Christopher Scott

Cofunded Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

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Recent Publications

Land use and land cover changes resulting from the urban El Molinito reservoir in the drying Sonoran River Basin

Díaz-Caravantes, R. E., Romo-Leon, J. R., Mendez-Estrella, R. & Scott, C. A., 2022, In: Urban Water Journal. 19, 8, p. 824-835 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Sacrificing the local to support the national: Politics, sustainability, and governance in Nepal's hydropower paradox

Crootof, A., Shrestha, R., Albrecht, T., Ptak, T. & Scott, C. A., Oct 2021, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 80, 102206.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Net Zero Urban Water from Concept to Applications: Integrating Natural, Built, and Social Systems for Responsive and Adaptive Solutions

Crosson, C., Achilli, A., Zuniga-Teran, A. A., Mack, E. A., Albrecht, T., Shrestha, P., Boccelli, D. L., Cath, T. Y., Daigger, G. T., Duan, J., Lansey, K. E., Meixner, T., Pincetl, S. & Scott, C. A., Mar 12 2021, In: ACS Environmental Science and Technology Water. 1, 3, p. 518-529 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Linking drought propagation with episodes of climate-Induced water insecurity in Pernambuco state - Northeast Brazil

Inocêncio, T. D. M., Ribeiro Neto, A., Oertel, M., Meza, F. J. & Scott, C. A., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 193, 104593.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Spatio-temporal dynamics of climate change, land degradation, and water insecurity in an arid rangeland: The Río San Miguel watershed, Sonora, Mexico

Lee, R. H., Navarro-Navarro, L. A., Ley, A. L., Hartfield, K., Tolleson, D. R. & Scott, C. A., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 193, 104539.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Dialogic science-policy networks for water security governance in the arid Americas

Lutz-Ley, A. N., Scott, C. A., Wilder, M., Varady, R. G., Ocampo-Melgar, A., Lara-Valencia, F., Zuniga-Teran, A. A., Buechler, S., Díaz-Caravantes, R., Ribeiro Neto, A., Pineda-Pablos, N. & Martín, F., Jun 2021, In: Environmental Development. 38, 100568.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Determining the quasi monsoon front in the Indian Himalayas

Mal, S., Dimri, A. P., Jeelani, G., Allen, S. K., Scott, C. A., Arora, M., Banerjee, A. & Lone, S. A., Oct 20 2021, In: Quaternary International. 599-600, p. 4-14 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Do ecosystem insecurity and social vulnerability lead to failure of water security?

Scott, C. A., Zilio, M. I., Harmon, T., Zuniga-Teran, A., Díaz-Caravantes, R., Hoyos, N., Perillo, G. M. E., Meza, F., Varady, R. G., Neto, A. R., Velez, M. I., Martín, F., Escobar, J., Piccolo, M. C., Mussetta, P., Montenegro, S., Rusak, J. A. & Pineda, N., Jun 2021, In: Environmental Development. 38, 100606.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Urban water security: a comparative study of cities in the arid Americas

Díaz-Caravantes, R. E., Zuniga-Teran, A., Martín, F., Bernabeu, M., Stoker, P. & Scott, C., Apr 1 2020, In: Environment and Urbanization. 32, 1, p. 275-294 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A scale-based framework to understand the promises, pitfalls and paradoxes of irrigation efficiency to meet major water challenges

Lankford, B., Closas, A., Dalton, J., López Gunn, E., Hess, T., Knox, J. W., van der Kooij, S., Lautze, J., Molden, D., Orr, S., Pittock, J., Richter, B., Riddell, P. J., Scott, C. A., Venot, J. P., Vos, J. & Zwarteveen, M., Nov 2020, In: Global Environmental Change. 65, 102182.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Editorial overview: Resilience and complexity in social–ecological systems: theory, applications, and methods

Le Tourneau, F. M. & Scott, C. A., Jun 2020, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 44, p. A1-A3

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialpeer-review

Hydro-energy cooperation in South Asia: Prospects for transboundary energy and water security

Saklani, U., Shrestha, P. P., Mukherji, A. & Scott, C. A., Dec 2020, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 114, p. 22-34 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The re-adaptation challenge: limits and opportunities of existing infrastructure and institutions in adaptive water governance

Scott, C. A., Shrestha, P. P. & Lutz-Ley, A. N., Jun 2020, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 44, p. 104-112 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Assessing barriers and enablers in the institutionalization of river-basin adaptive management: evidence from the Maipo Basin, Chile

Vicuña, S., Scott, C. A., Borgias, S., Bonelli, S. & Bustos, E., Jun 2020, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 44, p. 93-103 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Hydrodiplomacy and adaptive governance at the U.S.-Mexico border: 75 years of tradition and innovation in transboundary water management

Wilder, M. O., Varady, R. G., Gerlak, A. K., Mumme, S. P., Flessa, K. W., Zuniga-Teran, A. A., Scott, C. A., Pablos, N. P. & Megdal, S. B., Oct 2020, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 112, p. 189-202 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review