Water Dialogue

 

Christopher Wade

North Carolina State University
Profile: https://www.rti.org/expert/christopher-wade

Biography

Chris Wade is an applied natural resource economist at RTI international and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University minoring in Economics. He holds a master’s degree in Forestry Economics from Virginia Tech. His research focuses on applying dynamic, spatially explicit modeling frameworks to assess tradeoffs in coupled human-environmental systems. His research covers an array of topics including forestry, land use, climate change mitigation, groundwater management, and coastal resources.

Selected Relevant Publications

  1. Wade, C. M., Baker, J. S., Van Houtven, G., Cai, Y., Lord, B., Castellanos, E., Leiva, B., Fuentes, G., Alfaro, G., Kondash A. J., Henry, C. L., Shaw, B., & Redmon, J. H. (Accepted). Opportunities and Spatial Hotspots for Irrigation Expansion in Guatemala to Support Development Goals in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Agricultural Water Management.
  2. Baker, J.S., Van Houtven, G., Cai, Y., Moreda, F., Wade, C.M., Henry, C., Redmon, J.H., and Kondash, A.J. (2021). A Hydro-Economic Methodology for the Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Valuation and Optimization of Water Resources. RTI Press Publications No. MR-0044-2105. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI Press. https://doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2021.mr.0044.2105.
  3. Wade, C. M., Cobourn, K. M., Amacher, G. S., & Hester, E. T. (2018). Policy targeting to reduce economic damages from land subsidence. Water Resources Research, 54(7), 4401–4416. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017WR022133