Dr. Christopher F. Dumas

Dr. Dumas is a Professor of Economics in the Cameron School of Business. He has been with the Cameron School since 1997. (Full Professor 2009-present, Associate Professor 2003-2008, Assistant Professor 1997-2002). Areas of Interest include Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Regional and Applied Microeconomics, Economic Impacts of Hurricanes and Economics of Aquaculture .

There are 6 included publications by Dr. Christopher F. Dumas :

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
ASSESSMENT OF OCEAN BEACH VEHICULAR USE at FORT FISHER STATE RECREATION AREA KURE BEACH, NC 2005 111 A study funded by the N.C. General Assemblyand performed by faculty ofThe University of North Carolina at Wilmingtonfor theN.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Impacts of GlobalWarming on North Carolina’s Coastal Economy 2007 131 The North Carolina coast is particularlyvulnerable to sea-level rise for several reasons:the land has very little slope, meaning that evensmall increases in sea level result in a wideexpanse of coastal land being inundated and lost.In addition, while...
Measuring the Economic Benefits of Water Quality Improvement with Benefit Transfer: An Introduction for Noneconomists 2005 118 In this paper, we provide an introduction to water quality benefit estimation for noneconomists. Net water quality benefits are typically measured using the concept of consumer surplus, which is estimated using a number of economic valuation methodol...
Measuring the economic impacts of sea-level rise on marine recreational shore fishing in North Carolina 2008 1046 In this study we develop estimates of the economic effects of climate change-induced sea level rise on marine recreational shore fishing in North Carolina. We estimate the relationship between angler behavior and spatial differences in beach width ...
Measuring the impacts of climate change on North Carolina coastal resources 2009 1817 Current scientific research shows that the global sea level is expected to rise significantly over the next century. The relatively dense development and abundant economic activity along much of the U.S. coastline is vulnerable to risk of coastal f...
The potential economic benefits of integrated and sustainable ocean observation systems: The Southeast Atlantic region 2005 1081 The South East Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEACOOS) collects, manages and disseminates coastal oceanic and atmospheric observation information along the Atlantic coast of the southeastern United States. This paper estimates the benef...