William Clark

Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development
Center for International Development
Office Address
Littauer-360B
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 53
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-3981
Fax: 617-495-8963
Email: william_clark@harvard.edu
Assistant
Mary Anne Baumgartner (617-496-7466)
William Clark

Profile

William C. Clark is the Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Trained as an ecologist, his research focuses on the interactions of environment, development and security concerns in international affairs, with a special emphasis on the role of science and technology in shaping those interactions. Clark is co-author of Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management (Wiley, 1978) and Redesigning Rural Development (Hopkins, 1982); editor of the Carbon Dioxide Review (Oxford, 1982); and coeditor of Sustainable Development of the Biosphere (Cambridge, 1986), The Earth as Transformed by Human Action (Cambridge, 1990), Learning To Manage Global Environmental Risks (MIT, 2001), and Global Environmental Assessments: Information and Influence (MIT, 2006). He is an Associate Editor of the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences, and serves on the editorial boards of Annual Review of Environment and Natural Resources and Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. Clark is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, where he serves on the Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability and co-chaired the study Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability (National Research Council, 1999). He is co-founder and board member of the international Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability (ISTS), and chairs the environmental reporting program of the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment which produces a periodic report on The State of the Nations Ecosystems (Cambridge University Press, 2002, 2005). At Harvard, he co-directs the Sustainability ScienceProgram at the University's Center for International Development. Clark is a recipient of the MacArthur Prize, the Humboldt Prize, and the Kennedy School's Carballo Award for excellence in teaching.

Courses

Not Offered

  • ISP-104 Managing a Living Planet: How Interactions Among Population, Health, Resources, and Environment Shape the Stage of Global Affairs

Media Expertise

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Research

Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Clark, William C. "Sustainability Science: A Room of its Own." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104.6 (February 6, 2007): 1737-1738.
    • Matson, Pamela A., William C. Clark, Ashok Gadgil, Diana M. Liverman, Rosarnond L. Naylor, Isha Ray, and David S. Schimel. "Who Should Read This Series?" Annual Review of Environment & Resources 32.1 (2007): pv-v.
  • Edited Volumes
    • Clark, William C., ed. Highlights in Sustainability Science: A Special Collection from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. PNAS; http://www.pnas.org/misc/sustainability.shtml, 2007.
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Clark, William C., and Laura Holliday. "Linking Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development: The Role of Program Management - Summary of a Workshop." National Research Council: Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability, 2006.