Daniel O. Suman
Current Position:
Associate Professor of Marine Affairs and Policy at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami.
Biography:
Dr. Suman holds a Ph.D. Degree in Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego. He has an M.E. in International Education and a Master of Arts Degree in Comparative Education from Columbia University. He received his B.A. degree from Middlebury College in Chemistry. In addition Dr. Suman has a J.D. Certificate in Environmental Law from the University of California at Berkeley and a Certificate of Latin American Studies from Columbia University. He served as the Articles Editor of the Ecology Lay Quarterly and was an Organization of American States Research Fellow. In 1994, Suman was a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the University of Panama Law School. He is currently employed as an Associate Professor in the Division of Marine Affairs and Policy.
Interests:
Dr. Daniel Suman has been conducting research on the adaptability of the fishing sectors in Chile, Peru and Ecuador to ENSO climate variability, as well as continuing his investigations on coastal wetland management, and environmental legislation in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. He also studies the perceptions of stakeholder groups surrounding the Florida Key's National Marine Sanctuary.
Publications of Interest (Last 5 Years):
Suman, D.O., A five century sedimentary geochronology of biomass burning in Nicaragua and Central America, In: Global Biomass Burning: Atmospheric, Climatic and Biospheric Implications, (ed.) J.S. Levine, Cambridge MIT Press, 1991.
Suman, D.O., Shivlani, M., and Villanueva, M. (eds.) Urban Growth and Sustainable Habitats: A Case Study Approach to Policy Conflicts in South Florida's Coastal Environment. 176pp. 1995
Suman, D.O. (ed.) El Ecosistema de Manglar en America Latina y la Cuenca del Caribe: Su Manejo y Conservacion, 1994: 272pp.
Suman, D.O. Los manglares y la legistlacion en Centroamerica, Revista Forestal Centroamerica, 9(3):6-12, (1995).
Suman, D.O. Coastal Zone Management, Yearbook of International Environmental Law. 4: 250-258 (1994).
Suman, D.O. Regulation of Ocean Dumping in the European Economic Community. Ecology Law Quarterly. 18: 559-618 (1991).
Courses:
Environmental Law - MAF 520
Environmental Planning and the Environmental Impact Statement - MAF 510
Coastal Zone Management - MAF 518
Ocean Policy - MAF 516
Global Environmental Issues - BIL 431
Coastal Law - LAW 303