Christopher Costello, Associate Professor, Resource Economics

While there is broad agreement that resources are valuable and need to be used wisely and sustainably, there is less agreement on the definitions of such terms as “wisely” and “sustainable,” meanings that evolve within the context of identifying society’s objectives and creating the mechanisms and policies to achieve them. Chris Costello works in this realm, focusing on the economics of environmental regulation and natural resource management under conditions of uncertainty (inaccurate, unavailable, or contradictory information), with a particular emphasis on the value and effect of information on management decisions. Correlate to this is his interest in adaptive management programs that have a learning component intended to resolve uncertainty. He has applied this perspective to studies in biological diversity, introduced species, regulation of polluting industries, and marine policy.

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Office: Bren Hall 4410

Phone: 805-893-5802
Fax: 805-893-7612

Email: costello@bren.ucsb.edu

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Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131

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