Publications

Book:

 

 

Ulibarri, N, Cravens, AE, Nabergoj, AS, Kernbach, S & Royalty, A. 2019. Creativity in Research: Cultivate clarity, be innovative, and make progress in your research journey. Cambridge University Press.

 

 

 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Links and PDFs available for download below. If you need one of the papers under embargo, please email Dr. Ulibarri so I can share my author copy.

Wang, J., Ulibarri, N., Scott, T. A., & Davis, S. J. (2023). Environmental justice, infrastructure provisioning, and environmental impact assessment: Evidence from the California Environmental Quality ActEnvironmental Science & Policy146, 66-75.

Gerenday, S., Perrone, D., Clark, J., & Ulibarri, N. (2023). Recycled water could recharge aquifers in the Central ValleyCalifornia Agriculture, 1-10.

Goodrich, K. A., Ulibarri, N., Matthew, R., Stein, E. D., Brand, M., & Sanders, B. F. (2023). Toward improved sediment management and coastal resilience through efficient permitting in CaliforniaEnvironmental Management, 72: 558-567.

Ulibarri, N., Imperial, M. T., Siddiki, S., & Henderson, H. 2023. Drivers and dynamics of collaborative governance in environmental management. Environmental Management, 71(3): 495-504.

Ulibarri, N, Valencia-Uribe, C, Sanders, BF, Schubert, J, Matthew, R, Forman, F, Allaire, M, & Brady, D. 2023. Framing the Problem of Flood Risk and Flood Management in Metropolitan Los AngelesWeather, Climate, and Society, 15(1): 45-58.

Sanders, BF, Schubert, JE … Ulibarri, N, & Davis, SJ. 2022. Large and inequitable flood risks in Los Angeles, CaliforniaNature Sustainability.

Ulibarri, N, Perez Figueroa, O, & Grant, A. 2022. Barriers and opportunities to incorporating environmental justice in the National Environmental Policy ActEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review, 97: 106880.

Escobedo Garcia, N & Ulibarri, N. 2022. Planning for effective water management: an evaluation of water management plans in CaliforniaJournal of Environmental Planning & Management.

Scott, RP, Ulibarri, N, & Scott, TA. 2022. Concise or comprehensive? Predictors of impact assessment choices for electric transmission line projectsRisk Assessment.

Torhan, S, Grady, C, … Ulibarri, N … Shah, MAR. 2022. Tradeoffs and Synergies Across Global Climate Change Adaptations in the Food-Energy-Water NexusEarth’s Future, 10(4): e2021EF002201.

Escobedo Garcia, N & Ulibarri, N. 2022. Plan writing as a policy tool: instrumental, conceptual, and tactical uses of water management plans in CaliforniaJournal of Environmental Studies and Sciences.

Ulibarri, N & Han, D. 2022. NEPA and climate change: Consideration of climate mitigation and adaptation in infrastructure review processes. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2(1): 015004.

Dorman, M, Strong, AL, & Ulibarri, N. 2022. Coalitions in Climate Mitigation Policy Design Processes: The Case of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Environmental Science & Policy, 127: 38-47.

Scott, TA, Marantz, N, & Ulibarri, N. 2021. Use of boilerplate language in regulatory documents: Evidence from Environmental Impact Statements. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 32(3): 576-590.

Ulibarri, N, Ajibade, I, Galappaththi, EK … & Zommers, Z. 2021. A Global Assessment of Policy Tools to Support Climate Adaptation. Climate Policy, 22(1): 77-96.

Berrang-Ford, L, Siders, AR, … Ulibarri, N … & Abu, TZ. 2021. A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 11: 989-1000.

Araos, M, Jagannathan, K, … Ulibarri, N … & Turek-Hankins, LL. 2021. Equity in human adaptation-related responses: A systematic global review. One Earth, 4(10): 1454-1467.

Brand, MW, Quesnel, KJ, Saska, P, Ulibarri, N, et al. 2021. Environmental Impact Bonds: A common framework and looking aheadEnvironmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 1: 023001.

Ulibarri, N, Escobedo Garcia, N, Nelson, RL, Cravens, AE, & McCarty, RJ. 2021. Assessing the Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California. Water Resources Research, 57(3).

Scott, TA, Ulibarri, N, & Perez Figueroa, O. 2020. NEPA and National Trends in Federal Infrastructure Siting in the United StatesReview of Policy Research, 37(5): 605-633.

Ulibarri, N, Goodrich, KA, Wagle, P, Brand, M, Matthew, R, Stein, ED, Sanders, & BF. 2020. Barriers and opportunities for beneficial reuse of sediment to support coastal resilienceOcean & Coastal Management, 195: 105287. [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N, Emerson, K, Imperial, MT, Jager, NW, Newig, J & Weber, E. 2020. How does collaborative governance evolve? Insights from a medium-n case comparisonPolicy and Society, 39(4): 617-637.

Ulibarri, N & Escobedo Garcia, N. 2020. Comparing Complexity in Watershed Governance: The Case of California. Water, 12: 766.

Ulibarri, N, Tracy, C, & McCarty, RJ. 2020. Cleanup and Complexity: Nuclear and Industrial Contamination at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, CaliforniaEnvironmental Management, 65: 257-271.

Ulibarri, N & Scott, TA. 2019. Environmental hazards, rigid institutions, and transformative change: How drought affects the consideration of water and climate impacts in infrastructure management. Global Environmental Change, 59: 102005. [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N, Scott, TA, & Perez-Figueroa, O. 2019. How Does Stakeholder Involvement Affect Environmental Impact Assessment? Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 79: 106309. [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N. 2019. Collaborative governance: A tool for managing scientific, administrative, and strategic uncertainties in environmental management? Ecology & Society, 24(2):15.

Marantz, N & Ulibarri, N. 2019.  Tensions of Transparency in Urban and Environmental PlanningJournal of Planning Education and Research, doi: 10.1177/0739456X19827638.

Scott, TA & Ulibarri, N. 2019. Taking network analysis seriously: Methodological improvements for governance network scholarship. Perspectives in Public Management & Governance, 2(2): 89-101.

Ulibarri, N & Tao, J. 2019. Evaluating environmental permitting process duration: The case of Clean Water Act section 404 permits. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 62(12): 2124-2144. [Preprint]

Pulver, S, Ulibarri, N, Sobocinski, K, Alexander, S, Johnson, M, McCord, P, & Dell’Angelo, J. 2018. Frontiers in socio-environmental research: Components, connections, scale, and context. Ecology & Society, 23(3): 23.

Hui, I, Ulibarri, N, & Cain, BE. 2018. Patterns of participation and representation in a regional water collaboration. Policy Studies Journal, 48(3): 754-781.

Scott, TA, Ulibarri, N, & Scott, RP. 2018. Stakeholder involvement in collaborative regulatory processes: Using automated coding to track attendance and actions. Regulation & Governance, 14(2): 219-237. [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N. 2018. Collaborative model development increases trust in and use of scientific information in environmental decision-making. Environmental Science & Policy, 82: 136-142. [Preprint]

Lukacs, H, Sawe, N, & Ulibarri, N. 2017. Risk, uncertainty, and institutional failure in the 2014 West Virginia chemical spill. Case Studies in the Environment,

Ulibarri, N. 2017. Does collaboration affect the duration of environmental permitting processes? Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 61(4): 617-634. [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N, Cain, BE, & Ajami, NK. 2017. A Framework for Building Efficient Environmental Permitting Processes. Sustainability, 9(2): 180.

Ulibarri, N & Scott, TA. 2016. Linking network structure to collaborative governance. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 27(1): 163-181. [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N. 2015. Collaboration in Federal Hydropower Licensing: Impacts on Process, Outputs, and Outcomes. Public Performance and Management Review, 38(4): 578-606.  [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N. 2015. Tracing Process to Performance of Collaborative Governance: A Comparative Case Study of Federal Hydropower Licensing. Policy Studies Journal, 43(2): 283-308.

Ulibarri, N, Cravens, AE, Cornelius, M, Royalty, A, & Nabergoj, AS. 2014. Research as Design: Developing Creative Confidence in Doctoral Students Through Design Thinking. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 9: 249-270.

Cravens, AE, Ulibarri, N, Cornelius, M, Royalty, A, & Nabergoj, AS. 2014. Reflecting, iterating, and tolerating ambiguity: Highlighting the creative process of scientific and scholarly research for doctoral education. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 9: 229-247.

Ulibarri, N. 2011. Bridging divides for water? Dialogue and access at the 5th World Water Forum. Water Alternatives, 4(3): 301-315.

Book Reviews:

Ulibarri, N. 2018. Review of Nelson, A. “Small is Necessary: Shared Living on a Shared Planet” (Pluto Press, 2018). Journal of Planning Education and Research, 40(1): 117-119. [Preprint]

Ulibarri, N. 2016. Review of Masterson, JH et al. “Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters” (Island Press, 2014). Journal of Planning Education and Research, 37(1): 109-111. [Preprint]

Reports, Commentaries, and Other Publications:

Siders, AR, Brooks, CM, Cravens, AE, Nelson, RL, Reineman, DR, & Ulibarri, N. 2020. How to beat isolation? Academic feedback groups fit the bill, and promote growth as scholars and humans. Nature, Career Column. 582: 597-598.

Ulibarri, N & Emerson, K. 2016. Negotiating Science and Policy in Collaborative Hydropower Licensing. Teaching Simulation. E-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative. Syracuse, NY: Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration, Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

The World Bank. 2015. Government Strategies for Improving Environmental, Social and Economic Outcomes for Peru’s Mining-Affected Communities. Washington, DC. Contributing author with L Ortolano and E Sanchez-Triana.

Lukacs, H, Sawe, N, & Ulibarri, N. 2015. Risk Perception and Institutional Complexity in the 2014 West Virginia Chemical Spill. Teaching Case Study. Annapolis: National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center.

Ulibarri, N. 2011. Water, Fish, and Dams on the Klamath: An Overview of the Klamath Agreements. White Paper for US Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.

Ulibarri, N. 2007. Sacred Dance in the Peruvian Highlands. ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, 7(1): 65.