Energy & the environment
This field looks at how societies manage and govern natural and environmental resources. The School of Public Affairs faculty study conflict, collaboration, and communication in areas such as water resource management, oil and gas extraction, climate change, and environmental disasters. Our alumni are leaders in environmental agencies and nonprofits, working on topics ranging from sustainable community practices to wildlife management to environmental justice.
Latest news on energy & the environment
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How a holistic research retreat can help our scienceOpens in a new window
Jul 8, 2021After an existential crisis, we realized we needed to think more deeply about our careers, say Örjan Bodin and CU Denver School of Public Affairs professor Christopher M. Weible.Opens in a new window Full story -
School of Public Affairs faculty discuss responses to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 29, 2020 byA faculty panel discussed how their own work can inform critical challenges facing decision-makers. These include how the political environment is shaping the crisis response, the adaptation of first responders and health systems to new demands, as well as the impacts of stay-at-home orders on domestic violence.Full story
Latest research
Assessing the Range and Nature of Concord and Conflict in Energy Infrastructure Sitings
Christopher M. Weible and Tanya Heikkila Kyu-Dong Park, Sharon Smolinski, Jill Yordy and Jongeun YouA Comparative Diagnosis of Policy Conflicts: Examining Unconventional Oil and Gas Development across the US
Professors Tanya Heikkila and Christopher Weible, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs Jennifer Kagan and Jill Yordy
Alumni stories
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