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How do floodplains benefit juvenile salmon? Who uses how much water in CA? Why is the Delta stressed out? What should we do with subsiding Delta islands? Where can we conserve more precious water resources? Check out the CaliforniaWaterBlog to find what our researchers have to say on these issues and more.

California’s water management system is deteriorating—on both economic and environmental fronts. Only a broad integrative approach will reverse the decline, according to a new book co-authored by experts from the Center for Watershed Sciences.

Business, Management

Businesses have great power to reduce resource consumption by adopting less wasteful practices. These practices can save money, improve public image, and encourage a culture of environmental responsibility. In fact, effective business management and leadership have pioneered a great deal of a technical and practical innovation. Understanding what factors motivate businesses to adopt “green” practices is an important step in making our entire economy more efficient and environmentally friendly.

Faculty Experts

  • Chris Benner
    Land Use | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Land Use Planning | Landscape Architecture, Urban Development | Policy, Economics | Human, Community Health | Environmental Justice | Policy, Governance | Economics | Business, Management
  • Trish Berger
    Biodiversity & Conservation | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Toxicology | Stressors on Animals | Physiology and Nutrition | Effects on Agriculture | Food, Agriculture | Business, Management
  • Nicole Biggart
    Effective Solutions | Business, Management
  • Colin Carter
    Biodiversity & Conservation | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Invasive Species | Effects on Agriculture | Policy, Economics | Food, Agriculture | Economics | Business, Management
  • Richard C. Dorf
    Land Use | Effective Solutions | Landscape Architecture, Urban Development | Business, Management
  • Valerie Eviner
    Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Population, Community Ecology | Plants | Invasive Species | Habitat Restoration | Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle | Effects on Agriculture | Effects on Plants and Wildlife | Education and Outreach | Business, Management
  • Erica Fleishman
    Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Wildlands | Population, Community Ecology | Wildlife | Invasive Species | Stressors on Plants | Stressors on Animals | Land Use Planning | Habitat Restoration | Geospatial Analysis | Deltas and Estuaries | Effects on Water Resources | Effects on Plants and Wildlife | Policy, Governance | Business, Management
  • Andrew B. Hargadon
    Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Technology and Energy Efficiency | Business, Management | Invention, Entrepreneurship
  • Jay R. Lund
    Land Use | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Land Use Planning | Landscape Architecture, Urban Development | Transportation | Rivers | Deltas and Estuaries | Natural Hazards | Water Policy | Effects on Human Populations, Behavior | Effects on Water Resources | Effects on Agriculture | Policy, Economics | Human, Community Health | History, Culture | Policy, Governance | Economics | Business, Management
  • Beth Rose Middleton
    Land Use | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Land Use Planning | Human, Community Health | Environmental Justice | History, Culture | Policy, Governance | Education and Outreach | Business, Management | Invention, Entrepreneurship
UC Davis: John Muir Institute of the Environment

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University of California
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Davis, CA 95616-8527

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