Department of Forestry
 

Janaki R. R. Alavalapati, Professor and Department Head

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Plan to contribute a few modules in policy and recreation courses in Spring 09.

Research Projects

  • Developing a Bioenergy Roadmap for the Southern U.S. (2008): This is a project funded by the Southern Growth Policies Board.  The goals of the project are to identify bioenergy assets of the South in the areas of general, policy, research, and commercial/industry and create a coherent set of recommendations aimed at improving sustainable bioenergy industries in the southern U.S.

  • Impacts of Bioenergy Production on the Conservation of Wildlife Habitat (2007-08): This is a project funded by the National Council for Science and the Environment. The over-arching objective is to use the best, currently available information to assess the impacts of an increase in bioenergy production on wildlife habitat conservation at the national, regional, and state levels.

  • Bioenergy Incentives and Forest Sustainability in the Southern U.S. (2006-09): This is a multi-institutional project jointly funded by the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The goal of this project is to determine the optimum mix of policy instruments that can bridge current management and sustainable forest management of non-industrial private forests with wood energy as a product in the US.

Selected Recent Publications

  • Matta, J.R. J.R.R. Alavalapati, E. Mercer. Incentives for biodiversity conservation beyond the best management practices: Are forestland owners interested? Land Economics (in press).
  • Matta, J.R., J.R.R. Alavalapati, and G.A. Stainback. Effect of conserving habitat for biodiversity on optimal management of non-industrial private forests in Florida. Journal of Forest Economics (in press).
  • Dwivedi, P. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. Economic feasibility of electricity production from energy plantations on community managed forest lands in Madhya Pradesh, India. Energy Policy (in press).
  • Mehrotra, S., D.R. Carter, and J.R.R. Alavalapati. Estimating land rent from the market value of timberland. Forest Science (in press).
  • McGinty, M.M., M.E. Swisher, and J.R.R. Alavalapati. Agroforestry adoption and maintenance: Self-efficacy, attitudes and socio-economic factors. Agroforestry Systems (in press).
  •  Takimoto, A. P.K. R. Nair, J.R.R. Alavalapati. Socioeconomic potential of carbon sequestration through agroforestry in the West African Sahel. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change (in press).
  • Alavalapati, J.R.R., Jose, S., Stainback, A., Matta, J.R., and D.R. Carter.  2007. Economics of Cogongrass Control in Slash Pine Forests.  Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 7: 59-66.
  • Huang, M., Alavalapati, J.R.R., Carter, D.R., and M. Langholtz. 2007. Is the Choice of Renewable Portfolio Standards Random?  Energy Policy 35(11): 5571-5575.
  • Shrestha, R.K., J.R.R. Alavalapati, A. Seidl, K.E. Weber, and T.B. Suselo. 2007. Estimating the local cost of protecting Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal: a contingent valuation approach. Environment, Development, and Sustainability 413-426.
  • Langholtz, M., D.R. Carter, D.L., Rockwood, and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2007. The economic feasibility of reclaiming phosphate mined lands with short-rotation woody crops in Florida. Journal of Forest Economics 12(4):237-249.
  • Matta, J.R. J.R.R. Alavalapati, G. Tanner 2007. A framework for developing market-based policies to further biodiversity on non-industrial private forests (NIPF). Forest Policy and Economics 9(7): 779-788.
  • Matta, J.R. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2006. Perceptions of collective action and its success in community based natural resource management: An empirical analysis. Forest Policy and Economics 9: 274-284.
  • Rebecca, G., J.R.R. Alavalapati, J.R. Matta. 2006. Comparative analysis of institutions and policies influencing private forestry in Florida and New Brunswick: Implications for the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber trade dispute. Journal of Undergraduate Research 8(1): 10pp.
  • Shrestha, R.K. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2006. Linking conservation and development: An analysis of local people’s attitude towards Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal. Environment, Development, and Sustainability 8: 69-84.
  • Masozera, M., J.R.R. Alavalapati, S. Jacobson, and R.K. Shrestha. 2006. Assessing the suitability of Community-Based Management for the Nyungwe Forest Reserve, Rwanda. Forest Policy and Economics 8: 206-216.
  • Matta, J.R., J.R.R. Alavalapati, E. Mercer, and J. Kerr. 2005. Agency perspectives on transition to participatory forest management: A case study from Tamil Nadu, India. Society and Natural Resources 18: 859-870.
  • Alavalapati, J.R.R., D.H. Newman, and D.R. Carter. 2005. Wildland-urban interface: Challenges and opportunities. Forest Policy and Economics 7(5): 705-708.
  • Mashour, T., Alavalapati, J.R.R., Matta, R., Larkin, S., and D. Carter.  2005.  A Hedonic Analysis of the Effect of Natural Attributes and Deed Restrictions on the Value of Conservation Easements.  Forest Policy and Economics 7(5): 771-781.
  • Langholtz, M., Carter, D.R., Rockwood, D.L., Alavalapati, J.R.R., and A. Green.  2005.  Effect of Dendroremediation Incentives on the Profitability of Short-Rotation Woody Cropping of Eucalyptus grandis.  Forest Policy and Economics 7(5): 806-817.
  • Larkin, J.S., J.R.R. Alavalapati and R.K. Shrestha. 2005. Hedonic Analysis of Public Preservation Lands in Florida. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 37(1): 115-130.
  • Stainback, G.A. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2005. Effects of carbon markets on the optimal management of Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) plantations. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 29 (1): 27-32.
  • Montambault, J. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2005. Socioeconomic research in agroforestry: A decade in review. Agroforestry Systems 65: 151-161.
  • Das, G., J.R.R. Alavalapati, D.R. Carter, and M.E. Tsigas. 2005. Regional Environmental Regulations and Technical Change in the U.S. Forestry Sector: A Multiregional CGE Analysis. Forest Policy and Economics 7: 25-38.
  • Zhang, J., J.R.R. Alavalapati, R.K. Shrestha, and A. Hodges 2005. Economic Impacts of Closing National Forests for Commercial Timber Production in Florida and Liberty County. Journal of Forest Economics 10: 207-223.
  • Smith, W.H. and J.R.R. Alavalapati 2004. Society of American Foresters and sustainable forestry in the USA. Scottish Forestry: 58(4): 46-50.
  • Stainback, G.A. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2004. Modeling Catastrophic Risk in Economic Analysis of Forest Carbon Sequestration. Natural Resource Modeling 17 (3): 299-317.
  • Shrestha, R.K. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2004. Effect of Ranchland Attributes on Recreational Hunting in Florida: A Hedonic Price Analysis. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36(3): 763-772.
  • Alavalapati, J.R.R., R.K. Shrestha, A. Stainback, J.R. Matta. 2004. Agroforestry development: An environmental economic perspective. Agroforestry Systems 61: 299-310 (also published as a book chapter).
  • Masozera, M. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2004. Forest dependency and its implications for protected areas management: A case study from the Nyungwe Forest Reserve, Rwanda. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 19(4): 85-92.
  • Stainback, G.A. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2004. Restoring longleaf pine through silvopasture practices: An economic analysis. Forest Policy and Economics 6 (3-4): 371-378.
  • Stainback, G.A., J.R.R. Alavalapati, R.K. Shrestha, S. Larkin, and G. Wong. 2004. Effect of pollution taxes and carbon payments on the adoption of silvopasture. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36(2): 481-489.
  • Shrestha, R.K., J.R.R. Alavalapati, and R. S. Kalmbacher. 2004. Exploring the potential for silvopasture adoption in south-central Florida: An application of SWOT-AHP method. Agricultural Systems 81: 185-199.
  • Shrestha, R.K. and J.R.R. Alavalapati. 2004. Valuing environmental benefits of silvopasture practice: A case study of the Lake Okeechobee Watershed in Florida. Ecological Economics 49: 349-359.

Professional Achievements

  • Jefferson Science Fellow (selected by the National Academies) and Senior Advisor for International Energy Affairs at the U.S. Department of State (2007-2008)

  • Deputy Coordinator, Social and Economic Aspects of Forestry Unit, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) (2005-present)

  • Chair for Society of American Foresters (SAF)- Economics, Policy, and Law Group ( 2008-present)

  • Director, Conserved Forest Ecosystems Outreach and Research (CFEOR) 2006-2007

  • University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship (2006-2008)

  • Stephen Spurr Award for technical contributions to Forestry in Florida by the Florida Division of the Society of American Foresters 2005.

  • Graduate Teacher & Adviser of 2003-2004, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida.

  • Scientific Advisory Board Member, Forest Policy and Economics 2006-present

  • Editorial Board Member, Agroforestry systems 2001-2008

  • Advisory/Editorial Board Member, World Forests, Springer, Netherlands 2006-present

  • Associate Editor, Forest Science 2006-2007

  • Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Forest Research 2005-2007