David G. McGrath

David G. McGrath
Associate Scientist
Woods Hole Research Center
149 Woods Hole Road
Falmouth, MA 02540-1644
Phone: 508-540-9900
Fax: 508-540-9700

Education

Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin-Madison
1989, Geography
Thesis: The Paraense Traders -Small-scale, Long Distance Trade in the Brazilian Amazon.

M.A. - University of Arizona
1983, Geography and Regional Development
Thesis: The Concept of Environment in Early Twentieth Century American Geographic Thought.

B.A. - Harvard University
1976

Professional Experience

  • 2001 - present: Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center
  • 2001 - present: Vice-Coordinator Doctoral Program in the Sustainable Development of the Humid Tropics, PDTU, NAEA, UFPa, Belém, PA
  • 1998 - present: Professor, Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos (NAEA), Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA.
  • 1992 - 1998: Visiting Professor, Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos,
    Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA.
  • 1988 - 1990: Visiting Professor, Geography Department, University of New Mexico.

Research Interests

Coordinates projects to develop ecologically and economically sustainable community-based management systems for forest and floodplain resources. On a broader level, McGrath is interested in the relationship between population, technology and environment in human history and its implications for environment and development policy.

Recent publications

Alencar, A., Nepstad, D., McGrath, D., Moutinho, P., Pacheco, P., Diaz, M. del C., Soares Filho, B. 2004. Desmatamento na Amazônia: Indo Além de uma Emergência Crônica. IPAM, Belém, PA.

Benatti, J.H., McGrath, D.G., Mendes, A.C. 2003. Políticas Públicas e manejo comunitário de recursos naturais da Amazônia. Ambiente e Sociedade VI(2): 137 a 154.

Almeida, O., Lorenzen, K. and McGrath, D. 2003. Commercial fishing in the Brazilian Amazon: regional differentiation in fleet characteristics and efficiency. Fisheries Management and Ecology 10: 109-115.

Castro, F. and D. McGrath. 2003. Moving Towards Sustainability in the Local Management of Floodplain Lake Fisheries in the Brazilian Amazon. Human Organization. 62(2):123-133.

Castro, F. de, McGrath, D. and Crossa, M. Adaptándose A Los Cambios: La Habilidad De Las Comunidades Ribereñas En El Manejo De Sistemas De Lagos De La Amazonia Brasileña. In Smith, R. C. e Pinedo, D. (Eds). 2002. Nuestros bosques, nuestros lagos: la gestión comunitaria de los bienes comunes en la Amazonía. Lima, Instituto del Bien Común & Insituto de Estudios Peruanos.

Carvalho, G., Nepstad, D., McGrath, D., Diaz, M, Santilli, M. And Barros, A.C. 2002. Frontier expansion in the Amazon. Environment 44(3): 34-42.

Nepstad, D., McGrath, D., Alencar, A., Barros, A., Carvalho, G., Santilli, M. and Vera Dias. 2002. Issues in Amazonian Development. Science 295: 1643-1644.

Nepstad, D., McGrath, D., Alencar, A., Barros, A., Carvalho, G., Santilli, M. and Vera Dias, C. 2002. Frontier Governance in Amazonia. Science 295: 629-630.

Castro, F. e McGrath, D. 2001. O manejo comunitário de lagos na Amazônia. Parcerias Estratégicas 12(Setembro 2001): 112-126.

Almeida, O., McGrath, D. and Ruffino, M.. 2001. The Commercial Fisheries of the Lower Amazon: An Economic Analysis. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 8(3):15-35.

Machado, S., Pimentel, F., Luciano, S. McGrath, D. 2001. Fazendo Educação Ambiental: O Mundo da Várzea. IPAM & SEMED. Santarém, PA.

Current projects

  • Researcher, Scenarios for the Future of the Amazon, Woods Hole Research Center, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM), and Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos.
  • Coordinator, Projeto Tapajós, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) and the Woods Hole Research Center, Santarém, PA.
  • Coordinator, Projeto Várzea, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) and the Woods Hole Research Center, Santarém, PA.