Daniel P. Loucks is an emeritus professor on the faculty of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Institute of Public Affairs, Cornell University. His research is in the development and application of economics, ecology and systems analysis methods to the solution of environmental and regional water resources problems. He has held positions in over 10 other universities and research institutes in Australia, Europe and North America, and in various US and UN agencies, NATO, and the World Bank and has consulted on water development projects in Africa, Asia, in the Americas, and in Europe.