Mark Borsuk
· James L. and Elizabeth M. Vincent Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringDuke University · Civil & Environmental Engineering
Active 2000–2024
About
Mark Edward Borsuk is the James L. and Elizabeth M. Vincent Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University. His research focuses on decision-making processes related to geoengineering, landowner decision making, and the governance of environmental risks. He is involved in projects that examine the decisions of landowners in New England small streams, contributing to understanding the social and environmental implications of geoengineering and related governance issues.
Research topics
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Economics
- Geography
- Ecology
- Business
- Computer Science
- Forestry
- Environmental resource management
- Environmental science
- Econometrics
- Biology
- Engineering ethics
- Engineering
- Statistics
- Microeconomics
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Cartography
Selected publications
Society & Natural Resources · 2021 · 39 citations
- Political Science
- Business
- Environmental resource management
Private landowner participation in management initiatives can be encouraged by interventions, which must resonate with the underlying subjective motivations of the landowners. In this study, we use the Theory of Planned Behavior to gauge the relative influences of (1) attitudes; (2) subjective norms; and (3) perceived behavioral control on landowner intentions to harvest trees threatened by invasive insects. We use a survey (n = 696) to estimate the effects of these latent factors among family forest owners in New England. Our results suggest that, overall, normative pressures are the dominant influence on landowners’ harvest intentions. However, for certain subgroups, such as those with especially high levels of knowledge and experience with forest insects, or those with forestry experience, attitudes are dominant. Perceived behavioral control was not revealed to be dominant among any of our subgroups. These findings can be used to inform landowner interventions that are differentiated by landowner type.
Social science research to inform solar geoengineering
Science · 2021 · 58 citations
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Environmental science
What are the benefits and drawbacks, and for whom?.
Using Zillow data to value green space amenities at the neighborhood scale
Urban forestry & urban greening · 2020 · 33 citations
Senior authorCorresponding- Computer Science
- Geography
- Econometrics
Recent grants
Frequent coauthors
- 32 shared
Peter Reichert
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
- 25 shared
Craig A. Stow
- 20 shared
Jonathan R. Thompson
Medical College of Wisconsin
- 20 shared
Kenneth H. Reckhow
- 19 shared
Richard B. Howarth
University of Nottingham
- 19 shared
David B. Kittredge
University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 18 shared
Meghan Graham MacLean
- 16 shared
Danelle Laflower
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Labs
Education
- 2001
MS, Statistics and Decision Sciences
Duke University
- 2001
PhD, Environment
Duke University
- 1995
BSE, Civil Engineering and Operations Research
Princeton University
Awards & honors
- Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award from t…
- Early Career Research Excellence Award from the Internationa…
- Earl I. Brown Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award fr…
- Best Paper in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Manage…
- Best Paper in Environmental Modelling & Software Journal (20…
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