Dr. Chad Staddon is a Professor of Resource Economics and Policy in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Dr. Staddon is also the founder-director of the International Water Security Network and leads the research on urban water demand, under the Urban Water Security strand. Dr. Staddon serves as an executive committee member for the Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) – Research Coordination Network (RCN).
In addition to his UWE, Bristol post, Chad also maintains professional affiliations with the Global Research Institute at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the School for Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. He is also an active member of the International Water Resources Association, the Royal Geographical Society and sits on the southwest regional committee for the Chartered Institute for Water and Environmental Management, and the Bristol Water Plc Local Engagement Forum. His current research interests lie in the areas of better understanding the nature and drivers of urban water demand and the potential for social and economic instruments to drive conservation efforts.
Dr. Staddon’s selected publications:
- Staddon, C., Rogers, J., Warriner, C., Ward, S. and Powell, W. (2018) Why doesn’t every family practice rainwater harvesting? Factors that affect the decision to adopt rainwater harvesting as a household water security strategy in central Uganda. Water International, 43 (8). pp. 1114-1135. ISSN 0250-8060 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/38608
- Wutich, A., Budds, J., Jepson, W., Harris, L. and Staddon, C. (2018) Household water sharing: A review of water gifts, exchanges, and transfers across cultures. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews – Water, 5 (6). e1309. ISSN 2049-1948 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/36750
- Staddon, C. and Scott, C. A. (2018) Putting water security to work: Addressing global challenges. Water International, 43 (8). pp. 1017-1025. ISSN 1941-1707 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/38889
- Staddon, C., Ward, S., De Vito, L., Zuniga-Teran, A., Gerlak, A. K., Schoeman, Y., Hart, A. and Booth, G. (2018) Contributions of green infrastructure to enhancing urban resilience. Environment Systems and Decisions, 38 (3). pp. 330-338. ISSN 2194-5403 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/37696
- Simpson, K., Staddon, C., Spotswood, F. and Ward, S. (2018) Challenges of researching showering routines – from the individual to the socio-material. In: 5th Annual Water Efficiency Network Conference, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 5-7 September 2018., pp. 243-252 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/38547
- Appleby, T., Studley, M., Moorhouse, B., Judith, B., Staddon, C. and Bean, E. (2018) Sea of possibilities: Old and new uses of remote sensing data for the enforcement of the Ascension Island marine protected area. Marine Policy. ISSN 0308-597X Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/36930
- Baker, K., Tang, S., Sweetapple, C., Ward, S., Staddon, C., Bishop, T., Bulmer, P. and Butler, D. (2018) Resilience learning for water sector culture change. In: 6th Joint EWA/JSWA/WEF Conference: Resilience of the Water Sector, Munich, Germany, 15-18 May 2018. Hennef: European Water Association, pp. 6-26 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/38545
For more information and a list of his current research projects, visit his website at https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/ChadStaddon and follow him @Doctor_Chad on Twitter.