G. Mathias Kondolf
G. Mathias (Matt) Kondolf is a fluvial geomorphologist and environmental planner, specializing in environmental river management and restoration. He is Professor of Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches courses in hydrology, river restoration, environmental science, and Mediterranean-climate landscapes, and serves as Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. His research concerns human-river interactions broadly, with emphasis on management of flood-prone lands, sediment management in reservoirs and regulated river channels, and river restoration. He co-edited the reference work on methods in the field, Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology (John Wiley & Sons 2003, 2nd edition forthcoming in 2013).
He is currently the Clarke Scholar at the Institute for Water Resources of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, and formerly served on the Environmental Advisory Board to the Chief of the Corps and on the Science Board for the CALFED Ecosystem Restoration Program. Professor Kondolf lectures and conducts research on river geomorphology, management, and restoration in the US and abroad. He has provided expert testimony on river-related issues to the US Congress, the International Court of Justice, the California Legislature and California Water Resources Control Board. He received his AB in Geology (cum laude) from Princeton University, a masters in Earth Sciences from UC Santa Cruz, and a PhD in Geography and Environmental Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.
Related Resources from G. Mathias Kondolf
Flood Risk Perception in Lands ‘‘Protected’’ by 100-Year Levees
With Jessica Ludy
Natural Hazards January 2012
