Colin_W._Clark

Colin W. Clark

Colin W. Clark

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Not to be confused with Colin Clark (economist).

Colin Whitcomb Clark (born 1931) is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at The University of British Columbia. Clark specializes in behavioral ecology and the economics of natural resources, specifically, in the management of commercial fisheries.[1] Clark was named a Fellow of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) in 2016 for his contributions to bioeconomics.[2] Clark's impact upon fisheries economics through his scholarly work is encapsulated in Mathematical Bioeconomics: The Mathematics of Conservation, which is considered to be a classic contribution in environmental economic theory.[3]

Honours and awards

Books

  • Math Overboard! (Basic Math for Adults): Part 2. 2013. Dog Ear Publishing.
  • Math Overboard! (Basic Math for Adults): Part 1. 2012. Dog Ear Publishing.
  • Mathematical Bioeconomics: The Mathematics of Conservation. 3rd Edition. 2010. Wiley Interscience (New York, NY).
  • The Worldwide Crisis in Fisheries: Economic Models and Human Behaviour. 2006. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK; New York, NY).
  • Dynamic State Variable Models in Ecology: Methods and Applications (with Marc Mangel). 2000. Oxford University Press (Oxford, UK: New York, NY).
  • Dynamic Models in Behavioral Ecology (with Marc Mangel). 1988. Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ).
  • Natural Resource Economics: Notes and Problems (with Jon Conrad). 1997. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK: New York, NY).

References

  1. [1]
    "Mathematical Biology at UBC". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade Names Colin Clarke IIFET 2016 Fellow" (PDF).
  3. [3]
    Munro, Gordon R.; Sumaila, U. Rashid (2015-04-25). "On the Contributions of Colin Clark to Fisheries Economics". Environmental and Resource Economics. 61 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10640-015-9910-4. ISSN 0924-6460.
  4. [4]
    "Colin Clark - Biography". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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