James L. Bowyer

Professor Emeritus

jbowyer@umn.edu

Education

Ph.D. 1973, University of Minnesota
M.S. 1966, Michigan State University
B.S. 1964, Oklahoma State University

Areas of Interest

Environmental life cycle assessment of alternative building materials
Global trends in wood and other raw materials availability
Environmental impacts of domestic forest policy
Forest carbon dynamics and carbon policy

Select Publications

Bowyer, J. 2016. The Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise. Itasca Press.
Bowyer, J. 2016. Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Premature Deterioration of Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures – A Growing Concern. Dovetail Partners, Inc., Aug. 5. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2016/dovetailconcrete0816.pdf)
Riebel, P. and Bowyer, J. 2016. Contrary to Popular Thinking, Going Paperless Does Not “Save” Trees. Print Works Magazine, Feb.
Bowyer, J., Bratkovich, S., Howe, J., Fernholz, K., Frank, M., Hanessian, S., Groot, H. and Pepke, E. 2016. Modern Tall Wood Buildings: Opportunities for Innovation. Dovetail Partners, Inc., Jan. 15. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2016/dovetailtallwoodbuildings0116.pdf)
Fernholz, K. and Bowyer, J. 2015. The Spectrum of Forest Usage: From Livelihood Support to Large Scale Commercialization. In: Hansen, E. (ed.) Forest, Business and Sustainability, Ch. 1.
Bowyer, J., Bratkovich, S., Fernholz, K., Frank, M., Groot, H., Howe, J. and Pepke, E. 2015. Understanding Steel Recovery and Recycling Rates and Limits to Recycling. Dovetail Partners, Inc., March 23. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2015/dovetailsteelrecycling0315.pdf)
Bowyer, J. 2015. Wood: Future Availability. In: Hashmi, S. (ed.) Materials Science and Materials Engineering. New York: Elsevier Publishers, Inc.
Miner, R., Abt, R., Bowyer, J., Buford, M., Malmsheimer, R., O’Laughlin, J., Oneil, E., Sedjo, R. and Skog. K. 2014. Forest Accounting Considerations in U.S. Bioenergy Policy. Journal of Forestry 112(6): 591-606.
Miner, R., Malmsheimer, R., Abt, R., Bowyer, J., Buford, M., O’Laughlin, J., Oneil, E., Sedjo, R. and Skog, K. 2014. Carbon Accounting Insights for the Use of Forest Biomass from the United States. World Biomass, pp. 6-14. (http://www.dcm-productions.co.uk/flippages/flipbook/index.html)
Bowyer, J., Fernholz, K., Frank, M., Howe, J., Bratkovich, S. and Pepke, E. 2014. Bamboo Products and their Environmental Impacts: Revisited . Dovetail Partners, Inc., March 10. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2014/dovetailbamboo0314.pdf)
Bowyer, J., Howe, J., Pepke, E., Bratkovich, S., Frank, M. and Fernholz, K. 2014. Tree-Free Paper: A Path to Saving Trees and Forests? Dovetail Partners, Inc., July 9. (http://www.dovetailinc.org/report_pdfs/2014/dovetailtreefree0714.pdf)
Malmsheimer, R., Bowyer, J., Fried, S., Gee, E., Izlar, R., Miner, R., Munn, I., Oneil, E. and Stewart, W. 2011. Managing Forests Because Carbon Matters: Integrating Energy, Products, and Land Management Policy. Journal of Forestry 109(7S): 1-51.