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Ever since he became embroiled at the age of 17 in a controversial proposal regarding the environmental and economic future of a coastal California watershed, David Hart has been searching for ways to increase the value of science in societal decision making. Along the way, he has conducted

Shripad Tuljapurkar is Professor of Biology and the Dean & Virginia Morrison Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University. He has done population research for many decades from multiple perspectives: demographic, biodemographic, ecological, and evolutionary. Research areas include

Daniel G. Brown (PhD in Geography, 1992, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is Professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan. His work, published in over 150 refereed articles, chapters, and proceedings papers, has aimed at understanding human

Slava Lyubchich obtained a PhD degree in Economics and Statistics from the Orenburg State University, Russia in 2011. In the same year he received a Government of Canada postdoctoral fellowship to continue his research at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science of the University of

Early work suggested positive effects of habitat 'subdivision' or 'patchiness' on persistence of species and communities. This work was subsequently eclipsed by four decades of study and application of patch size and isolation effects. Untenable extrapolation of these patch-scale effects to the

Rebecca Hale is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah, where she is studying changes in stormwater and flood management over time and across UT cities. Rebecca is an ecosystem ecologist who works in social–ecological–technological systems (SETS). Her research focuses on the

Preliminary Notes on the Politics of Synthesis Based on Two Urban Ecology Research Projects in Cape Town, South Africa

Synthesis means to “combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole.” Departing from this dictionary definition of synthesis I will use my talk to explore what synthesis might

This seminar will provide an overview of Dr. Nicholas R. Magliocca’s past and current research projects involving the application of agent-based modeling to understand the causes and consequences of land-use change in both developed and developing world contexts. Human modification of the natural

Seminar abstract:

Soil microbiologists have long focused on carbon and nitrogen as the essential resources regulating microbial function in soil; ultimately, water is the critical resource. It is essential for cellular function, is the essential solvent, and is the primary transport medium for

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Speaker Bio:

Dr. Silva's research investigates the regional effects of globalization on poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in both advanced and developing countries. She has conducted research on these topics in the U.S. and southern Africa. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, she

Exploring Controls on Stormwater Infrastructure Transitions From Gray to Green Approaches

Kristina Hopkins, SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow

Kristina Hopkins’ research interests straddle the fields of hydrology, land use planning, and political science. She is broadly interested in coupled human-natural

The Tragedy of the Grabbed Commons

Jampel Dell’Angelo, SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow

At SESYNC, Jampel Dell’Angelo conducts research on the institutional drivers and governance conditions of virtual freshwater appropriation associated with global land grabbing and water grabbing. In collaboration

Productivity Relationships for Coral Reef Fisheries

Lauren Yeager is an ecologist whose primary research interests lie in understanding how humans are impacting coastal and marine ecosystems, and subsequently how changes in these systems may affect the ecosystem services they provide—specifically

A Case of a Misanthropic Synanthrope

Wildlife biologist Stan Gehrt studies various aspects of mammalian ecology, especially urban systems and the dynamics of wildlife disease. He is principal investigator of the largest urban coyote study conducted to date, in which he has tracked more than 800