Dr. Jae-Young Ko

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CV (PDF)

Phone: (409) 740-4919
Fax: (409) 740-4787
Email: koj@tamug.edu

Texas A&M University at Galveston
P.O. Box 1675 
Galveston, Texas 77553

Course Offerings:

MARS 280 - Coastal and Ocean Resources (Syllabus)
MARS 423/689 - Ecological Economics (Syllabus)
MARS 676 - Environmental Policy (Syllabus)
STAT 303 - Statistical Methods (Syllabus)

Assistant Professor

Education:

- Ph.D. Environmental Science, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)
- M.A. Political Science, Syracuse University
- M.A. Public Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
- B.A. Public Administration (economics in minor major), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea

Academic Appointments:

- 2005-Present: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston.
- 2008-Present: Participating faculty, MARB-IDP (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Marine Biology), Texas A&M University.
- 2000-2005: Postdoctoral Researcher, Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
 

Research Interests:

In general, my research interests are in the area of:
1. Ecological economics, including monetary and non-monetary valuations of ecosystem service
2. Human dimension of coastal management
3. Property rights and natural resource management
4. Environmental and energy policy
5. Sustainable development

 Selected Publications:

Ko, J.-Y., J. W. Day, R. R. Lane, R. Hunter, D. Sabins, K. L. Pintado, and J. Franklin. 2012. Policy adoption of ecosystem services for a sustainable community: a case study of wetland assimilation using natural wetlands in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Ecological Engineering 38:114-118. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925857411003284

Ko, J.-Y., G. A. Jones, M.-S.Heo, Y.-S.Kang, and S.-H.Kang. 2010. A fifty-year production and economic assessment of common property-based management of marine living common Resources: a case study for the women diverscommunities in Jeju, South Korea. Marine Policy 34:624-634 . http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X09001869

Brantley, C. G., J. W. Day, R. R. Lane, E. Hyfield, J. N. Day, and J.-Y.Ko. 2008. Primary production, nutrient dynamics, and accretion of a coastal freshwater forested wetland assimilation system in Louisiana. Ecological Engineering 34:7-22. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925857408001006

Ko, J.-Y. 2007. An explanation for South Korean experience in economic development, pp.127-141.  In Leclerc, G. and C. A. S. Hall (Eds.).Making World Development Work: Scientific Alternatives to Neoclassical Economic Theory.  University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico (PDF).

Hall, C. A. S. and J.-Y.Ko. 2007. The myth of efficiency through market economics: a biophysical analysis of tropical economies, especially with respect to energy, forest and water, pp.90-103.  In Leclerc, G. and C. A. S. Hall. (Eds.). Making World Development Work: Scientific Alternatives to Neoclassical Economic Theory.  University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico (PDF).

Day, J. W., J. Barras, E. Clairain, J. Johnston, D. Justic, G. P. Kemp, J.-Y.Ko, R. R. Lane, W. Mitsch, G. Steyer, P. Templet, and A. Yanez-Arancibia. 2005. Implications of global climatic change and energy cost and availability for the restoration of the Mississippi delta.  Ecological Engineering 24:253-265. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925857405000339

Ko, J.-Y., and J. W. Day.2004. A review of ecological impacts of oil and gas development on coastal ecosystems in the Mississippi Delta. Ocean and Coastal Management 47:597-623. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0964569104000973

Day, J. W., J.-Y. Ko, J. Rybczyk, D. Sabins, R. Bean, G. Berthelot, C. Brantley, L. Cardoch, W. Conner, J. N. Day, A.J. Englande, S. Feagley, E. Hyfield, R. Lane, J. Lindsey, J. Mistich, E. Reyes, and R. Twilley. 2004. The use of wetlands in the Mississippi Delta for wastewater assimilation: a review. Ocean and Coastal Management 47:671-691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2004.12.007

Ko, J.-Y., J. W. Day, R. R. Lane, and J. N. Day. 2004. A comparative evaluation of money-based and energy-based cost-benefit analyses of tertiary municipal wastewater treatment using forested wetlands vs. sand filtration in Louisiana. Ecological Economics 49:331-347. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800904000631

 

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