Yehuda L. Klein

Education:

Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley - 1985 (Economics)

Books and Publications

Friedman, David and Yehuda Klein. "Environmental and Economic Impacts of a Carbon Tax: An Application of the Long Island MARKAL Model." Middle States Geographer. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012

Friedman, David and Yehuda Klein. "Urban/Suburban Sustainability Planning: MARKAL as an Analytical Tool." Middle States Geographer 43: 1-7. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010

Friedman, Hershey and Yehuda Klein. "Respect for God's World: The Biblical and Rabbinic Foundations of Environmentalism." International Journal of Business and Globalization 4.2: 192-200. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010

Klein, Yehuda and Jonathan Weiser. "Jewish Environmental Economics." Oxford University Handbook of Judaism and Economics. Ed. Aaron Levine. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2010

Klein, Yehuda L. and Jeffrey P. Osleeb. "Determinants of Coastal Tourism: A Case Study of Florida Beach Counties." Journal of Coastal Research. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010

Klein, Yehuda, Jeffrey Osleeb and Mariano Viola. "Tourism-Generated Earnings in the Coastal Zone, A Regional Analysis." Journal of Coastal Research. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004

Klein, Yehuda, Rudy Santore and H. David Robison. "Strategic State-Level Environmental Policy with Asymmetric Pollution Spillovers." Journal of Public Economics. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2001

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, $150,000 award to NYSERDA, for "Long-Term Energy and Emissions Savings Potential in New York City Buildings." Principal investigator for $50,000 subcontract to CUNY, 2010-11. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010

Research Activities

Faculty Affiliate, NOAA - Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST), CCNY. 2012

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums

Cherrier, Jennifer, Yehuda Klein, Hildegaard Link and Jose Pillich. "Building Greener Communities: The Energy-Water Nexus." From the Outside In: Sustainable Futures for Global Cities and Suburbs. Hofstra University. Hempstead, N.Y., March 7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013

Klein, Yehuda and Hildegaard Link. "Building Greener Communities: A New York City Case Study." 2012 Meetings of the Association of American Geographers. New York, Feb. 24-28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012

Klein, Yehuda, Jessica Miller, Vatsal Bhatt, Jorge Gonzalez and Hildegard Link. "Urban Sustainability on Campus: A New York City Case Study." Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Seattle. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

Link, Hildegaard, Jessica Miller and Yehuda Klein. "Universities in Service of the Community: Experiences in New York City." Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences. Burlington, Vt. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

Klein, Yehuda, Magdalena Ornstein, Vatsal Bhatt and Edward Linky. "Long-Term Energy and Emissions Savings Potential in New York City Buildings." Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Washington, D.C. This paper was presented at an AAG session on sustainable communities; papers from that session will be published in a forthcoming special-themed issue of Local Environment. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010

Klein, Yehuda, Vatsal Bhatt, Jorge Gonzalez, Estatio Gutierrez, Hildegaard Link and Jessica Miller. "Urban Sustainability on Campus: A New York City Case Study." 57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010

Klein, Yehuda, Magdalena Ornstein, Michael Bobker and Edward Linky. "Town-Gown Engagement: Overcoming Campus / Community Barriers." Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Las Vegas. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009

Klein, Yehuda, Magdalena Ornstein, Michael Bobker and Edward Linky. "Energy Tool Suite Integration for Campus / Neighborhood Impacts Assessment and Decision-Making." Annual Meeting of the North American Regional Science Council. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

Klein, Yehuda, Michael Bobker and William Solecki. "Sustainable CUNY: An Urban-Scale MARKAL Model." Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

Klein, Yehuda L. and Jeffrey P. Osleeb. "An Econometric Model of Beach Nourishment and Coastal Tourism." 54th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International. Savannah, Ga. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

Klein, Yehuda L. and Jeffrey P. Osleeb. "An Economic Analysis of Florida Beach Tourism." Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. San Francisco. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

Professional Leadership

Chair, Search Committee, Accounting Department Chair, School of Business, Brooklyn College. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013

Member, Appointments Committee, Department of Economics. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2011

Member, Search Committee, Dean of the School of Business. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2011

Member, Steering Committee, Environmental Studies Program. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2011

Member, Appointments Committee, Department of Economics. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010

Member, internal advisory board, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010

Member, Search Committee, Dean of the School of Business. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010

Member, Steering Committee, Environmental Studies Program. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010

Member, internal advisory board, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Member, internal advisory board, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008

Pedagogical Achievements

David S. Friedman, "Policy Change, Sustainability and Environmental Justice: Applications of the Long Island MARKAL Model," a dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty in Earth and Environmental Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy. Yehuda Klein, chair, Examining Committee. 2013

Other Professional Activities

Reviewer, Energy Policy. Elsevier. 2012

Reviewer, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 2012

Reviewer, Energy Policy (Elsevier). 2011