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- Extension Associate Sr, Development Sociology (D SOC), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
David Kay is a Senior Extension Associate with the Community & Regional Development Institute (CaRDI) in the Department of Development Sociology. David provides leadership for CaRDI programming in the areas of energy, land use and community development. His work on land use involves research, outreach, and training efforts that attempt to build community-based decision making capacity and to help weave local policy into a regionally coherent fabric. Recently, he has increasingly focused on the community and economic development implications of energy transitions. David serves on the boards of several city, town, county and New York State State not-for-profit or government organizations concerned with sustainability and municipal land use planning.
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Affiliations
Extension
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Research
research overview
- Land use planning and community and economic development
research activities
- A Systems Approach to Energy Transitions: Land, Economic and Community Transformations
- Building the capacity of community leaders in upstate New York
- Economic impacts of agroterrorism
- Farmland protection and public policy
- LULA (Land Use Leadership Alliance Training)
- Losing (local) control of land and property: Marcellus Shale implications
- Marcellus Shale Multi-State Academic Research Conference
- State of Upstate New York Conference
- Training local community officials
other area(s) of concentration/expertise
- land use planning and community/economic development
keywords
- community and economic development
- community and energy
- land use
- planning
geographic focus
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new york state geographical region
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Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- Macroeconomic costs to large scale disruptions of food production: The case of foot- and-mouth disease in the United States. Economic Modelling. 29. 2012
- Residential Preferences: What’s Terrorism Got to Do with It?. Rural Sociology. 75:426-454. 2010
- The Handbook of Service Industries (book review). Growth and Change. 39:670-673. 2008
- Local-scale analysis of carbon mitigation strategies: Tompkins County, New York, USA. Energy Policy. 35. 2007
- The Changing Nature of Housing Markets in Upstate New York. Housing and Society. 34:65-75. 2007
- Public support for ecosystem restoration in the Hudson River Valley, USA . Journal of Environmental Management. 29:467-476. 2002
- Public Issues Education: Avoidance, Neutrality, and the Expert Model. Adult Learning. 10:14-17. 1999
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article
- Do Upstate New Yorkers Support the Property Tax Cap? It Depends 2011
- Is Your Rural Community Ready for the changing energy landscape. Farm and Dairy. 98. 2011
- What Rural New Yorkers Think About Local Taxes 2010
- Approaching Regional Cooperation through Education and Research 2009
- LULA – Leadership Training in Land Use and Community Conflict 2009
- Converging Worlds: The State of Farm-Neighbor Relations in NYS 2007
- Do Residential Preferences Foster Sprawl in Upstate New York? 2007
- Heats and Animosities: What Rural New Yorkers Think about Local Taxes and Services 2007
- What are the Plans of Owners of Idle Agricultural Land in NYS? 2007
- Preliminary Results from a 2002 Survey of New York’s Planning and Zoning Board Chairpersons: Levels of Support for Training Requirements for Board Members 2003
- Economic Multipliers and Local Economic Impact Analysis 2002
- What do New Yorkers Think about Growth and Development? 2002
- What is a GIS and What Does it Do?”, “What do New Yorkers Think about Growth and Development? 2002
- Growth and Development in New York State 2001
- The RAI Student Intern Strategy: University Resources Meet Local Needs 1996
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- Is Atlantic salmon restoration worth it?. Present and future Atlantic salmon management. 93-99. 1988
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conference paper
- Implicit Prices for Open Space in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas. Annual meetings of the American Economic Association. 2008
- Assessing the Impact of Open Space on Residential Property Values in Urban, Suburban and Rural Areas: a Hedonic Pricing Study of Upstate New York. Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association. 2006
- Measuring Local Governmental Fiscal Stress. New York State Sociological Association. 2003
- Structural Factors Affecting Local Governmental Fiscal Stress. 23rd Annual Conference, North East Section of the Regional Science Association (NERSA). 2003
- Assessing Differential Impacts of Targeted Investments of Public Funds on Economic Growth in Rural vs. Urban Areas. The Southern Regional Science Association Meetings. 2001
- Do Target Investments of Public Funds Have a Detectable Impact on Fiscal Performance and Economic Growth. Cornell University Social Trends and Outlook Conference. 2001
- Economic Development in the Canal Corridor: Trends, Perceptions, Concerns. 8th Annual Research-in-Progress Conference of the New York State Network of Economic Research. 2000
- Rethinking public land purchase for natural resource protection: the case of the proposed St. Lawrence Valley National Wildlife Refuge. 5th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. 259-260. 1994
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conference poster
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report
- Energy Federalism: Who Decides 2012
- New York’s Regional Economic Development Councils, Research & Policy Brief Series 49 2012
- Energy Transitions: A Systems Approach Including Marcellus Shale Gas Development: A Report 2011
- Transitioning to Renewable Energy: Development Opportunities and Concerns for Rural America 2011
- Cumulative Impact Assessment: What it is and Why it Matters 2010
- Disasters, FMD and Food Security: Macroeconomic Responses to Large Scale Disruptions of U.S. Food Production 2010
- The Economic Impact of Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling – What Have We Learned? What are the Limitations?. 30. 2010
- Jobs, Good-Paying Jobs, and Services. 2. 2009
- Rural New York in Perspective: A Chartbook from the Empire State Poll, 2007-2008.. 72. 2008
- Owners of Idle Agricultural and Forest Land in New York State: Results from a Mail Survey 2007
- Terrorism & Residential Location Preferences in New York State 2007
- The NYSDAM Rural Landowner Survey: Follow-Up Surveys of Respondents Who Owns Idle Agricultural Land and Forest Land. 81. 2006
- Conservation Easements as Encumbered Ownership: Issues at Hand. 17. 2004
- Macroeconomic Impact Analysis of the New York Energy $martSM Program: An analysis of short-term and longer-term impacts 2004
- Macroeconomic Impact Analysis of the New York Energy $martSM Program: An analysis of short-term and longer-term impacts 2004
- Recreational Boating Expenditures in 2003 in New York State and Their Economic Impacts 2004
- Investing in the Child Care Industry: An Economic Development Strategy for Kansas 2003
- Community Participation in Landscape Management in the United States 2002
- Economic Impacts of Federal Economic Development Funds: Tracking the Canal Corridor Initiative 2001
- Economic Impacts of Federal Economic Development Funds: Tracking the Canal Corridor Initiative 2001
- Local Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation: Assessing HUD’s CCI 2001
- The “Constructive Work” of Public Issues Education: Community Issues, Public Controversy, and Cooperative Extension 2001
- Boosting Local Economies Through Health Care 2000
- Boosting Local Economies Through Health Care 2000
- Phase I and II Final Report: Review Town of Newstead Open Space and Land Preservation Proposed Ordinance. 21. 2000
- Phase I and II Final Report: Review Town of Newstead Open Space and Land Preservation Proposed Ordinance 1999
- Place I Final Report: Review Town of Newstead Open Space and Land Preservation Proposed Ordinance 1999
- Small to Medium Scale Composting of Food Wastes in New York City 1999
- Audit of Public Policies Affecting the Competition for Land: Northeast Case Studies 1998
- Long Islanders and the Environment of the South Shore: A Survey of Public Opinion, Executive Report 1998
- Long Islanders and the Environment of the South Shore: A Survey of Public Opinion, Final Report 1998
- The Health Sector in Rural Economies: Alleghany, Cattaraugus, and Chautaugua Counties 1998
- Municipal Best Practices in Code Enforcement: A Focus on the Fire Department Role. Management and Finance Report Series 1997
- Report on the Economic Impact of Steuben Arc on the Steuben County Economy, Community and Economic Development Series 1997
- A Policy Study of the New York Real Property Gains Tax 1996
- Energy and Municipal Yard Waste Management 1996
- Yard Waste Management in New York State: Case Studies and the Economics of Composting 1996
- Case Study Report: Suggested Cases of Highway Cooperation and Consolidation for Further Study 1995
- Local Government Assistance Project, Final Report 1995
- Seneca County’s Local Governments: Opportunities for Intergovernmental Cooperation, Needs for Educational and Technical Assistance 1995
- Agricultural Composting: A Feasability Study for New York Farms 1993
- An Economic Analysis of the Proposed St. Lawrence Valley Natural Wildlife Refuge 1993
- Cattaraugus County Business Retention and Expansion Program Interim Report 1991
- The economic benefits of the restoration of Atlantic salmon to New England Rivers 1987
- Adirondack Landowners Survey 1985
- The Adirondack Land Market: The Land, Its Value, Its Buyers (1968-1983) 1985
- Adirondack Landowner's Survey. 1-84. 1984
- Energy Federalism: Who Decides 2012
- Are Rural Communities Ready for Energy Transitions 2011
- Do Comprehensive Plans Matter? 2009
- Economic Development in New York State: An Overview of the Project Development Process 2009
- Land Use Planning and Regulation, Chapter 2 in Eberts, Paul et al., Socioeconomic Trends, Planning, and Budgeting in Rural Counties, Towns and Small Cities of New York State 2009
- Rural Town and Central Place Budgets I: Expenditures for Current Operations, Public Enterprises and Debts 2009
- Transportation, Housing, Planning, and Sprawl 2009
- The Impact of Agriculture: It’s More Than Economic (Part II) 2008
- Gas Drilling in NYS: Riches or Ruin for Landowners and Communities?, Rural New York Minute 2008
- Keuka Lake Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) training 2008
- Sense of Place: A framework for land use planning 2008
- The Impact of Agriculture: It’s More Than Economic (Part I) 2008
- Trends in New York Agriculture and Highlights on the Role of Equine in Rural Land Use 2007
- Terrorism and Residential Preferences: Evidence in New York State 2006
- Conservation Easements as Encumbered Ownership: Issues at Hand 2004
- Health Care and Genesee County, New York: Economic Implications of Reduced Hospital Services 2002
- Health Care and Genesee County, New York: Economic Implications of Reduced Hospital Services 2002
- Turning Over An Old Leaf: Municipal Yard Waste Composting, the 20% Solution 1992
- State Forest and Energy Planning and Policy in the Northeast: Wood Energy's Place 1986
- Wood Energy in the Northeast: Issues, Policies, Political Structure 1986
presentations
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Service
outreach overview
- Land Use Planning and Community and Economic Development
service to the profession
- Family Reading Partnership Evaluation Advisory Committe Member 2008 -
- Bartos Institute for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict Board of Advisors 2007 -
- Planning and Development Board, City of Ithaca Board Member 2006 -
- EcoVillage Chairperson 2004 -
- Tompkins County Curb Your Car Coalition Member 2003 -
- Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, City of Ithaca Member 2002 -
- New York Planning Federation Board of Directors 1997 -
- Numerous other City of Ithaca Ad Hoc planning Committees Both as memebers and Chairs 1992 -
- City of Ithaca Officer, Other Officer 2012 - 2014
- Planning and Development Board, City of Ithaca Board Member 2006 - 2012
- NYS Shared Municipal Services Initiative Technical Assistance Academic Committee Member 2008 - 2009
- Erie Canalway National Heritage Award Of Exellence Awards Committee Member 2008
- New York Planning Federation Officer, President/Elect/Past 2007 - 2008
- New York Association of Realtors annual Award for Smart Growth Excellence Awards Committee Member 2006 - 2007
- New York Planning Federation Officer, President/Elect/Past 2005 - 2007
- New York State Comptroller's Office, Research Advisory Committee Member 2006
- Public Issues Education Program Work Team (Cooperative Extention) Chairperson 2003 - 2005
- American Planning Association, Upstate New York Chapter Executive Committee Planning Official Development Officer 1997 - 2004
- Program on Environment and Community, Steering Committee Member 1996 - 2000
- Planning and Development Board, City of Ithaca Board Member 1992 - 2000
- Tompkins County Planning Board & Planning Federation Member 1991 - 2000
- Community Links - Tompkins County Cooperative Extension Advisory Committee Member 1997 - 1999
- Cooperative Extension Statewide Committee for Solid Waste Management Member 1990 - 1999
- Tompkins County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, Government Policies Committees Member 1997
- Cornell University November 11th Coalition Member 1987 - 1989
- Tompkins County SANE/FREEZE Officer, President/Elect/Past 1987 - 1989
Background
education and training
- M.S. in Agricultural/Resource Economics, Cornell University 1993
- B.A. in Economics, University of California 1977
- United World College of the Atlantic 1972
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college
- CALS
research keyword
- community and economic development
- community and energy
- land use
- planning
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