White Papers
White papers help bridge the gap between science and current policy issues. Our faculty, researchers and students have contributed to the following white papers. To download these PDF files you must have Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader.
2008
Bank Erosion as a Desirable Attribute of Rivers
Joan L. Florsheim, Jeffrey F. Mount and Anne Chin
Sponsored by the John Muir Institute of the Environment's Environmental Infrastructure Policy Papers Grant Program, Bioscience, June 2008.
2007
Policy Implications of Growth Modeling and Environmental Assessment in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Karen Beardsley, James H. Thorne, Patrick R. Huber, Nathaniel E. Roth, Michael C. McCoy
Sponsored by the John Muir Institute of the Environment's Environmental Infrastructure Policy Papers Grant Program, June 2007.
Environmental Health Policy and California’s Farm Labor Housing
Don Villarejo, Marc Schenker
Sponsored by the John Muir Institute of the Environment's Environmental Infrastructure Policy Papers Grant Program, May 2007.
Nanomaterials and the Environment
Mai A. Ngo, Suzette Smiley-Jewell, Peter S. Aldous, and Kent E. Pinkerton
Sponsored by the John Muir Institute of the Environment's Environmental Infrastructure Policy Papers Grant Program, April 2007
2006
Poverty and Water Management in the Sao Francisco Water Basin: Preliminary Assessments and Issues to Consider
Stephen Vosti, Marco Maneta, Wesley Wallender, Marcelo Torres, Julie Young, Luis Bassoi, Richard Howitt, Lisa Pfeiffer, Lineau Rodrigues and Julie McNamara
Prepared as input into the CPFW's International Forum on Water and Food, Vientiane, Lao PDR, November 12 - 17, 2006.
Sao Francisco River Basin Research Brief Number 2, November 2006.
Choosing the Proper Spatial and Temporal Resolution for Water Management: Don't Forget the 'Invisble' Factors
Stephen Vosti, Marco Maneta, Wesley Wallender, Richard Howitt, Marcelo Torres, Julie Young, Lisa Pfeiffer, Julie McNamara, Luis Bassoi and Lineau Rodrigues
Prepared as input into the CPFW's International Forum on Water and Food, Vientiane, Lao PDR, November 12 - 17, 2006.
Sao Francisco River Basin Research Brief Number 3, November 2006.
Water Productivity at Basin Level: Methods, Benefits, and Shortcomings
Stephen Vosti, Marco Maneta, Wesley Wallender, Richard Howitt, Marcelo Torres, Julie Young, Lisa Pfeiffer, Julie McNamara, Luis Bassoi and Lineau Rodrigues
Prepared as input into the CPFW's International Forum on Water and Food, Vientiane, Lao PDR, November 12 - 17, 2006.
Sao Francisco River Basin Research Brief Number 4, November 2006.
The Future of Small-Scale Irrigation: An Example of On-Farm Costs and Benefits
Stephen Vosti, Marco Maneta, Wesley Wallender, Richard Howitt, Marcelo Torres, Julie Young, Lisa Pfeiffer, Julie McNamara, Luis Bassoi and Lineau Rodrigues
Prepared as input into the CPFW's International Forum on Water and Food, Vientiane, Lao PDR, November 12 - 17, 2006.
Sao Francisco River Basin Research Brief Number 5, November 2006.
California's Propositions 1A and 1B: Adapting the Results to the Current Landscape of Transportation Finance
Reno Giordano, Julia Silvis and Christopher Butcher
Faculty Advisor: Deb Niemeier, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sponsored by the John Muir Institute of the Environment's Environmental Infrastructure Policy Papers Grant Program, October 2006.
Biological Invasions: Recommendations for U.S. Policy and Management
David M. Loge, Susan L. Williams, Hugh MacIssac, Keith Hayes, Brian Leung, Sarah Reichard, Richard N. Mack, Peter B. Moyle, Maggie Smith, David A. Andow, James T. Carlton, and Anthony McMichael
Position Paper of the Ecological Society of America
The Bumpy Road to Hydrogen
Daniel Sperling and Joan Ogden
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Presented at World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Lyon, France, June 15, 2006
Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions for California Agricultural Landscapes
Timothy Cavagnaro, Louise Jackson and Kate Scow
Additional contributing authors listed the relevant sections
Sponsored by the California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program, February 2006
Improving Water Quality at Enclosed Beaches: A Report on the Enclosed Beach Symposium and Workshop
John Largier and Mitzy Taggart
Prepared for State of California State Water Resources Control Board Clean Beaches Initiatives, June 2006
2005
Biomass in California: Challenges, Opportunities, and Potentials for Sustainable Management and Development
UC Davis California Biomass Collaborative
Sponsored by the California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program, June 2005
Cow Numbers and Water Quality - Is there a magic limit? A groundwater perspective
Thomas Harter and John Menke
Revised version of a manuscript published in Proceedings, National Alfalfa Symposium, 13-15 December 2004
The Influence of Flood Regimes, Vegetative and Geomorphic Structures on the Links Between Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems: Applications to CALFED Restoration and Watershed Monitoring Strategies
UC Davis Cosumnes Research Group, Center for Watershed Science
Sponsored by the California Bay–Delta Authority Ecosystem Restoration Program and National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
2004
An Integrated Hydrogen Vision for California
Timothy Lipman, Daniel Kammen, Joan Odgen and Daniel Sperling
Additional contributions by Anthony Eggert, Peter Lehman, Susan Shaheen and David Shearer
Funded by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation with additional support from the UC Davis Hydrogen Pathways Program and the Energy Foundation, July 2004
The Hope for Hydrogen
Daniel Sperling and Joan Ogden
Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2004, pp. 82-86.
The Price of Regulation
Daniel Sperling, Ethan Abeles, David Bunch, Andrew Burke, Belinda Chen, Kenneth Kurani, and Thomas Turrentine
UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Access (University of California Transportation Center), Number 25, Fall 2004, pp. 9-18
2003
Re-Assembling Hetch Hetchy: Water Supply Implications of Removing O'Shaughnessy Dam
Sarah E. Null
Thesis for the Master of Arts in Geography, University of California, Davis, December 2003
2002
The Developing World's Motorization Challenge
Daniel Sperling and Eileen Clausen
Issues in Science and Technology, Fall 2002, pp. 59-66.