Christopher Scott

Assistant Professor, Geography & Regional Development (jointly appointed with the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy)

Ph.D., 1997, Hydrology, Cornell University
M.S., 1991, Hydrology, Cornell University
B.S., 1985, Engineering, Swarthmore College
B.A., 1985, Asian Studies, Swarthmore College
1969-81, Woodstock School, Mussoorie, INDIA

Phone: (520) 626-4393 (Udall Center); 621-1652 (GRD)
FAX: (520) 621-2889
E-mail: cascott@email.arizona.edu

Harvill Building, Box #2
Tucson, AZ 85721
USA

Curriculum Vitae

Research

I work on the coupled nature of water and human systems, with emphasis on semi-arid geographies. My research in the Southwest US, Mexico, and South Asia focuses on water scarcity, management, and policy. Areas of interest include:

• urban growth, water reuse, and the energy-water nexus
• the human water cycle (agriculture-urban-agriculture water recycling loop)
• agricultural groundwater management and rights
• climate, water variability, and risk

Project Involvement

• Water and Energy Sustainability with Rapid Growth in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region, P.I., 2008, Arizona Water Institute.
• Water Reuse to Offset Growth-Driven Water Scarcity in the Southwest: From Supply Augmentation to Substitution, P.I., 2008, WateReuse Foundation.
• Information Flows and Policy: Use of Climate Diagnostics and Cyclone Prediction for Adaptive Water-Resources Management Under Climatic Uncertainty in Western North America. Deputy P.I., 2007-08, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research.
• Coupled Water and Energy Demand in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region: Groundwater Pumping, Municipal Water Services, and Electrical Power Interactions. P.I., 2007, Arizona Water Institute.
• Geospatial Analysis of Urban Thermal Gradients: Application to Tucson Arizona’s Projected Water Demand. P.I., 2007-08, US Geological Survey 104B, Univ. Arizona Water Resources Research Center.
• Rural and Environmental Water Gradients under Rapid Urban Expansion in Water-Scarce Basins (South Asia, West Africa, Latin America). P.I., 2007-ongoing, International Water Management Inst.
• Krishna Basin Water Allocation. Previously P.I., 2004-07. International Water Management Inst.