Boating Research
Center
The Boating Research
Center is a research arm
of the Division of Marine Affairs and Policy at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. It primarily
conducts boating research studies and manages boating related data. Most of its
research projects deals with boating and boating related activities in South
Florida, its environmental, economic, and social impacts to the South Florida communities. It has a faculty and staff
from our Division of Marine Affairs, and the Business Schools
who are involved in boating related studies. Specifically, the BRC faculty
members have done various research studies and published papers and reports on
the field of boating and its related activities.
Primary Researchers
Edward K. Baker
B.S. Industrial Engineering, M.S.
Management Science, Ph. D., Management Science and Statistics
Expertise and Research Interests: Development
of information systems and large scale simulation models for government and
corporate agencies, Research in network models, simulation ,
and application of operations research techniques to problems in land and sea
transportation and finance. Economic impact studies on boating related
activities.
Maria
Villanueva
B.S. Industrial Engineering,
M.B.A., M.A. in Marine Affairs and Policy
Expertise and Research Interests: Development
and management of marine geographic information systems, PC based computer data
processing, analysis and management. Research on economic,
environmental and social impacts of boating, application of spatial analysis
through GIS in marine policy.
Recent Related Grants and Projects
- Hurricane Preparedness of Dade County
Boating Community in Dade County,
Florida, 1990. (Funded by
Coastal Zone Management).
- Boat Traffic and Boat Use
Patterns in Biscayne Bay, Dade County Florida,
1991 (Funded by Metro Dade DERM)
- Economic Impact of Yacht
Brokerage in Florida,
1991. (Funded by the Florida
Yacht Brokers Association).
- Marina
Siting Model for Dade County, Florida,
1992. (Initial funding by the University
of Miami Research Council).
- Socio-Economic Study of Live Aboards in Dinner Key Anchorage, Florida,
1992. (Initial funding by the University
of Miami Research Council).
- Analysis of Hurricane Andrew
Economic Damage and Recovery Options for the Boating, Marina and Marine Service Industries,
1993. (Funded by the Florida
Sea Grant Program)
- Boating Study, Palm Beach County, Florida, 1993. (Funded by the Florida
Department of Natural Resources).
- Hurricane Andrew Aftermath
Workshop, August 1993 (Funded by the Florida
Sea Grant College
Program).
- Artificial Reefs, Dade County, Florida,
1995 (Initial Funding by the University
of Miami Research
Council).
- Palm
Beach Boating Study, Palm
Beach, Florida,
1994. (Funded by the Florida
DEP)
- The BRC has also done several
projects with numerous marine businesses and marine organizations in Florida. These
projects involved the generation and analyses of marine related data for
financial, marketing, and facility location purposes.
Contact Information
Ms. Maria Luisa E. Villanueva
RSMAS - University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL
33149
tel: 305/361-4012
fax: 305/361-4675
email: mvillanueva@rsmas.miami.edu
Last revised: 2 September 2005