Mark Buckley
Mark Buckley joined ECONorthwest in 2008. Dr. Buckley develops economic models and analytical methods for planning and behavior involving water resources and land use. In particular, he combines microeconomic and game-theoretic techniques with competence in the biophysical aspects of natural systems. Dr. Buckley specializes in bringing a disaggregated behavioral approach to economic analysis so as to capture the important differences and interactions that drive demand for natural resources. His work includes assessment of cost-effective approaches to restore Puget Sound; landscape-scale restoration in the Sacramento River valley, coordinating agriculture with development and habitat goals along the Skagit River, water planning with reclaimed water for King County, Washington; cost and risk management on large wildfires for the U.S. Forest Service, development of tools for communities to select appropriate water portfolios in California, sustainable forestry and carbon accounting for public and private forests, levee setbacks for urban rivers, and water quality trading in the Lake Tahoe basin. Buckley's research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and edited books and he is an adjunct professor for environmental economics at Portland State University.