Faculty Profiles - William Lord

Dr. Lord is a former director of the Center for Natural Resource Policy Studies and Programs at the University of Wisconsin and of the Water Resources Research Center at The University of Arizona. He specializes in environmental and natural resource economics, institutional economics, and public policy analysis. He holds advanced degrees in agricultural economics, forestry, and a Ph.D. in natural resource economics from the University of Michigan. His experience includes research in the U.S. Forest Service and policy analysis for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. He has worked abroad for Resources for the Future (in Mexico) and the United Nations (in Afghanistan), U.S. AID (Bulgaria, Chile, Hungary, Romania, and Slovokia), and the World Bank (Tanzania). His current research projects include the analysis of alternative natural resource management institutions.

Lord, William B., James F. Booker, David M. Getches, Benjamin L. Harding, Douglas S. Kenney, and Robert A. Young. "Managing the Colorado River in a Severe Sustained Drought: An Evaluation of Institutional Options." Water Resources Bulletin 31(1995):939-944.

Henderson, James L. and William B. Lord. "A Gaming Evaluation of Colorado River Drought Management Institutional Options." Water Resources Bulletin 31(1995):907-924.

Lord, William B. and Douglas S. Kenney. "Evaluation of Two Institutional Arrangements for Resolving Interstate Water Disputes." Water Quantity and Quality Disputes and Their Resolution. Ariel Dinar and Edna Loehman, eds. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995.

Lord, William B. and Douglas S. Kenney. "Resolving Interstate Water Conflicts: The Compact Approach." Intergovernmental Perspective 19(Winter 1993):19-23.

Abubakar, Mohammad M. and William B. Lord. "Persistent Conflicts Over Timber Production and Watershed Management: A Problem Analysis." Water Resources Bulletin 28(September 1992):845-852.