Books

Gopalakrishnan, Chennat, Tortajada C., and Biswas, A.K., eds. 2005. Water Institutions:Policies, Performance, and Prospects (Springer). This volume of original papers is a major first attempt to address comprehensively and in-depth the many issues associated with institutional innovation in water resource management.

Gopalakrishnan, Chennat, ed. 2000 Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics (Macmillan). A compact sourcebook of some of the most enduring academic writing dealing with the theory and practice of natural resource economics.

Gopalakrishnan, Chennat. 1994 The Economics of Energy in Agriculture (Avebury). Explores conceptual and empirical issues in energy planning, development and management in the context of agriculture.

Gopalakrishnan, Chennat, ed. 1984 The Emerging Marine Economy of the Pacific (Butterworth Publishers). A comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey of the wide- ranging dimensions of marine resource development and management in the Pacific Basin.

Gopalakrishnan, Chennat. 1980 Natural Resources and Energy: Theory and Policy (Ann Arbor Science Publishers). A synthesis of theoretical insights and empirical research on some key issues in the natural resources and energy field.

In Progress

Gopalakrishnan, Chennat Institutional Entropy. An application of the concept of “entropy” to an evaluation and analysis of the decline and fall of natural resource institutions from a global historical perspective.

Gopalakrishnan, Chennat Natural Resources, Economic Growth and Quality of Life. Building on Erich Zimmermann's "functional" approach to natural resources, the book attempts to explore the interconnections of resources, economic growth, and quality of life drawing on contemporary experience.

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Refereed Journal Articles

Gopalakrishnan, C and N. Okada. “Designing New institutions for Implementing Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM): Key Elements and Future Directions”. Natural Disasters.( In Press)

Levy, J.K., C. Gopalakrishnan. and Z. Lin. 2005. “Advances in Decision-Support Systems for Flood Disaster Management: Challenges and Opportunities”. Internationa Jouranl of Water Resources Development. 21(4): 593-611.

Levy, J.K and C. Gopalakrishnan. 2005. “Promoting Disaster–Resilient Communities: The Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 26 December 2004 and the Resulting Indian-Ocean Tsunami”. Internationa Jouranl of Water Resources Development. 21(4): 543-559.

Gopalakrishnan, C. , J. Levy, K.W. Li, and K.W. Hipel. 2005. “Water Allocation among Multiple Stakeholders: Conflict Analysis of the Waiahole Water Project, Hawaii .” Intl. J. Water Res. Devl. 21:28 3-295.

Gopalakrishnan, C. , W.A.R. Wickramasinghe, H.M. Gunatilake, P. Illukpitiya. 2005. “Estimating the Demand for Non-timber Forest Products among Rural Communities: A Case Study from the Sinharaja Rain Forest Region , Sri Lanka ”. Agroforestry Systems . 65:13-22.

Phuong, D.M. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 2004. “Optimal Management of Water for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture”. Intl. J. Water Res. Devl. 20(4): 493-506.

Illukpitiya, P. and C. Gopalakrishnan. 2004. “Decision-making in Soil Conservation: An Application of a Behavioral Model to Potato Farmers in Sri Lanka ”. Land Use Policy 21(4):321-31.

Phuong, D.M. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 2003. “An Application of the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to Estimate the Loss of Value of Water Resources due to Pesticide Contamination: The Case of the Mekong Delta , Vietnam ” . Intl. J. Water Res. Devl. 19(4):617-33.

Gopalakrishnan, C . and L. G. Cox. 2003. “Water Consumption by the Visitor

Industry: The Case of Hawaii .” Intl. J. Water Res. Devl. 19(1):29-35.

Gunatilake, H.M. and C. Gopalakrishnan. 2002. “Proposed Water Policy for Sri

Lanka: The Policy versus the Policy Process.” Intl. J. Water Res. Devl. 18(4):547-64.

Gunatilake, H.M., C. Gopalakrishnan and I. Chandrasena. 2001. “The Economics of Household Demand for Water: The Case of Kandy Municipality , Sri Lanka .” Intl. J. Water Res. Devl. 17(3): 277-88.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 2000. “Water and Agriculture in the American West: A Review”. Intl. J. Water Res. Devl . 16(2): 177-85.

Gunatilake, H. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1999. “The Economics of Reservoir Sedimentation: A Case Study of Mahaveli Reservoirs in Sri Lanka ”, International Journal of Water Resources Development , 15(4): 511-26.

Malla, P. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1999. “The Economics of Urban Water Demand: The Case of Industrial and Commercial Water Use in Hawaii ,” Intl. J. Water Res. Devl . 15(3): 367-74.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., P. Malla and G. H. Khaleghi. 1996. "The Politics of Water in Hawaii : An Institutional Appraisal." International Journal of Water Resources Development 12(3):297-310.

Malla, P. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1995. "Conservation Effects of Irrigation Water Supply Pricing: A Case Study from Oahu , Hawaii ." International Journal of Water Resources Development 11 (3):233-242.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., K. Gadepalli, L.J.Cox and P.S. Leung. 1993. " The Economics of Biomass Energy: A Case Study from Hawaii ." Bioresource Technology 45(2): 137-47.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., X. Tian and D. Tran. 1993. " The Impact of Oil Price Shocks on Hawaii 's Economy: A Case Study Using Vector Autoregression." Energy Systems and Policy 15(4):295-305.

Shrestha, R. B. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1993. "Adoption and Diffusion of Drip Irrigation Technology: An Econometric Analysis." Economic Development and Cultural Change 41 (2):407-418.

Shrestha, R. B. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1991. "Water Use Efficiency Under Two Irrigation Technologies: A Quadratic Production Function Analysis." International Journal of Water Resources Development 7(3): 133- 137.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., G. H. Khaleghi and R. B. Shrestha. 1989. "Energy-Nonenergy Input Substitution in United States Agriculture." Applied Economics 21(5):673-79.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1989. "Transnational Corporations and Ocean Technology Transfer: Some Findings." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 47(4):455-58.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1988. "Culture, Economic Development and Quality of Life: A Speculative Comment." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 47(4):455-58.

Turn, S.Q., J.K. Wang and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1988. "Energy Use in Cotton Production in China : An Economic Analysis." International Journal of Energy Systems 8(3):169-72.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1987. "Energy-Nonenergy Input Substitution in Western U.S. Agriculture: Some Findings." The Energy Journal 8(1): 133-45.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1985. "Natural Gas from Seaweed: Is Near-Term R&D Funding by the U.S. Gas Industry Warranted?" The Energy Journal 6(4):129-37.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1985. "Energy Price Increase and Its Impact on Agricultural Production: Evidence from Hawaii ." Energy in Agriculture 4(3): 179-88.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1984. "Optimizing Energy Generation from Hawaii 's Biomass Sources: A New Approach." Agricultural Wastes (Elsevier Applied Science) 12(3): 159-66.

Gopalakrishnan, C . and N. A. Patrick. 1981. "Estimating Energy Requirements for Agriculture: Some Methodological Issues." Resource Management and Optimization 1(2): 197-209.

Gopalakrishnan, C . and P. Kasturi. 1980. "The Economics of Biomass Energy: A Study of Two Agricultural Wastes." Agricultural Wastes (Elsevier Applied Science) 2(2):83-91.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1979. "Multinational Corporations, Nation-States and Ocean Resource Management." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 38(3):253-60.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1974. "Institutional Constraints to Coastal Zone Management." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 33 :225-32.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1973. "The Economics of Water Transfer ." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 32(4):395-403.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1973. " The Doctrine of Prior Appropriation and Its Impact on Water Development: A Critical Survey." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 32(1):61-73.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1972. "Managing Hawaii 's Coastal Zone: Programs, Problems, and Prospects." Coastal Zone Communique 4:1-6.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1972. "Economic Growth through Water Development: India ." Water Resources Bulletin 8(3):459-72.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1971. "Water Resource Development: Some Institutional Aspects." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 30(4):421-72.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1968. "Water Transfer and Economic Development." Water Resources Bulletin 4(2):45-49.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1967. "Economic Principles of Resource Allocation and Their Applicability to Water Pricing." Water Resources Bulletin 3(1):6-9.

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1967. "Using Montana Water for Economic Growth: Problems and Prospects." Montana Business Quarterly 5(3):9-26.

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Book Chapters and Proceed. Papers (Refereed)

Gopalakrishnan, C. 2005. “Water Allocation and Management in Hawaii : A Case of Institutional Entropy”. In: Water Institutions: Policies, Performance, and Prospects , eds. C. Gopalakrishnan, A. K. Biswas and C. Tortajada, Heidelberg : Springer, pp. 1-23.

Gopalakrishnan, C. and N. Okada. 2004. “Reflections on Implementation Science.” In: Proceedings of the Ravello Forum on “Integrated Disaster Risk Management,” Ravello , Italy , pp. 133-144.

Gopalakrishnan, C. 2004. “Water Allocation Among Multiple Stakeholders: The Case of Waiahole Water Project, Hawaii ”. In: Selected Papers of UNESCO Conference on “Conflict to Co-operation: Challenges and Opportunities in Water Resource Management,” ed. Saskia Castelein, Delft : Netherlands , pp. 434-442.

Gopalakrishnan, C. 1997. "Natural Resource Economics". In: Encyclopedia of Rural America, ed. G. A. Goreham, Santa Barbara, Ca: ABC-CLIO Publishing, pp. 495-99.

Malla, P. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1995. "Water Consumption by Visitor Industry on Oahu , Hawaii : A Case Study." In: Water Management in Urban Areas, ed. Mark L. Loethen, Houston: American Water Resources Association, pp. 83-91.

Gopalakrishnan, C . and V. Tarasov. 1993. "Opportunities for Technology Transfer between the United States and the Commonwealth of Independent States: A Focus on the Mining Sector." In: Commonwealth Mining Development: Prospects, Problems and Opportunities , eds. J. P. Dorian, P. A. Minakir and V. T. Borisovich, Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 83-95.

Shrestha, R. B. and C. Gopalakrishnan . 1989 "Water Use Efficiency Under Drip Irrigation: Some Findings from Hawaii ." Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association, Tampa , Florida : American Water Resources Association, pp(13B) 15-26.

Gopalakrishnan, C . and J. R. Davidson, 1989. "Coastal Zone Use Conflicts, Their Identification, and Resolution." In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Zone Management , Wilmington , NC : American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 613-18.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., J. R. Davidson and K.R. Nitz. 1987. "Some Institutional Constraints to Coastal Zone Management: A Case Study of Hawaii Revisited." In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Zone Management, Seattle: Marine Technology Society, pp. 759-64.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1986. "Multinational Corporations and Ocean Technology Transfer: An Overview and Assessment." In: Proceedings of the Pacific Congress on Marine Technology Honolulu : Marine Technology Society.

Gopalakrishnan, C . and J.F. Yanagida, 1986. "Energy Intensity and Factor Substitution in Western U.S. Agriculture." In: Energy and Water Management in Western Irrigated Agriculture , ed. Norman K. Whittlesy, Boulder , CO : Westview Press, pp. 371-87.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1980. "Marine Technology Transfer: The Role of Multinational Corporations." In: Proceedings of the Economic Potential Committee of the Marine Technology Society, Washington , DC.

Gopalakrishnan, C . and M. Nahan, 1977. "The Economic Potential of Bagasse as an Alternate Energy Source." In: Agriculture and Energy , ed. W. Lockeretz , New York : Academic Publishers, pp. 479-88.

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1976. "Identifying Coastal Zone Use Conflicts: The Use of Compatibility Matrixes." In: Proceedings of the "Oceans 76" Conference of the Marine Technology Society, Washington , DC.

Craven, J.P. and C. Gopalakrishnan, . 1974. "Multinational Corporations and the International Ocean Regime." In: Proceedings of the "Oceans 75" Conference of the Marine Technology Society, Washington , DC.

Craven, J.P. and C. Gopalakrishnan , 1974. "Multinational Corporations and the International Ocean ." In: Proceedings of the International Conference Pacem in Maribus-IV, Valetta , Malta : International Ocean Institute.

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Research Reports

Bowen, R., C. Gopalakrishnan and K.S. Samples. l987. A Review and Critique of the Socioeconomic Impact Assessment for the Kahe Point Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Facility . Argonne , Illinois : Argonne National Laboratory, 30pp

Gopalakrishnan, C . And J. Sisson, 1987. Economic Impact of Ocean Research Funding on the State of Hawaii , UNIHI-Sea Grant-ME-88-01, Honolulu : University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, 25pp

Gopalakrishnan, C ., N.A. Patrick & M.A. Altobello.1981. Energy in Western U.S. Agriculture , HITAHR Research Series, Honolulu : University of Hawaii , 48 pp

Craven, J.P., Gopalakrishnan, C ., et al.1975. A Floating 100 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant . (Research Report prepared for National Science Foundation) Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Marine Programs

Gopalakrishnan, C ., G.R. Vieth and T.D. Hodgkinson,1974. Marine Fuel Comsumption and Tax Payments by Hawaii Boat Owners . Honolulu : Hawaii , 41 pp

Rutka, J. and Gopalakrishnan, C . 1973. Spheres of Influence in Hawaii 's Coastal Zone. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Sea Grant Program, 89 pp

Gopalakrishnan, C . 1971. A Study of the Economic, Legal and Institutional Aspects of Montana 's Water Resource Development. Montana Agric. Expt. Stat. Bulletin 648. Bozeman : Montana State University.

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Book Reviews

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 2005. Review of "Picing Irrigation Water: Principles and Cases from Developing Countries." eds. Y. Tsur, T. Roe, R. Doukkali, and A. Dinar. nternational Journal of Water Resources Development 21(3):537-38

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1995. Review of "Sharing Scarcity: Gainers and Losers in Water Marketing." eds. H. O. Carter, H. J. Vaux, Jr., and A. F. Scheuring, American Journal of Agricultural Economics 77(3):811-12

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1991. Review of "Environmental Modeling." ed. A.K. Biswas, International J. Water Resources Development 7(3):209

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1990. Review of "The Third World : States of Mind and Being." ed. J. Norwine and A. Gonzalez, The Professional Geographer 38(2):267-68

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1987. Review of "Natural Resource Economics: Policy Problems and Contemporary Analysis" by Daniel W. Bromley, American Journal of Agricultural Economics 69(3):712-13

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1982. Review of "Energy Strategies for Developing Nations" by Joy Dunkerley, Growth and Change 13(3):57

Gopalakrishnan, C ., 1974. Review of "A Giant in the Earth" by Robert Katz, Growth and Change 5(3): 56

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Other

Gopalakrishnan, C and Okada, N. 2005. Water and Disasters: Crafting Creative Solutions. Water Resources Development 21(4): 539-541

Gopalakrishnan, C . 2005. Case Stations and Field Campuses. In: Disaster Reduction and Human Security, ed. Rajib Shaw, ed. Paris : UNESCO & Kyoto: Kyoto University

Gopalakrishnan, C . and J.K. Levy. 2005. Optimal Water Reallocation in Hawaii : Towards a Revised Water Code and a Revamped Water Commission. Impact 7(3):16-19

Levy, J.K., K.W. Hipel, D.M. Kilgour, B.A. Hoque, C. Gopalakrishnan. 2003. Social Mental Models in Water Resources Management. Impact 5(3):13-17

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