbon flow in
1994 Relationship between economic returns and
biological diversity in managed forests, Phase II. USDA-FS,
1993 Modeling carbon flow in
1992 Relationship between economic returns and
biological diversity in managed forests.
USDA-FS,
1991 Models of demand for wood energy. USDA-FS,
1991 Models of the demand for paper products in
the
1991 Economics of structural diversity in
northern hardwood stands. USDA-FS,
1990 Modeling changes in production capacity for
the North American pulp and paper industry.
USDA-FS,
1989 Testing and improvement of a
price-endogenous linear programming system for economic modeling. USDA-FS,
1988 Evaluation and selection of FPL research
proposals. USDA-FS,
1988 Economic analysis and forecasting of changes
of production capacity in the pulp and paper industry. USDA-FS,
1987 Models of forest area changes in the
1987 Effects
of technological changes on wood use in the
1987 Economic sector modeling system for
microcomputers. USDA-FS,
1986 Implementation of PAPYRUS model of North
American paper industry. USDA-FS,
1986 Optimum harvesting of uneven-aged eastern hardwood forest stands. Competitive Grants Program, Science and Education Administration-USDA
1985 Forecasts of forest area changes in the
North Central Region. USDA-FS,
1985 Factors influencing timber sale receipts on
National Forests and implications for appraisal systems based on transaction
evidence. USDA-FS,
1984 Second generation model of the
1983 Validation and testing of North American
paper industry model. USDA-FS, Forest Products Laboratory
1983 Determinants of private timber supply.
Forest Service USDA, Pacific NW Forest Experiment Station,
1982 Econometric modeling of the pulp and paper industry, (Phase III) USDA-FS, Forest Products Laboratory Madison, Wisconsin
1981 Econometric modeling of the pulp and paper
industry (Phase II). USDA-FS, Forest Products Laboratory
1981 Derived demand for timber grown in Northern
Minnesota National Forests. USDA-FS,
1981 The potential demand for timber to be used
as wood fuel in
1980 Long-term forecasting of timber demand in
1980 Regional growth of the pulp and paper
industry. USDA-FS,
1979 Econometric model of the
1979 Price indices for National Forest stumpage
in the pacific northwest.
1978 Regional growth of the pulp and paper industry North Central Forest Experiment Station Forest Service, USDA, St. Paul, Minnesota
1978 Development of price indices for pacific
northwest timber species.
1975 A computerized model of timber utilization
in the