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Dennis Brown
Regional Economist
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Room N4110
1800 M Street NW
Washington, DC
20036-5831
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dennisb@ers.usda.gov
phone: (202) 694-5338
fax: (202) 694-5758
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Briefly
Dennis Brown is a regional economist in the Rural Economy Branch. His research focuses on rural development. Recent work has involved analyzing the economic effects of a variety of developmental strategies, including rural recreation/tourism, transportation, and the rural dimensions of sprawl. Background
Prior to his current position, Dennis investigated how specific food processing industries could more effectively create rural economic growth. Several projects focused on the red meat and poultry processing industries, which were important sources of nonmetro employment growth during the 1980's. Before joining ERS in 1990, Dennis worked on agricultural worker issues at the U.S. Department of Labor. Education
Dennis has a Ph.D. in economic geography from the University of Maryland (College Park), an M.A. in Regional Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in urban geography from the University of Windsor (Canada). Professional Affiliations
Dennis is a member of the Association of American Geographers. Publications
ERS publications by this author Brown, D.M. Public Transportation on the Move in Rural America. Published as an e-report by the Rural Information Center, National Agricultural Library. 2004. Stommes, E.S., D.M. Brown, and C.M. Houston. Moving Rural Residents to Work: Lessons Learned from Implementation of Eight Job Access and Reverse Commute Projects. Published as an e-report by the Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 2004. Brown, D.M. The Nation’s Inland Waterway System and Rural America, Rural America, Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter: 11-17. 2002. Brown, D.M. Rural Tourism: An Annotated Bibliography. Published as an e-report by the Rural Information Center, National Agricultural Library. 2002. Stommes, E. and D.M. Brown. Transportation in Rural America: Issues for the 21st Century. Rural America, Winter, Vol. 16, No. 4. USDA, Economic Research Service. 2002. Reeder, R., D.M. Brown, and K. McReynolds. Rural Sprawl: Problems and Policies in Eight Rural Counties. In Ron Shaffer and Bill Ryan, eds., The Small City and Regional Community: Proceedings of the 2000 Conference, Vol. 14. Madison: Center for the Small City, University of Wisconsin, pp. 199-206. 2001. Brown, D.M. Will Increased Highway Funding Help Rural Areas? Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 753. USDA, Economic Research Service. July 1999.
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