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Research Interests
My teaching and research focus on the social aspects of conservation and natural resource management, with an emphasis on agricultural communities and public lands in the Northern Rockies. I’m interested in the ways in which private landowners, rural communities, and land management institutions navigate change. I examine the intersections between ecological change, scientific information, natural resource management, rural livelihoods, and governance innovations. My current work focuses on wildland fire governance, climate adaptation and agriculture, using scenarios in climate decision-making, and the food-energy-water nexus.
- The Use of Climate Information in Adaptation Decisions
- Drought Adaptation on Working Ranchlands
- Social and Political Aspects of Climate Adaptation
- The Food-Energy-Water Nexus
- Wildland Fire Governance
- Decision-Making Under Uncertainty and the Efficacy of Futuring Tools
- Co-Production and Translational Skills
- Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research
Teaching Experience
NRSM 326 Climate and Society
NRSM 370S Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance
NRSM 500 Conservation Social Science Methods
NRSM 540 Food-Energy-Water Nexus
NRSM 570 Political Ecology
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Psychology & Environmental Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara
PhD, Forestry, University of Montana
Master, Environmental Studies, University of Oregon
Free-text Keywords
- conservation
- conservation policy
- political conflict and scale
- drought adaptation
- food-energy-water nexus
- landownership change
- cross-boundary conservation
- communities and ecological change
- climate change adaptation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Response to Reynolds et al. (2024), Accurately Characterizing Climate Change Scenario Planning in the U.S. National Park Service
Yung, L., Murphy, D. J., Williams, D. R., Wyborn, C. & Schultz, C., Jun 18 2025, In: Society and Natural Resources. 38, 10, p. 1169-1172 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Spatial climate analogs in climate change research, impact assessment, and decision-making
Yegorova, S. V., Dobrowski, S. Z., Yung, L., Parks, S. A., Bocinsky, R. K., Davis, K. T., Littlefield, C., Maneta, M. P., Wyborn, C., Wurster, P., Rank, R., Brinkerhoff, D. & Colligan, T., May 2025, In: BioScience. 75, 5, p. 362-378 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How agricultural producers use local knowledge, climate information, and on-farm “experiments” to address drought risk
Snitker, A. J., Yung, L., Metcalf, E. C., Bocinsky, R. K., Hassanein, N., Jensco, K., Smith, A. P. & Schuver, A., Jun 28 2024, In: Agriculture and Human Values. 41, 4, p. 1857-1875 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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U.S. beef producer perspectives on “sustainable beef” and implications for sustainability transitions
Smith, A. P., Metcalf, A. L., Metcalf, E. C., Yung, L., Swinger, B., Cummins, T. M., Chaffin, B. C., Shuver, A. & Slattery, D., May 14 2024, In: Discover Sustainability. 5, 1, 91.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Revised Adaptive Decision-Making Framework for Rangeland Management
Smith, A. P., Metcalf, E. C., Metcalf, A. L. & Yung, L., Nov 2023, In: Rangeland Ecology and Management. 91, p. 30-43 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations