Wardropper Research Group

People and Conservation on Working Landscapes

We are interdisciplinary natural resources social scientists studying how people and organizations make decisions on working landscapes.

Our research focuses primarily on the nexus of water and multifunctional working lands (e.g., mixed-use watersheds that may include agricultural, urban, and mining land uses). We work to advance landscape governance through work across three areas: institutional and individual drivers of sustainable practices, the role of science in decision-making, and opportunities for inclusive governance.