CSU research on how Colorado measures water for ecosystem and human use

With a grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, Jacob Petersen-Perlman and an interdisciplinary group of CSU researchers are now examining how Colorado and other states measure and establish standards for instream flows – actual water in a river or lake needed to support ecosystems as well as human uses.

History Associate Professor Doug Yarrington publishes historical study of Venezuela in the first half of the 20th century

Doug Yarrington, an associate professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts recently published a sweeping history of Venezuela that explores the ways corruption and efforts to combat it shaped the national state during the years of its formation.

Economics Professor Ed Barbier and Associate Professor Jo Burgess publish environmental economics textbook for students new to the field

University Distinguished Professor of Economics Ed Barbier and Associate Professor of Economics Jo Burgess recently published their first co-authored textbook, intended to invite students with little or no knowledge of economics to explore the field of environmental economics. The book uses extensive case studies to introduce concepts including sustainable development and the inextricable relationship between the natural world and the global economy.