Dr. Kreuter directs a research program focusing on the Human Dimensions of Rangeland Ecosystem Management. His research is driven by his multidisciplinary interests in ecological economics, rural sociology and environmental psychology and aims to develop theory regarding integrated ecosystem management. Research projects that he directs are conducted at individual property, community and ecosystem scales. Some issues that Dr. Kreuter's research program have addressed include the effects of shifting social values and human demographics on rangeland management; the effectiveness of incentive programs aimed at improving rangeland health, wildlife habitat and water quality on private lands; the effects of landowner perceptions regarding property rights on ecosystem management; and factors influencing the use of fire as a rangeland management tool. Dr Kreuter's research aims to inform policy aimed at creating positive incentives for the sustainable use and management of terrestrial ecosystems under a broad range of land tenure systems.
- Ph.D. in Range Science, Utah State University - (Logan, Utah, United States) 1992
Academic Articles104
- Kreuter, U. P., Amestoy, H. E., Kothmann, M. M., Ueckert, D. N., McGinty, W. A., & Cummings, S. R. (2005). The Use of Brush Management Methods: A Texas Landowner Survey. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 58(3), 284-291.
- OLENICK, K. L., CONNER, J. R., WILKINS, R. N., KREUTER, U. P., & HAMILTON, W. T. (2004). Economic implications of brush treatments to improve water yield. Journal of Range Management. 57(4), 337-345.
- KREUTER, U. P., TAYS, M. R., & CONNER, J. R. (2004). Landowner willingness to participate in a Texas brush reduction program. Journal of Range Management. 57(3), 230-237.
- Wagner, M. W., & Kreuter, U. P. (2004). Groundwater supply in Texas: Private land considerations in a rule-of-capture state. Society & Natural Resources. 17(4), 359-367.
- Kreuter, U. P., Amestoy, H. E., Ueckert, D. N., & McGinty, W. A. (2002). Adoption of brush busters: Results of Texas county extension survey (vol 54, pg 630, 2001). Journal of Range Management. 55(2), 208-208.
Conference Papers4
- Kreuter, U. P., Archer, S. R., & Scifres, C. J. (1999). Bio-economic basis for woody plant management. 842-843.
- Welsh, D. F., Kreuter, U. P., & Byles, J. D. (1995). Enhancing subsurface drip irrigation through vector flow. 95(4), 688-693.
- Higgins, M., Burnett, D., Kreuter, U., Theodori, G., & Haut, R. Public Engagement: New Approaches to Enhance Field Planning and Environmental Compliance for O&G Development. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 2018-September,
- Higgins, M. E., Burnett, D. B., Kreuter, U., & Haut, R. C. Pre-development Research to Understand Stakeholder Perceptions of Energy Development in Environmentally Sensitive Areas. Proceedings of the 5th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.
Internet Publications1
- Treadwell, M., Wonkka, S. L., Rodgers, W. E., & Kreuter, U. P. (2016). Legal Barriers to Prescribed Burning (ERM-022).
Principal Investigator2
Co-Principal Investigator1
- AGEC659 Ecological Economics Instructor
- ECCB285 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB452 Study Abroad Natural Res: Zaf Instructor
- ECCB485 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB671 Ecological Economics Instructor
- McDaniel, Thomas Williford (2018-11). Prescribed Fire Outreach in the Southern Great Plains: Challenges and Opportunities. (Master's Thesis)
- Clifton, Kyle Leann (2018-08). The Impact of Constituency Building on Development and Conservation Sentiment in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Abney, Alexandra Anne (2017-12). LANDOWNER PERCEPTIONS OF WOODY PLANT ENCROACHMENT AND PRESCRIBED FIRE LIABILITY. (Master's Thesis)
- Higgins, Marian Ellen (2016-08). Linking Values and Framing Theories in New Energy Development: Low-Temperature Geothermal Energy (LTGE) in Coastal Texas. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Wonkka, Carissa Lyn (2014-12). Influence of Disturbance, Soils, and Socio-Economic Constraints on Restoration in Brush Encroached, Semi-Arid Texas Rangelands. (Doctoral Dissertation)
