Agricultural Economics
& Agricultural Business

Areas of Interest:

• Natural and environmental resource economics
• Water resource policy and economics 
• Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

  Current Projects:

• Agricultural Water Management Technologies, Institutions and Policies Affecting Economic Viability and Environmental Quality 
  
• Residential Landscape Changes and Water Conservation: Evaluating Xeriscape Adoption Trends and Barriers Along New Mexico's Rio Grande 
  
• Climate Change and Water Resources: Coping Strategies and Adaptation 

Curriculum Vitae

• World Agriculture and Food Problems
  (AGE/GEOG 315G )
  
• Water Resource Management and Policy
  (AGE 475, AEEC 575)

Hurd, B.H. “Water Conservation and Residential Landscapes: Household Preferences, Household Choices,” 2006. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 173-192.

Ward, F.A., B.H. Hurd, T. Rahmani, and N. Gollehon. 2006. “Economic impacts of federal policy responses to drought in the Rio Grande Basin,” Water Resources Research, VOL. 42, W03420, doi:10.1029/2005WR004427, pp. 1-13.

Jorgenson, D. Goettle, R., B.H. Hurd, J. Smith, L. Chestnut, D. Mills. 2004. Market Consequences and Climate Change: A U.S. Perspective, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, VA. 67 p.

Easterling, W.J., B.H. Hurd, and J.B. Smith. 2004. Coping With Climatic Change: The Role of Adaptation in the United States, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, VA. 40 p.

Hurd, B.H. and J.M. Callaway with J.B. Smith and P.Kirshen. 2004. “Climatic Change and U.S. Water Resources: From Modeled Watershed Impacts to National Estimates,” Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 40(1): 129-148.

Water Rights: A New Mexico Perspective, Brian H. Hurd, Invited presentation to the Four State Water Forum, Oklahoma City, OK, March 29-30, 2007.

Challenges of Adapting to a Changing Climate, Brian H. Hurd, Invited presentation to the UCLA School of Law, Frankel Symposium, “Coping With Global Warming,” Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 2007.

Challenges and Opportunities in Adapting to Climate Changes, Brian H. Hurd, invited presentation to the NM Governor’s Drought Task Force, 4th Annual Drought Summit – 2006, “Climate Change: What Does It Mean For New Mexico?”, Albuquerque, NM, October 18, 2006.

Considering Climate Changes for New Mexico and the Southwest, Brian H. Hurd, presented at the Third Annual Conference: Celebrating the Sacred in Food and Water Offices of Social Justice of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the Dioceses of Gallup and Las Cruces, Las Cruces, New Mexico, October 15, 2005. (Invited).

The Challenge of Adapting to Climate in a Changing World, Brian H. Hurd, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Feb. 17-21, 2005, Washington D.C.