Dr. Nelson’s researches environmental, social and economic sustainability, primarily in the energy sector. His social sustainability research focuses on governance, stakeholder participation, as well as the development of decision support software. He is currently working on a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Civil Infrastructure System program to apply an agent-based model of socio-political conflict to the permitting of energy infrastructure projects. The NSF research builds on a grant from the John Randolph Haynes Foundation to study energy project permitting conflicts in Southern California. He has also received several grants from the California Energy Commission to improve the energy efficiency of existing residential buildings.
Dr. Nelson’s researches environmental, social and economic sustainability, primarily in the energy sector. His social sustainability research focuses on governance, stakeholder participation, as well as the development of decision support software. He is currently working on a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Civil Infrastructure System program to apply an agent-based model of socio-political conflict to the permitting of energy infrastructure projects. The NSF research builds on a grant from the John Randolph Haynes Foundation to study energy project permitting conflicts in Southern California. He has also received several grants from the California Energy Commission to improve the energy efficiency of existing residential buildings.