Daniel O. Suman
Professor of Marine
Affairs and Policy
Biography
Dr. Suman
holds a Ph.D. Degree in Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University
of California at San
Diego. He has a M.Ed. in International Education
and a Masters of Arts Degree in Comparative Education from Columbia University.
He received his B.A. degree from MiddleburyCollege
in Chemistry. In addition Dr. Suman has
a J.D. and Certificate in Environmental Law from the University of California
at Berkeley and a Certificate of Latin American Studies from Columbia University.
He served as the Articles Editor of the Ecology Law Quarterly
and has been a fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and
the National Research Council. He is currently a member or the IUCN Commission
on Environmental Law. He is a Professor in the Division of Marine
Affairs and Policy, as well as an Adjunct Professor in the School
of Law.
Research Interests
Dr. Suman’s primary research focus concerns
the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Suman
and Manoj Shivlani (mshivlani@rsmas.miami.edu)
have studied user group conflicts in the establishment of marine harvest refugia
("no-take" zones) in the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary and other MPAs.
Their work centers on alternative modes of public participation in the
development of MPAs, information sources
used by the public, and evolving perceptions
and attitudes of resource users regarding marine reserves. Suman
& Shivlani are currently studying perceptions of recreational diving
groups to the marine protected areas in the Florida Keys and the Dry
Tortugas. They are also preparing a book on "Case Studies of
Marine Protected Areas: South Florida
Experiences" which should be ready by the end of 2006.
In 2006, they are beginning a re-study of the perceptions and attitudes
of the user groups that they originally surveyed in 1995-1996.
Suman collaborates on a number of research
Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) initiatives. He has worked with
Drs. Stefano Guerzoni (stefano.guerzoni@ismar.cnr.it
) and Emanuela Molinaroli
(molinaro@unive.it ) on ICM models
for the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
and consulted with the Programa
de Manejo de Recursos
Costeros (PMRC - Ecuador)
on the development and implementation of user agreements for conflict resolution
in the coastal zone. He also works with Panama’s
Directorate of Marine and Coastal Resources (Panama
Maritime Authority – AMP) on the Development of a new Law for Marine and
Coastal Resources. Suman, Shivlani, and
Maria Villanueva edited a volume of coastal case studies from the South
Florida region; the publication, Urban Growth and Sustainable Habitats:
Case Studies of Policy Conflicts in South Florida’s Coastal Environment,
is available upon request.
Suman was the Project Director of a two-year
Integrated Coastal Management project (DARIEN)
located in the Darien
Province of Panama.
The project team of 15 members spanned the natural and social sciences
and represented the University
of Miami, Arden
& Price Consulting (Panama),
and the University
of Panama.
The Panamanian government counterpart was the Directorate of Marine and
Coastal Resources of the Panamanian Maritime Authority (AMP). The
Inter-American Development Bank financed this project as part of a suite
of projects under the umbrella of the Program for the Sustainable Development
of the Darien
(PDSD). The project team developed a diagnosis of the coastal and
marine resources of the Darien
and people who use them. Work
products included a Coastal Resources Atlas, Fishery Resource reports,
Mangrove Resources Reports, Socio-Economic and Community Characterizations,
and a Diagnostic Summary and Statement of Key Issues. In mid 2004,
the group completed a Coastal & Marine Resource Management Plan in
conjunction with local communities of the Gulf
of San Miguel and adjacent
regions of the Darien.
Suman also has long-standing
research interests in mangrove management in Latin American and Caribbean
countries. He has organized international training workshops for
mangrove managers and analyzes mangrove-related legislation in the Americas. He
edited several
volumes in Spanish
that detail mangrove
management strategies in numerousLatinAmericancountries:
El
Ecosistema del Manglar en América Latina y la Cuenca del Caribe:
Su Manejo y Conservación (1994) andManejo
Productivo de Manglares en América Central (1999). Copies
are available upon request.
He has recently prepared a manuscript on mangrove management in Cuba
in light of recent advances in environmental legislation in that country.
This manuscript appears in a Special Issue (Volume 16) of the Tulane
Environmental Law Journal with 10 other manuscripts on Cuban environmental
law written by law professors from US academic institutions.
[See:
http://www.law.tulane.edu/prog/specialty/environmental/envirolaw/institute/cubaconf.htm]
Suman
also conducts research on the adaptability of the fishing sectors in Chile,
Peru, and Ecuador
to ENSO ("El Niño") climate variability. This research
involves analyses of changing positions of industrial fishing companies
and labor unions, artisanal fishing unions,
and government regulators in light of environmental uncertainty.
Suman, Shivlani, and David Letson
(dletson@rsmas.miami.edu )
have developed a compendium on pollution prevention in the coastal zone.
This compendium contains an overview article, four case studies, an annotated
bibliography, and teaching materials on this topic. This project
is part of a larger effort in P2 of the National
Pollution Prevention
Center at the University
of Michigan.
[ http://www.umich.edu/~nppcpub/resources/
]
In 2002, the University of Miami, the University of Delaware, the
University of Rio Grande (FundaçãoUniversidade
do Rio Grande/FURG), and the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade
do Estado de Rio de Janeiro/UERJ) launched
an academic exchange in coastal and marine policy between the four universities.
The U.S. Department
of Education and Brazilian CAPES
provided funding for student mobility from the U.S.
to Brazil
and vice versa to participate in semester-long courses, internships, and
intensive short courses. The
Consortium has conducted four intensive courses on Integrated Coastal Management
at the University
of Miami, FURG,
and UERJ in 2003 and 2004. [See:
http://www.udel.edu/CMS/csmp/brazil/]
Recent Publications
Agar, J., M. Shivlani, J. Waters,
M. Valdés-Pizzini, T. Murray, and
D. Suman. 2005. U.S.Caribbean
Fish Trap and Fishery Costs and Earnings Study. NOAA
Technical Memorandum, NMFS-SEFSC-534.
Suman, D. 2005.
Globalization
and Development: Using the Coastal Area of the
Darién
Region of
Panama
as a Case Study.
Occasional Papers on Globalization,
Vol. 2, No. 5.Globalization Research Center, University
of SouthFlorida.
Available from: www.cas.usf.edu/GlobalResearch/PDFs/Suman.pdf
Suman,
D., S. Guerzoni & E. Molinaroli. 2005. Integrated
Coastal Management in the Venice
Lagoon and its Watershed, Hydrobiologia
550: 251-269.
Suman,
D.O., and M. Shivlani. 2005. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook
of International Environmental Law 14: 365-375.
Suman,
D.O., and M. Shivlani. 2004. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook
of International Environmental Law 13: 381-389.
Christie,
P., B.J. McCay, M.L. Miller, C. Lowe, A.T.
White, R. Stoffle, D.L. Fluharty,
L.T. McManus, R. Chuenpagdee, C. Pomeroy,
D.O. Suman, B.G. Blount, D. Huppert, R. Villahermosa,
E. Oracion, K. Lowry & R. Pollnac.
2003. A Social Science Research
Agenda for Marine Protected Areas. Fisheries 28(12):22-26.
Suman, D. 2003. Can You
Eat a Mangrove?: Balancing Conservation and Development
in the Management of Mangrove Ecosystems in Cuba.Tulane
Environmental Law Journal 16:619-652.
Suman,
D.O. and M. Shivlani. 2003. Coastal
Zone Management, Yearbook of International Environmental Law 12:328-335.
Suman, D. 2002. Las Reacciones
del Sector Pesquero Chileno al Fenómeno El Niño 1997-98 [Reactions
of theChilean
Fishery Sector tothe
El Niño Phenomenon 1997-98]. In El
Niño" en América Latina, sus Impactos Biológicos y
Sociales, J. Tarazona, W.E. Arntz,
& E. Castillo de Maruenda (eds.),
pp. 281-287. CONCYTEC: Lima, Peru.
Suman, D. 2002. Panama
Revisited: Evolution of Coastal Management Policy and Legislation. Ocean
& Coastal Management 45:91-120.
Suman, D. & M. Shivlani. 2001. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law 11:296-302.
Paez
Osuna, F. & D. Suman. 2001. El Desarrollo Sustentable de la Camaronicultura:
Requerimientos e Implicaciones [Sustainable Development
of ShrimpAquaculture: Requirements
and Implications]. In Camaronicultura
y Medio Ambiente [Shrimp Aquaculture and the Environment],
F. Paez (ed.),
pp. 426-436. Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia,
UNAM: Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Suman, D. 2001. Case Studies of Coastal
Conflicts: Comparative US/European Experiences. Ocean & Coastal
Management 44(1&2):1-13. Special Issue Editor, D. Suman.
Suman, D. & M. Shivlani. 2000. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law 10:331-336.
Shivlani, M. & D. Suman. 2000.
Dive Operator Use Patterns in the Designated No-Take Zones of the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Environmental Management
25(6):647-659.
Ammour, T., A. Imbach,
D. Suman & N. Windevoxhel
(eds.). 1999.
Manejo
Productivo de Manglares en América Central [Productive
Management of Mangroves in Central America].
CATIE: Turrialba, Costa Rica. 364 pp. Articles
by D. Suman: "Legislación Regional: Un Bosquejo General y Análisis
de las Limitantes" [Regional Legislation: An
Outline and Analysis
of Obstacles], pp. 234-244; "Reconceptualización
del Manejo Integrado del Manglar" [A Reconceptualization
of IntegratedMangroveManagement],
pp. 319-323.
Suman,
D., M. Shivlani & W. Milon. 1999.
Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Marine Reserves: Comparison of Stakeholder
Groups in the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary. Ocean & Coastal Management 42(12):1019-1040.
Suman, D. & M. Shivlani. 1999. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law 9:296-302.
Suman, D. & M. Shivlani. 1998. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law 8:287-290.
Suman, D. 1998. Integrated
Coastal Zone Management in the Caribbean
Region. Inter-American Law Review 30(1):31-52.
Suman, D. & M. Shivlani. 1998. Characterization
of the Commercial Dive Operator Industry in the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Florida
Sea Grant Technical
Publication.
Suman, D. 1998. La Remediación
en Las Bases Militares en Panamá: Obligaciones Ambientales Provenientes
del Derecho Internacional Consuetudinario [Remediation on Military
Bases in Panama: Environmental
Obligations Based
on Customary International
Law]. In El Canal De Panamá en el Siglo XXI
, pp. 367-376. CELA:
Panama.
Letson,
D., D. Suman & M. Shivlani. 1998.
Pollution Prevention in the Coastal Zone: An Exploratory Essay with Case
Studies. Coastal Management 26(3):157-175.
Suman.
D. Stakeholder Group Perceptions of Marine Reserves in the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Rockfish Harvest Refugia
, pp. 100-112. National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA.
Suman, D.O. & M. Shivlani. 1998. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law 7:224-228.
Suman, D. 1997. El Impacto
Global del Fenómeno El Niño (The
Global Impact of the
El Niño Phenomenon). Chile Pesquero
101:50-55.
Milon,
W., D. Suman, M. Shivlani & K. Cochran. 1997.
Commercial Fishers' Perceptions of Marine Reserves for the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Florida
Sea Grant Technical
Paper-89.
Suman,
D.O., T.A. J. Kuhlbusch & B. Lim. 1997.
Marine Sediments: A Reservoir for Black Carbon and their Use as Spatial
and Temporal Records of Combustion. In Sediment Records of Biomass Burning
and Global Change, J. S. Clark, H. Cachier,
J. Goldammer & B. Stocks (eds.) NATO
ASI series, Vol. 51, pp. 271-293.
Suman, D.O. 1997. The Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary: A Case Study of an Innovative
Federal/State Partnership. Coastal Management Journal 25(3): 293-324.
_____. 1997. Biomass Burning in North Africa and its Possible Relationship
to Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin.
In The Impact of Desert Dust Across the Mediterranean,
S. Guerzoni & R. Chester (eds.), pp. 113-122.
Suman, D.O. & L. Cardoch. 1996. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law 6:322-330.
Suman, D.O.,
M. Shivlani, & M. Villanueva (eds.) 1995. Urban
Growth and Sustainable Habitats: A Case Study Approach to Policy Conflicts
in South Florida's Coastal Environment. Miami, FL:
RSMAS, University
of Miami. (176
pp.)
Suman, D. O., & L. Cardoch 1995. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law
5:251-257.
Suman, D. O., & E. Perez
1995. Ecuador.
Yearbook
of International Envriornmental Law
5:335-340.
Suman, D. O., & P.M. Zárate
1995. Bolivia.
Yearbook
of International Environmental Law 5:333-335.
Suman, D.O.,
1994. El Ecosistema de Manglar en América Latina y la Cuenca
del Caribe: Su Manejo y Conservación [TheMangrove
Ecosystem in Latin
America and the
Caribbean Basin: Its
Management and Conservation].
Miami, FL: RSMAS, University of Miami. (272 pp.)
_____. 1994. Legislación
y administración del los manglares en América Central [Legislation
and administration of mangroves
in Central America],
Revista Forestal
Centroamericana [Central American
Forestry Journal] 9(3):6-12. English
version published in BOS NiErWSLETTER
[The Netherlands],
14(1):37-48, February 1995.
Suman,
D.O., & E. Perez. 1994.Ecuador.
Yearbook
of International Environmental Law 4:336-339.
Suman,
D.O., & P.M. Zárate. 1994. Bolivia.
Yearbook
of International Environmental Law 4:328-332.
Suman, D.O. 1994. Coastal
Zone Management. Yearbook of International Environmental Law
4:250-258.
_____. 1993. Ecuador
and Bolivia.
Yearbook
of International Environmental Law 3:377-380.
_____. 1992. Robert Bullard: Dumping in Dixie:
Race, Class and Environmental Quality. Ecology Law Quarterly 19:591-609.
_____. 1991. Regulation of Ocean Dumping in the European
Economic Community. Ecology Law Quarterly.18:559-618.
_____. 1991. A Five Century Sedimentary Geochronology of Biomass
Burning in Nicaragua
and Central America. In Global
Biomass Burning: Atmospheric, Climatic, & Biospheric
Implications, ed. J.S. Levine, Cambridge:
MIT Press, pp. 512-518.
_____. 1981. A Comparison of the Law of the Sea Claims of Mexico
and Brazil.
Ocean
Development and International Law 10:131-173.
Courses Taught at the University
of Miami
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Environmental Law (MAF 520)
Coastal Management (MAF 518)
Environmental Planning and the Environmental Impact Statement (MAF
510)
Coastal Law (LAW 303)
Ocean Policy (MSC 340)
Marine Protected Areas (MAF 671)
Service
Fulbright Scholar: Brazil
(2005) and Panama
(2004)
Member of the Editorial Board, Ocean &
Coastal Management (2005-2008)
Member, Ocean Studies Board, National Research
Council (2004-2006)
Member, Committee on Mitigation of Shore Erosion
along Sheltered Coasts, Ocean
Studies Board, National Research Council (2005-2006)
Member, Federal Advisory Committee on Marine Protected
Areas (2003-2007)
Member, UNESCO International Advisory Committee
on the Sustainable
Development of theVolga-Caspian Basin, Russia
(2003)
Board of Directors, Law of the Sea Institute
(1998 to the present)
Secretary-Treasurer, Marine Affairs & Policy
Association (MAPA) (1995 to
present)
Member of IUCN Commission on Environmental Law
(1994-2008)
Member of the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Directorate
of the U.S.
Man & the
Biosphere Program (1993-1999)
Member of the Florida Bar (1991 to the present)
Contact
Dr. Daniel Suman
RSMAS/MAF
University of
Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami Florida 33149-1098
USA
Telephone: 305-421-4685
Fax: 305-421-4675
dsuman@rsmas.miami.edu
Last modified: February 10, 2006
