Michael Bowker
Emeritus Research Social Scientist
Integrating Human and Natural Systems
320 Green Street
Athens, GA 30602-2044
United States
Athens, GA 30602-2044
United States
Phone
706-559-4271
Current Research
Recreation demand; benefit valuation of recreation and wilderness; impacts of recreation on local economies; wildlife-fishery management economics; recreation use, user fees, policy; recreation forecasting.
Education
- Texas A&M University, Ph.D., Ag & Resource Econ., 1987
Featured Publications
- Poudyala, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek P.; Bowker, J.M.. 2011. Quality of urban forest carbon credits
- Johnson Gaither, Cassandra; Poudyal, N.C.; Goodrick, S.; Bowker, J.M.; Malone, Sparkle L.; Gan, J.. 2011. Wildland fire risk and social vulnerability in the Southeastern United States: An exploratory spatial data analysis approach
- Poudyal, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek P.; Bowker, J. M.. 2010. Urban forests' potential to supply marketable carbon emission offsets: a survey of municipal governments in the United States
- Kim, S.G.; Bowker, J.M.; Cho, S.H.; Lambert, D.M.; English, D.B.K.; Starbuck, C.M.. 2010. Estimating Travel Cost Model: Spatial Approach
- Gill, Joshua K.; Bowker, J.M.; Bergstrom, John C.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.. 2010. Accounting for trip frequency in importance-performance analysis
Other Publications
- McNulty, Steven ; Baca, Aurelia ; Bowker, Michael ; Brantley, Steven ; Dreaden, Tyler ; Golladay, Steven W.; Holmes, Tom ; James, Natasha ; Liu, Shan ; Lucardi, Rima ; Mayfeld, Albert ; Sun, Ge ; Treasure, Emrys ; Conner, L. Mike; Smith, Lora L.; Vose, James M.. 2019. Managing Effects of Drought in the Southeast United States
- Mingie, James ; Poudyal, Neelam ; Bowker, J. ; Mengak, Michael ; Siry, Jacek P.. 2019. Comparing the net benefit of forestland acccess for big-game hunting across landownership types in Georgia, USA
- Askew, Ashley E.; Bowker, J. M.. 2018. Impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation participation: Outlook to 2060
- English, Donald ; Bowker, J. M.. 2018. Introduction to the special issue on visitor monitoring
- Gillespie, Nathaniel ; Epstein, Jonas ; Alexander, Susan ; Bowker, J.M. ; Medel, Ron ; Leonard, Mike ; Thoms, Andrew. 2018. Socioeconomic benefits of recreational, commercial, and subsistence fishing associated with national forests
- Kreye, Melissa M.; Adams, Damian C.; Ghimire, Ramesh; Morse, Wayde; Stein, Taylor; Bowker, J. M.. 2017. Forest ecosystem services: Cultural values
- Merry, Krista ; Bettinger, Pete ; Siry, Jacek ; Bowker, J. M.; Weaver, Steven ; Ucar, Zennure. 2017. Mapping potential motorised sightseeing recreation supply across broad privately-owned landscapes of the Southern United States
- Bowker, J.M. ; Bergstrom, J.C.. 2017. Wild and scenic rivers: An economic perspective
- Mingie, James C.; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J. M.; Mengak, Michael T.; Siry, Jacek P.. 2017. A hedonic analysis of big game hunting club dues in Georgia, USA
- Mingie, James C.; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J. M.; Mengak, Michael T.; Siry, Jacek P.. 2017. Big game hunter preferences for hunting club attributes: A choice experiment
- Tran, Y.; Siry, J. P.; Bowker, J. M.; Poudyal, N. C.. 2017. Atlanta households’ willingness to increase urban forests to mitigate cimate change
- Askew, Ashley E.; Bowker, J.M.; English, Donald B.K.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Green, Gary T.. 2017. A temporal importance-performance analysis of recreation attributes on national forests: a technical document supporting the Forest Service update of the 2010 RPA Assessment
- Song, Nianfu; Shifley, Stephen R.; Bowker, Michael; Emery, Marla R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Skog, Kenneth E.. 2016. Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies
- Prestemon, Jeff; Kruger, Linda; Abt, Karen L.; Bowker, Michael; Brandeis, Consuelo; Calkin, Dave; Donovan, Geoffrey H.; Ham, Charlotte; Holmes, Thomas P.; Kline, Jeffrey; Warziniack, Travis. 2016. Economics and societal considerations of drought
- Sardana, Kavita; Bergstrom, John C.; Bowker, J. M.. 2016. Valuing setting-based recreation for selected visitors to national forests in the southern United States
- Poudyal, N.C.; Bowker, J.M.; Siry, J.P.. 2015. Factors influencing buyers' willingness to offer price premiums for carbon credits sourced from urban forests
- White, Eric M.; Bowker, Michael; Askew, Ashley E.; Langner, Linda L.; Arnold, J. Ross; English, Don. 2015. Federal outdoor recreation trends: Effects on economic opportunities
- Paudyal, Ramesh; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M.; Dorison, Adrienne M.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Green, Gary T.. 2015. A value orientation approach to assess and compare climate change risk perception among trout anglers in Georgia, USA
- Holmes, Tom; Bowker, Michael; Englin, Jeffrey; Hjerpe, Evan; Loomis, John B.; Phillips, Spencer; Richardson, Robert. 2015. A Synthesis of the Economic Values of Wilderness
- Cho, Seong-Hoon; Bowker, Michael; Roberts, Roland K.; Kim, Seunggyu; Kim, Taeyoung; Lambert, Dayton M. . 2015. Effects on consumer welfare of visitor satisfaction information: a case study of the Allegheny National Forest
- Mockrin, Miranda H.; Bowker, J. M.; Smith, Katherine; West, Cindi. 2014. Outdoor recreation in shifting societal and natural landscapes
- Larson, Lincoln R.; Whiting, Jason W.; Green, Gary T.; Bowker, J.M.. 2014. Physical activity of youth in non-urban parks: an observation-based assessment
- Larson, Lincoln; Whiting, Jason W.; Green, Gary T.; Bowker, Michael. 2014. Physical activity levels and preferences of ethnically diverse visitors to Georgia State Parks
- Merry, Krista; Siry, Jacek; Bettinger, Pete; Bowker, J.M.. 2014. Urban tree cover change in Detroit and Atlanta, USA, 1951-2010
- Larson, Lincoln R.; Whiting, Jason W.; Green, Gary T.; Bowker, J. M.. 2014. Physical activity locations in Georgia: frequency of use by socio-demographic group
- Askew, Ashley E.; English, Donald B.K.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M.. 2014. Mitigating budget constraints on visitation volume surveys: the case of U.S. National forests
- Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley E.; Poudyal, Neelam; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Seymour, Lynne; Cordell, H. Ken. 2014. Climate change and outdoor recreation participation in the Southern United States
- Bowker, J. M.; Askew, Ashley; Cordell, H. Ken; Bergstrom, John C.. 2013. Outdoor recreation
- Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley E.. 2013. Outlook for outdoor recreation in the northern United States. A technical document supporting the Northern Forest Futures Project with projections through 2060
- Cordell, Ken; Bowker, J.M.. 2013. Long-term projections of backcountry recreation use
- Merry, Krista; Siry, Jacek; Bettinger, Pete; Bowker, Michael. 2013. Assessing potential urban tree planting sites in the Piedmont of the Unitied States: A comparison of methods
- Merry, Krista; Siry, Jacek; Bettinger, Pete; Bowker, Michael. 2013. Efficient assessments of urban tree planting potential around the southern Piedmont region of the United States
- Cho, Seong-.Hoon; Bowker, J.M.; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Kim, Seung Gyu; Lambert, Dayton M.; Roberts, Roland K.. 2012. Effect of forestland availability by ownership type on license sales for hunting: a spatial approach
- Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J. M.; Green, Gary T.; Tarrant, Michael A.. 2012. Supply of Private Acreage for Recreational Deer Hunting in Georgia
- Green, Gary T.; Bowker, J.M.; Wang, X.F.; Cordell, K.; Johnson, Cassandra Y.. 2012. A National Study of Constraints to Participation in Outdoor Recreational Activities
- Poudyal, N. C.; Siry, J. P.; Bowker, J. M.. 2012. Stakeholders’ engagement in promoting sustainable development: Businesses and urban forest carbon
- Poudyal, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek P.; Bowker, J. M.. 2012. Market-Based Approaches toward the Development of Urban Forest Carbon Projects in the United States
- Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley. 2012. U.S. Outdoor Recreation Participation Projections to 2060
- Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley E.; Cordell, H. Ken; Betz, Carter J.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Seymour, Lynne. 2012. Outdoor recreation participation in the United States - projections to 2060: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment
- Zarnoch, Stan; Bowker, Michael; Cordell, Ken; Owens, Matt; Green, Gary T.; Ginn, Allison. 2011. Appalachian National Scenic Trail pilot survey
- Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Bowker, J.M.; Cordell, H. Ken. 2011. A mixed-modes approach for estimating hiking on trails through diverse forest landscapes: the case of the Appalachian Trail
- Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M.; Green, Gary. T.; Hodges, Donald G.. 2011. Modeling the impact of changes in land use and socio-cultural patterns from urbanization of recrecreational fishing
- Poudyal, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek; Bowker, J.M.. 2011. Urban Forests and Carbon Markets: Buyers’ Perspectives
- Green, G.T.; Bowker, J.M.; Wang, X.; Cordell, H.K.; Johnson, Cassandra Y.. 2009. An Examination of Perceived Constraints to Outdoor Recreation
- Bowker, J.M.; Starbuck, C.M.; English, D.B.K.; Bergstrom, J.C.; Rosenburger, R.S.; McCollum, D.C.. 2009. Estimating the Net Economic Value of National Forest Recreation: An Application of the National Visitor Use Monitoring Database
- Poudyal, N.; Siry, J.; Bowker, M.. 2009. Factors influencing current interests and motivations of local governments to supply carbon offset credits from urban forestry
- Bowker, J.M.; Askew, A.; Seymour, L.; Zhu, J.P.; English, D.; Starbuck, C.M.. 2009. Wilderness Recreation Demand: A Comparison of Travel Cost and On-Site Cost Models
- Armstrong, M.; Siry, J.; Bowker, Michael. 2009. Developing an urban forest carbon market
Research Highlights
Study Projects Outdoor Recreation Levels in the United States to 2060
Year: 2012
Changes in climate, socioeconomic conditions, and land use, along with population growth will affect future outdoor recreation activity in the United States.