George Frisvold

Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics

frisvold@ag.arizona.edu

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George Frisvold joined the faculty at the University of Arizona in 1997. He has been a visiting scholar at India's National Institute of Rural Development, a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, and chief of the Resource and Environmental Policy Branch of USDA's Economic Research Service. In 1995-96, Dr. Frisvold served on the Senior staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisers with responsibility for agricultural, natural resource, and international trade issues. His research interests include the economics of climate change adaptation and mitigation, water resources, renewable energy, agricultural R&D, technology adoption, and agricultural biotechnology. He has co-edited two collected volumes: Global Environmental Change and Agriculture (with Betsey Kuhn) and Adaptation and Resilience: The Economics of Climate-Water-Energy Challenges in the Arid Southwest (with Bonnie Colby).

Publications

Dhanireddy, P., and George B. Frisvold. Disaster Assistance and Crop Insurance Participation in the US. 2012.

Frisvold, George B., and S. Deva. Farm Size, Irrigation Practices, and Conservation Program Participation in the U.S. Southwest. 2012, pp. 569 – 582, https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.1676.

Frisvold, George B., and K. Konyar. Less Water: How Will Agriculture in Southern Mountain States Adapt?. 2012, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011WR011056.

Colby, Bonnie G., and George B. Frisvold. Adaptation and Resilience: The Economics of Climate, Water, and Energy Challenges in the American Southwest. Earthscan, 2011.

Frisvold, George B., and Kyle J. Emerick. “Applying Bargaining Theory to Western Water Transfers”. Adaptation and Resilience: The Economics of Climate, Water, and Energy Challenges in the American Southwest, Earthscan, 2011.

Frisvold, George B., et al. “Climate, Water Availability, Energy Costs, and National Park Visitation”. Adaptation and Resilience: The Economics of Climate, Water, and Energy Challenges in the American Southwest, Earthscan, 2011, p. 264.

Hurd, B., et al. Estimated Impacts of Climate Change Legislation on New Mexico Agriculture. 2011.

Frisvold, George B. Implications of Climate Change Legislation for U.S. Cotton Growers. National Cotton Council, 2011.

Frisvold, George B., and Shailaja Deva. “Irrigation Technology Choice: The Role of Climate, Farm Size, Energy Costs, and Soils”. Adaptation and Resilience: The Economics of Climate, Water, and Energy Challenges in the American Southwest, Earthscan, 2011.

Hurd, B., et al. Impacts of Climate Change Legislation on Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain States: Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. 2010.

Frisvold, George B., and J. Reeves. Resistance Management and Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biotechnology. no. 343-359, 2010.

Frisvold, George B., et al. Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Outlook: Report Prepared for Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Summit. 2009.

Frisvold, George B., et al. Simultaneous Diffusion of Herbicide Resistant Cotton and Conservation Tillage. no. 3 & 4, 2009, pp. 249-57.

Frisvold, George B. “Strategic Behavior in Transboundary Water and Environmental Management”. Policy and Strategic Behaviour in Water Resource Management, Earthscan, 2009.

Frisvold, George B., and Kyle J. Emerick. “Rural-Urban Water Transfers With Applications to the U.S. Mexico Border Region”. Game Theory and Policy Making in Natural Resources and the Environment, Routledge Press, 2008, pp. 155-80.

Morehouse, Barbara J., et al. How Can Recreation and Tourism Benefit from Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Assess and Adapt to Climate Change? Lessons from the U.S. Southwest. International Society of Biometeorology, 2007.

Morehouse, Barbara J., et al. “How Can Tourism Research Benefit from Multi-Disciplinary Assessmesnts of Climate Change? Lessons from the U.S. Southwest”. Developments in Tourism Climatology, 2007, pp. 274-81.

Frisvold, George B. “Federal Farm Programs and Water Use in the Western United States”. Negotiating Tribal Water Rights: Fulfilling Promises in the Arid West, University of Arizona Press, 2005.

Deva, S., and George B. Frisvold. Some Highlights from the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey. 2005, pp. 16-19.

Frisvold, George B. Arizona Cropland: A Background Paper. 2004.

Frisvold, George B. How Federal Farm Programs Affect Water Use, Quality, and Allocation Among Sectors. 2004, p. W12S05, https://doi.org/doi:10.1029/2003WR002753.

Frisvold, George B. Investing in Border Water Quality. 2004, pp. 8-11, 19.

Leones, J., and George B. Frisvold. “Park Planning Beyond Park Boundaries: A Grand Canyon Case Study”. National Parks and Rural Development: Practice and Policy in the United States, Island Press, 2000, pp. 111-30.

Projects

Name	Project type	Project Dates
Climate Science for Water Management in Tucson: An Occasional Lecture Series	Outreach	2009 - 2011
Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change, Drought, and Water Demand in the Urbanizing Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico	Research	2008 - 2011
Sectoral Impacts of Drought and Climate Change	Research	2008
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies and Policies	Research	2008
Adaptation Strategies for Water and Energy Sectors in the Southwest	Research	2007