Courtesy Associate Professor in PPPM
Director, Resource Innovations Group
UO Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE)

University of Oregon Office:
130 Hendricks Hall
5247 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5247
P: (541) 346-0687
F: (541) 346-2040
E-mail: bdoppelt@uoregon.edu

Eugene Office:
P.O. Box 51182
Eugene, OR 97405
P: (541) 744-7072
E-mail: bob-cwch@att.net

Education

M.S. (Counseling Psychology), University of Oregon (1976)
M.S. (Recreation and Park Management) University of Oregon (1975)
B.S. (History) Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon (1973)

Summary of Interests

Individual and organizational change, governance, and leadership for climate protection, preparation and sustainable development. Climate communications. Sustainable business and job development, especially for low income and low skilled individuals. Water and watershed management and restoration policies and programs.

Research Interests

Stage-based approaches to climate and sustainability related personal and organizational change. Effective climate communications framing and messaging. Economics of climate protection and sustainable development. Financial and social risks associated with unsustainable water management. New governance models for climate, sustainability and watershed programs.

Courses and Seminars

Systems Thinking for Sustainability (thinking systemically); Sustainability Change Management (transforming organizational culture and operations); Leadership for Sustainability (leadership from a systems perspective); Sustainable Governance (decision making, information processing, and resource allocation mechanisms from a systems perspective); Knowledge Management for Sustainability (effective learning mechanisms from a systems perspective); Sustainable Business and Job Development (retaining, expanding and creating sustainable industries).

Publications

The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How to Create a Positive Future for the Climate, The Planet, Your organization and Your Life (Earthscan Publishing 2008).

Leading Change toward Sustainability: A Change Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil Society (Greenleaf Publishing 2003)

Article: 'Overcoming the Seven Sustainability Blunders,' in The Systems Thinker, Vol. 14 No. 5 (21 May 2003)

Recently published books:

The Power of Sustainable Thinking: How to Create a Positive Future for the Climate, The Planet, Your organization and Your Life (Earthscan Publishing 2008).

Leading Change toward Sustainability: A Change Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil Society (Greenleaf Publishing 2003)

This page updated November 19, 2008