Robert C. Wilkinson
Professor
Area of Emphasis:
Environmental policy, water and watershed policy, energy, climate change, urban environment.
• Faculty in Environmental Studies and Bren School
• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Professor
Environmental policy, water and watershed policy, energy, climate change, urban environment.
• Faculty in Environmental Studies and Bren School
• Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests:
Policy Aspects of Water, Energy, Climate, Environmental, and Resource Policy
Selected Publications:
2) Five most significant articles or books:
Kenney, Douglas S., and Robert Wilkinson (editors). In press. The Water-Energy Nexus in the Western United States. Lead chapter, Wilkinson, Robert C., “The Water–Energy Nexus: Methodologies, Challenges, and Opportunities” Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Wilkinson, Robert C. and William R. Freudenburg, Editors, 2008. Equity and the Environment. (Edited Volume). Introductory chapter: “Equity and the Environment: A pressing Need and a New Step Forward”, Freudenburg, William R., and Robert C. Wilkinson, Volume 15 in the Research in Social Problems and Public Policy Series, Elsevier.
Wilkinson, Robert C., 2002. Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for California, The California Regional Assessment, Report of the California Regional Assessment Group for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, National Center for Geographic Information Analysis, and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara. (Sponsored by the National Science Foundation.) Available at: http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/products.html
Wilkinson, Robert C., 2000. Methodology For Analysis of The Energy Intensity of California’s Water Systems, and an Assessment of Multiple Potential Benefits Through Integrated Water-Energy Efficiency Measures, Exploratory Research Project, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, California Institute for Energy Efficiency. http://www.es.ucsb.edu/faculty/wilkinson.php
Garrison, Noah, Robert C. Wilkinson, Richard Horner, 2009. A Clear Blue Future: How Greening California Cities Can Address Water Resources and Climate Challenges in the 21st Century, Natural Resources Defense Council and Water Policy Program, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara. http://www.nrdc.org/water/lid/default.asp
Courses:
ENV S 116 Urban Environment
ENV S 117 Climate Change Science and Policy
ENV S 176A Water Policy
ENV S 176B Water Policy
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