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- E-Mail:
- ortolano@stanford.edu
- Website:
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- Interests:
- Air, Water, Energy, Impact Assessment, Planning, Policy, Prevention, Regulation, Technologies, Government, Non-governmental organization
- Discipline(s)
- Engineering, Environmental Studies, Planning, Public Policy
- Role(s):
- Researcher
- Location(s) of Work:
- Eastern Asia, China, USA
Biography
Professor; UPS Foundation Professor of Civil Engineering in Urban and Regional Planning
Stanford University
Ortolano is concerned with environmental and water resources policy and planning. His research stresses environmental policy implementation in developing countries, technology transfer, and the role of non-governmental organizations in environmental management. Several current projects concern air and water pollution control regulations in China.
Publications and Resources
Books
- Leonard Ortolano. Environmental Regulation in China: Institutions, Enforcement, and Compliance. Rowman & Littlefield, 2000
- Leonard Ortolano. Implementing Environmental Policy in China. Praeger/Greenwood, 1995
Journal Articles
- Stephanie Bradley Ohshita, Leonard Ortolano. Reform on the Diffusion of Cleaner Coal Technology in China. Development and Change. 2006.
- Leonard Ortolano, Stephanie Bradley Ohshita. Effects of Economic and Environmental Reform on the Diffusion of Cleaner Coal Technology in China. Development and Change. 2006.
- Jimin ZHAO, Leonard Ortolano. The Chinese Government's Role in Implementing Multilateral Environmental Agreements: The Case of the Montreal Protocol. The China Quarterly. 2003.
- Stephanie Bradley Ohshita, Leonard Ortolano. From demonstration to diffusion: The gap in Japan's environmental technology cooperation with China. International Journal of T echnology Transfer and Commercialisation. 2003.
- Leonard Ortolano, Hongyan He Oliver. Cleaner production programme in Taiyuan City, China. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commecialisation. 2003.
- Stephanie Bradley Ohshita, Leonard Ortolano. The promise and pitfalls of Japanese cleaner coal technology transfer to China. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation. 2002.
- Leonard Ortolano. The Evolution of an International Water Resources Management Regime in the Mekong River Basin. Natural Resources Journal. 2000.
- Jimin ZHAO, Leonard Ortolano. Implementing the Montreal Protocol in China: Use of cleaner technology in two industrial sectors. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 1999.
- Leonard Ortolano. Strategic Environmental Assessment for Sustainable Urban Development. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 1996.
- Leonard Ortolano. Field Evaluation of Some Public Involvement Techniques. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1977.
Book Chapters
- Leonard Ortolano. "Implementing Cleaner Production Programmes in Changzhou and Nantong." In China's Limits to Growth. Blackwell Publishing, 2006.