Jurgen Schmandt

Jurgen Schmandt is Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Distinguished Fellowat the Houston Advanced Research Center where he developed their sustainability program. He specializes in water policy and sustainable development. He previously worked at the German Academic Exchange Service, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Harvard University. He used his work on water and drought in the Rio Grande basin and Northeast Brazil to start the...See more

Jurgen Schmandt is Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and Distinguished Fellowat the Houston Advanced Research Center where he developed their sustainability program. He specializes in water policy and sustainable development. He previously worked at the German Academic Exchange Service, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Harvard University. He used his work on water and drought in the Rio Grande basin and Northeast Brazil to start the SERIDAS project in 2013. He has published books and articles on technology and society, environmental regulation, climate change, water policy and sustainable development. See less