Karl Flessa
Professor Dept. of Geosciences
Programs/projects:
- Environmental flows to the Colorado River delta under Minute 319 of the US-Mexico Water Treaty
- Colorado River Research Group: An independent, scientific voice for the future of the Colorado River
Selected citations:
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Bark, R.H., C.J. Robinson, and K.W. Flessa, 2016. Tracking cultural ecosystem services: water chasing the Colorado River restoration pulse flow. Ecological Economics 127: 165-172
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Dietl, G.P., S.M. Kidwell, M. Brenner, D.A. Burney, K.W. Flessa, S.T. Jackson, and P.L. Koch, 2015. Conservation paleobiology: Leveraging knowledge of the past to inform conservation and restoration. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 43:3.1–3.25
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Flessa, K.W., 2014. Water for nature in the Colorado River delta. In: Reflections on water reform in the Colorado and Murray-Darling Basins. Global Water Forum, Canberra, Australia. http://www.globalwaterforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Karl-Flessa-FINAL.pdf
- Bark, E., G. Frisvold, and K.W. Flessa, 2014. The role of economics in transboundary restoration water management in the Colorado River Delta. Water Resources and Economics, 8: 43-56. doi:10.1016/j.wre.2014.10.006
- López-Hoffman, L., E.D. McGovern, R.G. Varady, and K.W. Flessa, eds., 2009. Conservation of shared environments: Learning from the United States and Mexico. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 320 p.
Employment highlights:
- Founding Director, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 2009-2013
- Head, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 2007 - 2012
- Project Director, Research Coordination Network: Colorado River Delta, 2005-present
Degree(s)
- A.B., Geology, Lafayette College, 1968
- Ph.D., Geological Sciences, Brown University, 1972
Geographic Area
Australia/Oceanea
Latin America and Caribbean
US/Canada
Expertise Area
Decision-Support
Ecology and Restoration
Interdisciplinary Problem-Solving
International and Development
Monitoring and Remote Sensing
Natural Resources Management
Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach
Transboundary Water
Water Conservation, Supply, and Demand