Douglas Noonan
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Chicago, Public Policy
M.A., University of Chicago, Public Policy
B.A., University of Washington, International Studies

ouglas Noonan teaches and conducts research on environmental economics and policy. The core of Prof. Noonan's research is at the intersection of environmental, urban, and cultural economics, emphasizing the provision of and adaptation to urban amenities. This includes projects on economic valuation of environmental and cultural resources, environmental justice, and air pollution and environmental forecasting. His research has been published in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Journal of Regional Science, Ecological Economics, Economic Development Quarterly, Journal of Cultural Economics, Social Science Quarterly, Urban Studies, Transportation Research Part D, and books on antibiotic resistance, sustainable cultural tourism, and economic development in Atlanta. He is also co-contributing editor of Managing the Commons. Prof. Noonan's recent work spans numerous policy areas like air toxics, brownfield remediations, green building technologies, federal Empowerment Zones, historic preservation, national park politics, and open-source software. He has received research funding from the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Red Hat, Inc., and other organizations. Prof. Noonan teaches courses on microeconomics, environmental policy, sustainability, and policy analysis.

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