William Clark
Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Contact:
Telephone: (617) 495-3981
Fax: (617)-495-8963
Email: william_clark@harvard.edu
Website: http://ksgfaculty.harvard.edu/william_clark
Publications: http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~wclark/Clark_Publications_ALL_0703.PDF
October 1992
International Comparisons of Environmental Hazards: Development and Evaluation of a Method for Linking Environmental Data with the Strategic Debate Management Priorities for Risk Management
Discussion Paper
By Vicki Norberg-Bohm and William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
This paper describes and evaluates a method for comparing environmental hazards within and between countries. The method is intended for use by international institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and governments that are involved in setting national environmental agendas or developing environmental programs that require international coordination. The core of the method is a common set of indicators that can be used to characterize any environmental problem. The indicators are designed to reflect both causes and consequences of environmental problems, and to pose realistic demands on available data. We show that by analyzing indicator data in various ways, the method can help to identify sets of "similar" hazards, to flag unusual or outlier hazards that might otherwise be ignored, to show which countries have common environmental problems, and to assign management priorities among hazards. We recognize the central role of values in structuring such analyses. Because the method addresses the value question directly, it can be used to illuminate the implications of preferences that (for example) emphasize present as opposed to future impacts, health as opposed to ecosystem effects, or pollution emissions as opposed to their consequences. Application of the method is demonstrated and evaluated through country studies of India, Kenya, the Netherlands, and the United States.
December, 1991
"Learning to Manage Global Environmental Change: A Review of Relevant Theory"
Discussion Paper
By Edward Parson, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Senior Research Associate, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 1990-1992 and William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
May 1990
Human Sources of Global Change: A Report on Priority Research Initiatives for 1990-1995
Discussion Paper
By Vicki Norberg-Bohm, William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP; and Robert Kates, Former Visiting Scholar, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 1997-2000
Human Sources of Global Change: A Report on Priority Research Initiatives for 1990-1995
May, 1990
"Human Sources of Global Change: A Report on Priority Research Initiatives for 1990-1995"
Discussion Paper
By Robert Kates, Former Visiting Scholar, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 1997-2000 and William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
May, 1990
"Visions of the 21st Century: Conventional Wisdom and Other Surprises in the Global Interactions of Population, Technology and Environment"
Discussion Paper
By William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
April, 1990
"The Human Ecology of Global Change"
Discussion Paper
By William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
Environmental Globalization
Book Chapter
By William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
Sustainable Development as Social Learning: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Challenges for the Design of a Research Program
Book Chapter
By Edward Parson, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Senior Research Associate, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 1990-1992 and William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management
Book
By William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
The Earth as Transformed by Human Action
Book
By Robert Kates, Former Visiting Scholar, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 1997-2000 and William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;
