My expertise is in the field of environmental policy, particularly as it is relates to urban governance and management. On going projects include studies on local climate protection initiatives, the relationship between urban forest management and ecosystem services, and community perceptions of carbon capture and sequestration. Much of my research focuses on state and local level policy and quantitatively examines the ways in which decisions made at these two levels of government interact. Examinations of policy innovation and diffusion have been consistent sub-themes throughout my work.
Articles
The Impact of Municipal Renewable Electricity Use on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States, Energy Policy (2012)
Local governments are increasingly taking initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, limited and...
An assessment of the greenhouse gas reducing activities being implemented in US cities, Local Environment (2011)
Local climate protection initiatives are receiving increased attention and support. However, most of the current...
Political Decision-Making and the Local Provision of Public Goods: The Case of Municipal Climate Protection, Urban Studies (2011)
The municipal political decision-making dynamic has typically been studied in regard to the provision of...
Symbolic or Substantive Policy? Measuring the Extent of Local Commitment to Climate Protection, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy (2011)
Over 1,000 U.S. municipalities have formally committed to reduce their local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Transaction Costs and Environmental Policy: An Assessment Framework and Literature Review, International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics (2011)
This article develops a “transaction cost” framework for the analysis of environmental policy, and uses...