Meet the Forestry Faculty

Francisco X. Aguilar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Forestry

Phone: 573-882-6304
E-mail: aguilarf@missouri.edu
Address: 203 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building

Education

Ph.D. 2007, Louisiana State University

Research

Spatial analysis of natural resource-based industries.
Forest industry corporate responsibility and environmental stewardship programs.
Consumer preferences for forest products.
Forest sector economic development.

Research Summary

Aguilar's research interests include the study of spatial phenomena occurring in the Forest Industry. His work has focused on the application of Cluster and Location Theories to analyze the Forest Industry in the United States. A better understanding of the spatial distribution of the industry is essential to the identification of competitive advantages in the global market. Aguilar considers it to be necessary to incorporate a spatial dimension when analyzing natural resource problems because of interrelated biological, social and economic variants involved in forest management and land uses.

Aguilar has studied the development and expansion of environmental certification programs in the global marketplace. In particular, he has focused on the potential adoption of a common global code of conduct for sustainable forest management. Aguilar's interest in consumer preferences lies in his belief that a better understanding of purchasing preferences is key to promoting sustainable consumption patterns.

Given the current potential for the development of biomass energy sources, Aguilar is also interested in studying the economic impact of renewable energy initiatives on the forest resource. Aguilar's diverse portfolio of research interests is grounded in his desire to enhance peoples' well-being and to contribute to the efficient use of the world's natural resources.

Teaching

Forest Economics and Natural Resource Policy

Selected Publications

Aguilar, F.X., and Vlosky, R.P. 2007.
Consumer willingness to pay price premiums for environmentally certified wood products in the USA. Forest Economics and Policy Journal. 9: 1100–1112.
Aguilar, F.X. and B. Kohlmann. 2006.
Willingness to consume and produce transgenic bananas in Costa Rica. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 30(6): 544–551.
Blackman, A., Avalos-Sartorio, B., Chow, J. and F.X. Aguilar. 2006.
Tree cover loss in El Salvador's coffee forests. Report to the Inter-American Development Bank. Resources for the Future, Washington D.C
Mejía, A., Vlosky, R.P., Shupe, T.F. and F.X. Aguilar. 2006.
Análisis participativo de las fortalezas, oportunidades, debilidades y amenazas de la pequeña y mediana industria transformadora de madera en Siguatepeque y San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Recursos Naturales y Ambiente. 46-47: 158-165.
Aguilar, F.X. and R.P. Vlosky. 2006.
Spatial analysis of forest product manufacturer clusters in Louisiana. Wood and Fiber Science. 38(1): 121-131.
Fischer, C., Aguilar, F.X., Jawahar, P., and R. Sedjo. 2005.
Forest certification: is a common environmental code of conduct feasible? In: Forestry: Economics and Environment. Proceedings of the 35th annual Southern Forest Economics Workshop Sun Joseph Chang/Mike A. Dunn Eds. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. April 18-20, 2005.
Shupe, T.F., Aguilar, F.X., Vlosky, R.P., Belisle, M. and A. Chavez. 2005.
Wood properties of selected lesser-used Honduran wood species. Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 17(3): 349-357.
Vlosky, R.P., Aguilar, F.X., and Q. Wu. 2005.
Demographic profile and spatial analysis of sugarcane growers in Louisiana. Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. 25: 157-172.
Fischer, C.; Parry, I.; Aguilar, F.X. and P. Jawahar. 2004.
Corporate codes of conduct: Is Common environmental content feasible? Report to the Foreign Investment Advisory Service of the World Bank Group. Resources for the Future, Washington D.C.
Reyes, R., Chávez, A., Aguilar, F.X. and R.P. Vlosky. 2004.
Diagnóstico y análisis de mercadeo de pequeñas y medianas empresas transformadoras de madera en Siguatepeque y San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Recursos Naturales y Ambiente. 42: 86-92.
Aguilar, F.X. and P. Tabora. 2003.
Total economic development benefits for the application of effective microorganisms technology to shrimp production. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 5(1-2): 15-26.