Abigail York
- Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability
- Teaching Faculty, School of Sustainability
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University
PO Box 872402
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone:
480-965-3113
Email:
Abigail.York@asu.edu
Biography
Dr. York's research interests include interjurisdictional governance, land use policy, housing provision and economic development. An ongoing project is development of a generalizable theory of cross-border coordination that helps to explain different environmental issues, such as wildlife and forest management, as well as coordination of urban growth and development. Her work has focused on collective action across borders, understanding urbanization, evaluation of land use institutions' impacts on the landscape and the dynamics of the local political economy. York currently co-teaches Institutions, Society and the Environment and is preparing for more courses on institutions and urban policy in the semesters to come, particularly those associated with the new Ph.D. in Environmental Social Science program. Before coming to ASU, York was an assistant professor in the Department of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She teaches Institutions, Environment and Society.
Expertise
land use policy; political economics; public policy; natural resource management; conservation policy; cross-border cooperation; environmental policy; land use change; smart growth; urban development; urban social-ecological systems;Education
- Ph.D., Human Dimensions of Global Change, Indiana University, 2005
- B.A., Economics with honors, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, 2000
Journal Articles
Boone, C. G., E. M. Cook, S. J. Hall, M. L. Nation, N. B. Grimm, C. B. Raish, D. M. Finch and A. M. York. 2012. A comparative gradient approach as a tool to understanding and managing urban ecosystems. Urban Ecosystems 15:795-807. (link)
Childs, C., A. York, D. White, M. Schoon and G. Bodner. In press. Navigating a murky adaptive co-management governance network: TheAgua Fria watershed, Arizona, USA. Ecology and Society.
Schoon, M. L. and A. M. York. 2011. Cooperation across boundaries: The role of political entrepreneurs in environmental collaboration. Journal of Natural Resource Policy Research 3:113-123.
Shrestha, M., A. York, C. Boone and S. Zhang. 2012. Land fragmentation due to rapid urbanization in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area: Analyzing the spatiotemporal patterns and drivers. Applied Geography 32:522-531. (link)
Wutich, A., A. Brewis, A. M. York and R. Stotts. 2012. Rules, norms, and injustice: A cross-cultural study of perceptions of justice in water institutions. Society and Natural Resources. (link)
Wutich, A., A. M. York, A. Brewis, R. Stotts and C. M. Roberts. 2012. Shared cultural norms for justice in water institutions: Results from Fiji, Ecuador, Paraguay, New Zealand, and the U.S. Journal of Environmental Management 113:370-376. (link)
York, A., A. Barnett, A. Wutich and B. Crona. 2011. Household bottled water consumption in Phoenix: A Lifestyle Choice. Water International 36:708-718. (link)
York, A. M., C. Clark, A. Wutich and S. L. Harlan. In review. What determines public support for development impact fees?. Land Use Policy.
York, A. and M. Schoon. 2011. Collective action on the Western range: Coping with external and internal threats. International Journal of the Commons 5:388-409. (link)
York, A. and M. Schoon. 2011. Collaboration in the shadow of the Wall: Shifting power in the borderlands. Policy Sciences 44:345-365.
York, A. M., M. Shrestha, C. G. Boone, S. Zhang, J. Harrington, T. Prebyl, A. Swann, M. Agar, M. Antolin, B. Nolin, J. Wright and R. Skaggs. 2011. Land fragmentation under rapid urbanization: A cross-site analysis of southwestern cities. Urban Ecosystems 14:429-455. (link)
York, A., M. E. Smith, B. W. Stanley, B. L. Stark, J. Novic, S. L. Harlan, G. L. Cowgill and C. Boone. 2011. Ethnic and class-based clusering through the ages: A transdisciplinary approach to urban social patterns. Urban Studies 48:2399-2415.
Zhang, S., A. M. York, C. G. Boone and M. Shrestha. 2012. Methodological advances in the spatial analysis of land fragmentation. The Professional Geographer. (link)
Books and Book Chapters
Wutich, A., A. Brewis, S. Sigurdsson, R. Stotts and A. York. In press. Fairness and the human right to water: A preliminary cross-cultural theory. In: J. Wagner ed. The Social Life of Water in a Time of Crisis. Berghahn Books.
York, A. M. and D. K. Munroe. In press. Land-use institutions and natural resources in fast-growing communities at the urban-rural fringe. In: E. Brondizio and E. F. Moran. eds., Human-Environment Interactions: Current and Future Directions. Springer Press.
Posters/Presentations
Bausch, J. C., J. P. Connors, C. Rubinos, H. Eakin, R. Aggarwal and A. York. 2012. Agriculture around a desert city: Perspectives on decisions for water, land, and livelihoods. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Bausch, J. C., C. Rubiños, H. Eakin, A. York and R. Aggarwal. 2013. Farmers' resilience to socio-ecological change in Central Arizona. Poster presented February 17, 2013 at the Decision Making Under Uncertainty (DMUU) Session of the AAAS Annual Meeting, February 14-18, 2013, Boston, MA.
Conley, S., J. Helepololei and A. York. 2009. Trust land preservation, development, and direct democracy. Poster presented at 11th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Poster Symposium, January 15, 2009, Global Institute of Sustainability. (link)
Eakin, H., R. Aggarwal, A. York, J. C. Bausch and C. Rubinos. 2012. Irrigated agriculture, water institutions and adaptation in urbanizing Arizona. Presented May 31, 2012 at Adaptation Futures, 2012 International Conference on Climate Adaptation, May 28-31, 2012, Tucson, AZ.
Hall, S. J., B. Shrestha, S. Yabiku, J. Glick, A. York, D. Ghimire, L. An and S. Murphy. 2013. Human community dynamics and social-ecological vulnerability in a biodiversity hotspot. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Helepololei, J., S. Zhang and A. M. York. 2009. Patterns and institutions of land use on Indian Communities. Poster presented at 11th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Poster Symposium, January 15, 2009, Global Institute of Sustainability. (link)
Kane, K., A. M. York, J. Tuccillo, L. Gentile and Y. Ouyang. 2013. A spatio-temporal view of historical growth in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, 1915-1963. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Rosales Chavez, J., A. Wutich, A. Brewis, A. M. York and R. Stotts. 2013. Rules, norms, and injustice: A cross-cultural study of perceptions of justice in water institutions. Poster presented at the 11 January 2013, 15th Annual CAP LTER Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting 2013, Skysong, Scottsdale, AZ. (link)
Rubinos, C., A. M. York, H. Eakin, R. Aggarwal, J. C. Bausch, S. Smith-Heisters, S. Waters and M. Anderies. 2013. Water and agriculture in Central Arizona: Adapting to a new scenario. Poster presented at the Water Resources Research Center 2013 Annual Conference, March 5, 2013, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Shrestha, M., A. York, C. Boone and S. Zhang. 2009. A cross-site comparative analysis of land fragmentation, Part1 and Part 2. Working group organizer report presented at 14-16 September 20009 LTER All Scientists Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change.
Shrestha, M. A., A. York, S. Zhang and C. Boone. 2010. Rapid urbanization and land fragmentation in the US Southwest: A socio-ecological gradient analysis. Presentation at the 15-19 October 2010 International Conference on Urbanization and Global Environmental Change -- The Global Land Project.
Shrestha, M., S. Zhang, A. York, C. Boone, J. Wright, J. Harrington, M. Antolin, B. Nolen, T. Prebyl, M. Agar and A. Swann. 2009. Socioecological gradients and land fragmentation: A cross-site comparative analysis. Poster presented at 14-16 September 20009 LTER All Scientists Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change.
Sigurdsson, S., R. Stotts, A. Wutich, A. Brewis and A. York. 2011. Fairness and the human right to water: A preliminary cross-cultural theory. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University. (link)
Smith-Heisters, S., A. M. York, H. Eakin and J. C. Bausch. 2013. Private provisioning of public adaptation goods: The case of irrigated agriculture in Central Arizona. Poster presented at the Water Resources Research Center 2013 Annual Conference, March 5, 2013, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Tuccillo, J., A. York, B. Bolin and B. Schoon. 2012. Zoning, land-use fragmentation and environmental justice in early Phoenix, AZ. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Wutich, A., A. Brewis, S. Sigurdsson, R. Stotts and A. York. 2011. Fairness and the human right to water: A preliminary cross-cultural theory. Presented March 14, 2011 at Resilience 2011—Resilience, Innovation, and Sustainability: Navigating the Complexities of Global Change, Second International Science and Policy Conference, Tempe, AZ.
York, A. M., H. Eakin, S. Smith-Heisters and J. C. Bausch. 2012. Private provisioning of public adaptation goods: The case of irrigated agriculture in Central Arizona. Presented November 12, 2012 at The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Colloquium Series, Indiana University.
York, A. M., S. Zhang and C. G. Boone. 2011. Groundwater in the desert: Phoenician policy, growth, and land fragmentation. Presented June 24, 2011 at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Meeting, Burlington, VT.
Zhang, S., C. G. Boone, S. Lerman and A. M. York. 2012. A multi-scale study of the relationship among land composition, land fragmentation,and bird biodiversity in the Phoenix area. Poster presented at 13 January 2012 CAP LTER 14th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (link)
Zhang, S., C. G. Boone and A. M. York. 2011. Impacts of land fragmentation on biodiversity in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Poster presented at the 12-13 January 2011 CAP LTER 13th Annual Poster Symposium and All Scientist Meeting, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University. (link)
Zhang, S., M. Shrestha, A. York and C. Boone. 2009. Socioecological gradients and land fragmentation in Central Arizona-Phoenix. Poster presented at 14-16 September 20009 LTER All Scientists Meeting, Integrating Science and Society in a World of Constant Change.
Zhang, S. and A. M. York. 2010. The roles of coupled land and water institution in land system change. Presented October 17, 2010 at the International Conference on Urbanization and Global Environmental Change. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Zhang, S., A. M. York and C. G. Boone. 2009. Monitoring landscape fragmentation with rapid urbanization in the Central Arizona - Phoenix region. Poster presented at 11th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Poster Symposium, January 15, 2009, Global Institute of Sustainability. (link)
Zhang, S., A. M. York, C. G. Boone and M. Shrestha. 2010. Land fragmentation under rapid urbanization: A cross-site comparative analsyis. Poster presented at the January 14, 2010 12th Annual Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Poster Symposium, Global Institute of Sustainability.
Zhang, S., A. M. York, C. G. Boone and M. Shrestha. 2010. Water provisioning as a driving force of land fragmentation in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Presented April 16, 2010 as part of an Interactive Short Paper Session at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington DC.
Current Projects/Teams
Feedbacks between Human Community Dynamics and Sociological Vulnerability in a Biodiversity Hotspot
