Christopher Scott is an IEE faculty member, the Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation and a professor of ecosystem science and management. His research, extension, and engagement focus on natural resource conservation and policy, climate-smart forestry, watershed science and management, the water-energy-food nexus, interstate and transboundary waters, climate adaptation and resilience, and energy transitions, with emphasis on the Appalachians, Alleghenies, and international efforts in the Andes and Himalayas.
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Recent Publications
Hydrology, water resources availability and management in the Andes under climate change and human impacts
Drenkhan, F., Huggel, C., Hoyos, N. & Scott, C. A., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 49, 101519.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
The paracommons of competition for resource savings: Irrigation water conservation redistributes water between irrigation, nature, and society
Lankford, B. A. & Scott, C. A., Nov 2023, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 198, 107195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluación del proyecto de saneamiento transfronterizo en Ambos Nogales. Identificación de lo homogéneo y lo diverso
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Renewable Electricity Production in Mountain Regions: Toward a People-Centered Energy Transition Agenda
Scott, C. A., Khaling, S., Shrestha, P. P., Sebastián Riera, F., Choden, K. & Singh, K., May 2 2023, In: Mountain Research and Development. 43, 1, p. A1-A8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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 journal › Article › peer-review
Scientific diasporas and the advancement of science diplomacy: The InFEWS US-China program in the face of confrontational “America First” diplomacy
Prieto, J. & Scott, C. A., 2022, In: Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. 7, 944333.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 ES and T Water. 1, 3, p. 518-529 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-review