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64
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29752
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2273
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916

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Peter H. Gleick is affiliated with the Pacific Institute in the United States and has contributed extensively to environmental science and social sciences. Their research focuses on key areas such as transboundary water resource management, environmental and biological research in conflict zones, and the water-energy-food nexus.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Impact of the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict on water resources and water infrastructure, 2023, Nature Sustainability
  • Freshwater Scarcity, 2021, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • The destruction of the Kakhovka dam and its consequences, 2023, Water International
  • Water-related conflicts: definitions, data, and trends from the water conflict chronology, 2023, Environmental Research Letters
  • Rivers and Water Systems as Weapons and Casualties of the Russia-Ukraine War, 2023, Earth's Future

Frequent co-authors of Peter H. Gleick include Jim Falk, Rita R. Colwell, A.S. El-Beltagy, C. F. Kennel, and Cherry A. Murray, each appearing in multiple collaborations.

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Sustainability Science
  • Water International
  • Science
  • Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  • Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development

Peter H. Gleick's main fields of study encompass environmental science with sixteen publications and social sciences with thirteen. The subfields of study include sociology and political science, management, monitoring, policy and law, water science and technology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and ocean engineering.

The primary topics addressed in their research cover:

  • Transboundary Water Resource Management
  • Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Awards recognizing their work include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, 2003
  • E.T. & Vam York Distinguished ASA Lectureship, American Society of Agronomy, 2008

Best Publications

  • Basic Water Requirements for Human Activities: Meeting Basic Needs

    Peter H. Gleick

  • Water and Conflict: Fresh Water Resources and International Security

    Peter H. Gleick

  • Global Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st Century

    Peter H. Gleick

  • CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER

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  • Systems integration for global sustainability

    Jianguo Liu;Harold A. Mooney;Vanessa Hull;Steven J. Davis

  • Water in crisis: a guide to the world's fresh water resources

    Peter H. Gleick

  • The Human Right to Water

    Peter H. Gleick

  • Water, Drought, Climate Change, and Conflict in Syria

    Peter H. Gleick

  • The changing water paradigm. A look at twenty-first century water resources development.

    Peter H. Gleick

  • WATER IN CRISIS: PATHS TO SUSTAINABLE WATER USE

    Peter H. Gleick

  • MEETING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIETAL NEEDS FOR FRESHWATER

    Jill S. Baron;N. LeRoy Poff;Paul L. Angermeier;Clifford N. Dahm

  • Nexus approaches to global sustainable development

    Jianguo Liu;Vanessa Hull;H. Charles J. Godfray;David Tilman

  • The World's Water 1998-1999: The Biennial Report On Freshwater Resources

    Peter Gleick

  • Peak water limits to freshwater withdrawal and use

    Peter H. Gleick;Meena Palaniappan

  • Water and Energy

    Peter H. Gleick

  • The World's Water 2000-2001: The Biennial Report On Freshwater Resources

    Peter Gleick

  • Methods for evaluating the regional hydrologic impacts of global climatic changes

    Peter H. Gleick

  • Regional hydrologic consequences of increases in atmospheric CO2 and other trace gases

    Peter H. Gleick

  • Climate change and California drought in the 21st century

    Michael E. Mann;Peter H. Gleick

  • Climate change, hydrology, and water resources

    Peter H. Gleick

  • Water futures: assessment of long-range patterns and problems. Comprehensive assessment of the freshwater resources of the world

    P. Raskin;P. Gleick;P. Kirshen;G. Pontius

  • The World's Water 2006-2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources

    P. H. Gleick;H. Cooley;D. Katz;E. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
Jill S. Baron
Jill S. Baron United States Geological Survey
Alan D. Steinman
Alan D. Steinman Grand Valley State University
Clifford N. Dahm
Clifford N. Dahm University of New Mexico
William C. Clark
William C. Clark Harvard University
Brian D. Richter
Brian D. Richter The Nature Conservancy
Diana Liverman
Diana Liverman University of Arizona
Eric F. Lambin
Eric F. Lambin Stanford University
Ruth S. DeFries
Ruth S. DeFries Columbia University
Carol A. Johnston
Carol A. Johnston South Dakota State University

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