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
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
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 Environmental Science and Technology 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
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-A3Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-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 journal › Article › peer-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 journal › Review article › peer-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 journal › Review article › peer-review