Faculty & Staff Details

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Brian Szuster, Assistant Professor

Office Location:Saunders 413
Phone Number: (808) 956-7345
Email: szuster@hawaii.edu

Website


Education:


Ph.D., University of Victoria, 2001. Geography.


M.S., Simon Fraser University, 1992. Geography,


University of Alberta, 1986. Geography



Courses Taught

GEOG 622 - Environmental Impact Assessment


GEOG 621 - Coastal Planning and Management


GEOG 412 - Environmental Assessment


GEOG 356 - Geography of Southeast Asia


GEOG 101 - The Natural Environment



Research

Environmental impact assessment, marine spatial planning, marine recreation management, aquaculture planning, Southeast Asia, behavioral research techniques


Referred Journal Publications:

  • Szuster, B.W., M. Needham & B. McClure. (in press). Scuba Diver Perceptions and Evaluations of Underwater Crowding. Tourism in Marine Environments.


  • Szuster, B.W. & H. Albasri. (in press). Mariculture and Marine Spatial Planning: Integrating Local Ecological Knowledge at Kaledupa Island, Indonesia. Island Studies Journal.


  • Needham, M.D. & B.W. Szuster. (in press). Situational Influences on Normative Evaluations of Coastal Tourism and Recreation Management Strategies in Hawai‘i. Tourism Management.


  • Albasri, H. & B.W. Szuster. (2010). Expert and Local Knowledge in Mariculture Suitability Analysis. EnvironmentAsia 3(2), pp. 109-114.


  • McLeod, E., B. Szuster, & R. Salm. (2009 Sasi and Marine Conservation in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Coastal Management 37(6), p. 656-676.


  • Szuster, B.W., K. Chalermwat, M. Flaherty & P. Intacharoen. (2008). Peri-Urban Oyster Farming in the Upper Gulf of Thailand. Aquaculture Economics and Management 12 (4), pp. 268-288.


  • Szuster, B.W., Steckler, C. & B. Kullavanijaya. (2008). Detecting and Managing Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Gear Using Satellite Radar Imagery. Coastal Management Journal 36 (3), pp. 318-329.


  • Chalermwat, K., B.W. Szuster, & M. Flaherty (2003). Shellfish Aquaculture in Thailand. Aquaculture Economics and Management 7 (3/4), pp. 249 - 261.


  • Szuster, B.W., & M. Flaherty (2002). Cumulative Environmental Effects of Low Salinity Shrimp Farming in Thailand. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 20 (2), pp. 189-200.


  • Flaherty, M., B.W. Szuster & P. Miller. (2000). Low Salinity Shrimp Farming in Thailand. Ambio 29 (3), pp. 174-179.



    • Refereed Books and Book Chapters:

  • Hoanh, C.T., B.W. Szuster, K.S. Pheng, A. Noble & A. Ismail. eds. (2010). Tropical Deltas and Coastal Zones: Community, Environment and Food Production at the Land-Water Interface. Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series No. 9. July 2010. Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing. 496 p.


  • Szuster, B.W., C.T. Hoanh, K.S. Pheng, A. Ismail, A. Noble, & M. Borger. (2010). Policy, Planning and Management at the Land-Water Interface. In: Tropical Deltas and Coastal Zones: Community, Environment and Food Production at the Land-Water Interface. Hoanh, C.T., B. Szuster, K.S. Pheng, A. Noble and A. Ismail (eds). Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series No. 9. July 2010. Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing. pp. 1-12.


  • Szuster, B.W. (2006). Coastal Shrimp Farming in Thailand: Searching for Sustainability. In: Environment and Livelihoods in Tropical Coastal Zones: Managing Agriculture - Fishery - Aquaculture Conflicts. Hoanh, C.T., T.P. Tuong, J.W. Gowing and B. Hardy (eds.). Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series, No. 2. July 2006. Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing. pp. 86-98.


  • Szuster, B.W. (2006). A Review of Shrimp Farming in Central Thailand and its Environmental Implications. In: Shrimp Culture: Economics, Markets, and Trade. P.S. Leung and C. Engle (eds.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. pp 155-164.


  • Szuster, B.W., F. Molle, M. Flaherty & T. Srijantr. (2003). Socio-Economic and Environmental Implications of Inland Shrimp Farming in the Chao Phraya Delta. In: Perspectives on Social and Agricultural Change in the Chao Phraya Delta. F. Molle and T. Srijantr (eds.). Bangkok: White Lotus Press. pp. 177-194.


    • Non-Refereed Publications:

  • Szuster, B.W. & M. Needham. (2010). Recreation Planning and Management at Molokini Shoal MLCD. Honolulu: State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources. p. ???.


  • Needham, M. & B.W. Szuster. (2010). Community Perceptions of Activities, Impacts, and Management at Kealakekua Bay, Hawai‘i. Honolulu: State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, Department of Land and Natural Resources. p. 49.


  • Szuster, B.W. & G. Ghen. (2006). Hawai‘i Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plan. Honolulu: State of Hawai‘i Office of Planning, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, pp. 47.


  • Szuster, B.W., & M. Flaherty (2005). Women Oyster Vendors in Eastern Thailand. Aquaculture Asia 10(1), pp. 21-24. http://www.enaca.org/AquacultureAsia/Articles/Jan-March-2005/Jan-March-05.pdf


  • Szuster, B.W. (2003). Shrimp Farming in Thailand’s Chao Phraya River Delta. Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. International Water Management Institute. Columbo, Sri Lanka. 57 p. http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/assessment/FILES/word/ProjectDocuments/ChaoPhraya/szuster.pdf


  • Szuster, B.W., & M. Flaherty (2002). A Regional Approach to Assessing Organic Waste Production by Low Salinity Shrimp Farms. Aquaculture Asia 7(2), pp. 48-52.


  • Miller, P., M. Flaherty, and B.W. Szuster (1999). Inland Shrimp Farming in Thailand. Aquaculture Asia. 4(1), pp. 27-32.