Barton "Buzz" Thompson
Barton "Buzz" Thompson
Perry L. McCarty Director and Senior Fellow - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law
Type:
Senior Fellow
School:
Law
Additional Information:
Center for Ocean Solutions, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Global Freshwater Initiative, Water in the West
Research Area(s):
Climate
Biography
Professor Thompson's research focuses on the sustainable use of natural resources and the effective reform of regulatory institutions. The author of several books on water, the environment, and property, Professor Thompson has published articles on such diverse topics as water markets, fisheries management, biodiversity protection, land conservation, the use of economics and market tools in environmental regulation, and cognitive barriers to resource management.
Thompson is chairman of the board of the Resources Legacy Fund and the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, a California trustee for The Nature Conservancy, and a board member of both the American Farmland Trust and the Sonoran Institute. He previously served as a member of the Science Advisory Board for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2008, the Supreme Court appointed Thompson to serve as the special master in Montana v. Wyoming (137 Original).
Environmental Venture Projects
News & Press Releases
Marking a Decade of Cross-Cutting Collaboration »
Woods anniversary symposium reflects on progress made and challenges ahead for Stanford researchers seeking environmental solutions
By Rob Jordan,
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Media Coverage
In Epic Drought, California's Water Cops Get Tough At Last »
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson and Leon Szeptycki, Woods professor of the practice and executive director of the Water in the West program, discuss California's historic water rights and the state's recent order to restrict some pre-1914 rights.
By Nick Stockton,
California Drought Threatens Even Oldest Water Rights »
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson states that the drought now threatens even the oldest water rights holders.
By Sarah Gardner,
Investing in the Future of California’s Water Sector »
Newsha K. Ajami and Barton H. Thompson are recent authors of a Hamilton Project Discussion Paper on water infrastructure and innovation in the United States.
By Newsha K. Ajami and Barton H. Thompson
