Barton "Buzz" Thompson
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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, Ecosystem Services and Conservation, Freshwater, Oceans, Sustainable Development, Other
Biography
Professor Thompson's research focuses on the sustainable use of water and other natural resources and on the effective design of regulatory institutions. The author of multiple 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, the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, the American Farmland Trust, and the Stanford Habitat Conservation Board; a California trustee for The Nature Conservancy; and a board member of both the Sonoran Institute and the Santa Lucia Conservancy. 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).
News & Press Releases
Woods Researchers on Water Future »
Woods researchers testify on water reuse, climate change effects and water innovation at hearings of California’s Select Committee on Water Consumption and Alternative Sources.
By Rob Jordan,
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Media Coverage
Calif. Scrambles to Count Every Drop of Water »
Woods Co-Director and Senior Fellow Buzz Thompson discusses the possibility of bringing all water rights holders under the authority of the water board.
By Jeremy P. Jacobs,
PPIC Report Finds Reforms Would Improve the Way California Allocates Water »
Discusses a new report co-authored by 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.
Is Freshwater Supply More Dependent on Good Governance Than Geography? »
Discusses findings of study co-authored by Woods Senior Fellows Steven Gorelick (Earth System Science), Barton Thompson (Law) and Scott Fendorf (Earth System Science)
