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Richard C. Stedman

Assistant Professor

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

My current research activity examines (i) the sustainability of resource-dependent communities, especially as they transition to natural resource-based tourism development; (ii) environmental risk perception and management at the community level; (iii) causes and consequences of land-use change along a gradient from very rural to very urban systems, with an emphasis on the urban-rural fringe; (iv) natural resource-based decision making among private (agricultural and forest) landowners; and (v) socio-ecological factors that underlie attachment to place and foster subsequent environmental behavior.

Educational Background

PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000
MS Cornell University, 1993
BA University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989

Research Grants

  • ANALYSIS OF BMP IMPLEMENTATION PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE IN SPRING CREEK, AN AGRICULTURALLY INFLUENCED WATERSHED
  • ASSESSING THE SUPPLY-BASED VIABILITY OF A MAPLE SYRUP PROCESSING FACILITY IN LEWIS COUNTY, NEW YORK
  • USING A MULTI-METHOD APPROACH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PENNSYLVANIA'S FOREST LANDOWNERS
  • SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SECOND HOME DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN FOREST REGION

Selected Publications

PubMed Listings
  • Stedman, R.C., R.C. Lathrop, B. Clark, J.Ejsmont-Karabin, P. Kasprzak, K. Nielsen, D. Osgood, M. Powell A.M.Ventela, K.E. Webster, and A.Zhukova. 2007. Place attachment and perceived environmental quality in North American and European temperate lake districts. Lake and Reservoir Management. In Press.

     

  • Stedman, R.C., W. White, M. Patriquin, D. Watson. 2007. Measuring community forest sector dependence: Does method matter? Society and Natural Resources 20:629-646.

     

  • Wellstead, A.M., and R.C. Stedman. 2007. Coordinating future climate change policies across Canadian natural resources. Climate Policy 7:29-45.

     

  • Stedman, R.C. 2006. Understanding place attachment among second home owners. American Behavioral Scientist 50(2): 1-19.

     

  • Stedman, R.C., and R.B. Hammer. 2006. Environmental perception in a rapidly growing, amenity-rich region: the effects of lakeshore development on perceived water quality in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Society and Natural Resources 19(2): 137-151.

     

  • Stedman, R.C., J. Parkins, and T. Beckley. 2005. Forest reliance and community well being in rural Canada: variation by forest sector and region. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35:215-220.

     

  • Stedman, R.C., T.M. Beckley, S. Wallace, and M. Ambard. 2004. A picture and 1000 words: Using resident-employed photography to understand attachment to high amenity places. Journal of Leisure Research 36(4):580-606.

     

  • Stedman, R.C., D. Diefenbach, C. Swope, J. Finley, A. Luloff, H. Zinn, G. San Julian, and G. Wang. 2004. Integrating wildlife and human-dimensions research methods to understand hunters. Journal of Wildlife Management 68(4): 762-773.