McConnell, Bill

McConnell, Bill
Organization(s): 
Michigan State University
Link to CV: 
Bill McConnell's CV

Bill McConnell conducting field research in the mountainsBill McConnell is associate director of the MSU Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability. He came to MSU from Indiana University, where he helped coordinate a network of global-change scientists focusing on land use and land-cover change. This broad perspective on global issues is balanced by his research and engagement on sustainability at the local level in the United States and in the developing world, particularly Africa.

Research Interests: 
sustainability, land use, land-cover change, Africa
Publications: 
Panda Preservation: Remote sensing helps counter natural and human complications
Effects of Natural Disasters on Conservation Policies: The Case of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China
Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS): Approach, Challenges, and Strategies
A Portfolio Approach to Analyzing Complex Human-Environment Interactions: Institutions and Land Change
Comparing the Input, Output, and Validation Maps for Several Models of Land Change
Modeling Human Agency in Land Change in Madagascar: A Review and Prospectus
Environmental Change and Adaptation in Degraded Agro-Ecosystems: The Case of Highland Madagascar
Synthesis in land change science: methodological patterns, challenges, and guidelines
CHANS Projects: 
International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS_Net)
Complex Interactions Among Policies, People, and Panda Habitat in the Wolong Nature Reserve Landscape
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