Michael Strager
Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Davis-Michael Professor of Resource Economics, Program Director of Graduate Certificate in GIS and Spatial Analysis, and Research Collaborator with the Natural Resource Analysis Center.
Dr. Strager uses spatial and decision analysis techniques to aid in the analysis and management of natural resources. He investigates how location and other factors play a role in many different interdisciplinary questions that exist throughout Appalachia. He has focused mostly on modeling the drivers of land use and cover change and associated tradeoffs to forests, water quality, wildlife, and local and regional communities. Much of his work has resulted in the development of spatial decision support to aid in prioritizing areas, evaluating alternatives and examining trade-offs when managing natural resources.
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