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Social Sciences and Humanities

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44
Citations
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World Ranking
4218
National Ranking
2002

Environmental Sciences

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46
Citations
8065
World Ranking
6087
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Patricia Gober is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in water science and technology. This work also extends into global and planetary change, ocean engineering, atmospheric science, and environmental engineering.

Their recent publications encompass a range of topics related to water systems and sustainability. Notable papers include:

  • "Anthropocene flooding: Challenges for science and society" (2020) published in Hydrological Processes
  • "The Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy" (2021) published in Water Economics and Policy
  • "Developing a sustainability science approach for water systems" (2020) published in Ecology and Society
  • "Convergent and Transdisciplinary Integration: On the Future of Integrated Modeling of Human-Water Systems" (2025) published in Water Resources Research
  • "Blue and grey urban water footprints through citizens' perception and time series analysis of Brazilian dynamics" (2021) published in Hydrological Sciences Journal

Common research themes in their work include water-energy-food nexus studies, hydrology and watershed management, water resources management and optimization, sustainability and climate change governance, flood risk assessment and management, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, and environmental impact and sustainability.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Felipe Augusto Arguello Souza, Saman Razavi, H. S. Wheater, Holger R. Maier, and Christa Brelsford.

The primary publication venues for Patricia Gober's research are:

  • Ecology and Society
  • Water Resources Research
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Water Economics and Policy
  • Hydrological Sciences Journal

Among professional recognitions, Patricia Gober was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Per-pixel vs. object-based classification of urban land cover extraction using high spatial resolution imagery

    Soe W. Myint;Patricia Gober;Anthony Brazel;Susanne Grossman-Clarke;Susanne Grossman-Clarke

  • The Impact of the Phoenix Urban Heat Island on Residential Water Use

    Subhrajit Guhathakurta;Patricia Gober

  • Credibility, salience, and legitimacy of boundary objects: water managers' assessment of a simulation model in an immersive decision theater

    Dave D White;Amber Wutich;Kelli L Larson;Patricia Gober

  • Determinants of small-area water consumption for the City of Phoenix, Arizona

    Elizabeth A. Wentz;Patricia Gober

  • Using Watered Landscapes to Manipulate Urban Heat Island Effects: How Much Water Will It Take to Cool Phoenix?

    Patricia Gober;Anthony Brazel;Ray Quay;Soe Myint

  • Metropolitan Phoenix: Place Making and Community Building in the Desert

    Patricia Gober

  • Vulnerability to Extreme Heat in Metropolitan Phoenix: Spatial, Temporal, and Demographic Dimensions

    Winston T L Chow;Wen Ching Chuang;Patricia Gober

  • Sensitivity of residential water consumption to variations in climate: An intraurban analysis of Phoenix, Arizona

    Robert Balling;Patricia Gober;N. Jones

  • Climate Variability and Residential Water Use in the City of Phoenix, Arizona

    Robert C. Balling;Patricia Gober

  • Determinants of changes in the regional urban heat island in metropolitan Phoenix (Arizona, USA) between 1990 and 2004

    Anthony Brazel;Patricia Gober;Seung Jae Lee;Susanne Grossman-Clarke

  • Water security and the science agenda

    Howard S. Wheater;Patricia Gober

  • Determinants of short- and long-term mobility expectations for home owners and renters.

    Kevin E. McHugh;Patricia Gober;Neil Reid

  • Backside imaging through a doped layer

    Kenneth A Costello;Kevin P. Fairbairn;David W. Brown;Yun Chung

  • Water security in the Canadian Prairies: science and management challenges.

    Howard Wheater;Patricia Gober

  • Vulnerability assessment of climate-induced water shortage in Phoenix

    Patricia Gober;Craig W. Kirkwood

  • Water Planning Under Climatic Uncertainty in Phoenix: Why We Need a New Paradigm

    Patricia Gober;Craig W. Kirkwood;Robert C. Balling;Andrew W. Ellis

  • Socio-hydrology and the science–policy interface: a case study of the Saskatchewan River basin

    Patricia Gober;Patricia Gober;H. S. Wheater

  • Desert urbanization and the challenges of water sustainability

    Patricia Gober

  • In Search of Synthesis

    Patricia Gober

  • Effective modeling for integrated water resource management: a guide to contextual practices by phases and steps and future opportunities

    Jennifer Badham;Sondoss Elsawah;Sondoss Elsawah;Joseph H.A. Guillaume;Joseph H.A. Guillaume;Serena H. Hamilton;Serena H. Hamilton

  • Social science in a water observing system

    John B. Braden;Daniel G. Brown;Jeff Dozier;Patricia Gober

  • Credibility, salience, and legitimacy of boundary objects: water managers’ assessment of a simulation model in an immersive decision theater. Sci Public Policy

    Dave D. White;Amber Wutich;Kelli L. Larson;Patricia Gober

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Wheater
Howard Wheater Imperial College London
Amin Elshorbagy
Amin Elshorbagy University of Saskatchewan
Kelli L. Larson
Kelli L. Larson Arizona State University
Robert C. Balling
Robert C. Balling Arizona State University
Anthony J. Brazel
Anthony J. Brazel Arizona State University
Soe W. Myint
Soe W. Myint Arizona State University
Heejun Chang
Heejun Chang Portland State University
Amber Wutich
Amber Wutich Arizona State University
Charles L. Redman
Charles L. Redman Arizona State University
Thomas A. Day
Thomas A. Day Arizona State University

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