Dr. Brian Szuster
Job Title
Name of Organization
Primary Email
Professor
University of Hawaii
szuster@hawaii.edu
Brief Biography
Dr. Brian Szuster is a Professor at the University of Hawaii who specializations include coastal resource management and environmental impact assessment. He teaches at the graduate and undergraduate levels and his research program focuses on coastal aquaculture and marine recreation management. He has worked extensively on natural resource management projects in both Asia and Canada, and was a consulting environmental planner for over 10 years prior to joining the University of Hawaii. In this role he acted as project manager on numerous environmental impact assessments and environmental planning projects.
Field of Interests
I have worked extensively on coastal resource management projects in both Asia and North America, and acted as project manager on numerous environmental impact assessments and environmental planning projects. I have extensive experience with coastal tourism management and tropical aquaculture, and acted as project manager of the Thailand Aquaculture Management Project, a five year Canadian International Development Agency initiative that focused on building the capacity of academic and government institutions to apply geomatics technology in the management of coastal resources at Burapha University in Thailand.
Fields of Expertise
- Aquaculture & Fisheries
- Environmental Management
- Strategic Planning
- Land Use Planning
- Marine and Coastal Planning
- Natural Resource Management
- Project Management
- Food Security, Safety and Certification
Current Research Projects
Szuster, B.W., L. Lesar, M. Needham & Q. Chen. (2021). From a Drone’s Eye View: Indicators of Overtourism in Sea, Sun, and Sand Destinations. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. DOI 10.1080/09669582.2020.1866586.
Szuster, B.W., W. Cecil, J.M. Bernstein & K. Kuldilok. (in press). Shrimp Farming and Community Supported Fisheries in Southeast Asia. Journal of Southeast Asia Studies.
Szuster, B.W. & J. Dietrich. (2014). Small island tourism development plan implementation: The case of Koh Tao, Thailand. EnvironmentAsia 7(2), 124-132.
Szuster, B.W., Q. Chen & M. Borger. (2011). A comparison of classification techniques to support coastal land cover change analysis. Applied Geography 31 (2), pp. 525-532.
Key Publications
Szuster, B.W., L. Lesar, M. Needham & Q. Chen. (2021). From a Drone’s Eye View: Indicators of Overtourism in Sea, Sun, and Sand Destinations. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. DOI 10.1080/09669582.2020.1866586.
Szuster, B.W., W. Cecil, J.M. Bernstein & K. Kuldilok. (in press). Shrimp Farming and Community Supported Fisheries in Southeast Asia. Journal of Southeast Asia Studies.
Szuster, B.W. & J. Dietrich. (2014). Small island tourism development plan implementation: The case of Koh Tao, Thailand. EnvironmentAsia 7(2), 124-132.
Szuster, B.W., Q. Chen & M. Borger. (2011). A comparison of classification techniques to support coastal land cover change analysis. Applied Geography 31 (2), pp. 525-532.