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William C. Clark

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William C. Clark
Born (1948-12-20) December 20, 1948 (age 75)
Greenwich, Connecticut
EducationUniversity of British Columbia
AwardsMacArthur Fellows
Scientific career
FieldsSustainability Science
InstitutionsHarvard University
ThesisSpatial structure and population dynamics in an insect epidemic ecosystem (1979)
Doctoral advisorC. S. Holling

William Cummin Clark is the Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.[1]

William Clark known for his long-term efforts to promote sustainability science. He co-chaired the US National Research Council report on Sustainability ‘Our Common Journey,”[2] and in 2016 co-authored a textbook on Sustainability Science.[3] He is also established and is now co-editor of its sustainability science section of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[4] He co-leads the Sustainability Science Program at Harvard [1], and he is also on the board of directors of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University.

Awards

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Clark is a member of the USA’s National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1983. He received an honorary doctorate from Leuphana University in 2012 for his work on sustainability science.[5]

Education

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He earned a BSc from Yale in 1971 and a PhD in Ecology from University of British Columbia in 1979.

References

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  1. ^ "William Clark Faculty Profile, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University". Harvard University. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
  2. ^ National Research Council Policy Division Board on Sustainable Development. Washington, DC: Natl Acad Press; 1999. Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability.
  3. ^ Matson, Pamela; Clark, William; Andersson, Krister. Pursuing Sustainability A Guide to the Science and Practice.
  4. ^ "Editorial Board". US National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 Oct 2018.
  5. ^ "This Academicus 2012". Leuphana University. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.