Background
White, Gilbert Fowler was born on November 26, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur E. White and Mary (Guthrie) White.
(To fully analyze the relationship between water managemen...)
To fully analyze the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy, this book reviews the development of water management and evaluates it from the perspective of the quality of the natural environment. Examples are drawn from around the world, and range from local watershed management to international river basin planning, with emphasis placed on integrative approaches. Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society.
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White, Gilbert Fowler was born on November 26, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur E. White and Mary (Guthrie) White.
Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1932. Master of Science, University Chicago, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1942.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Hamilton College, 1951. Doctor of Science (honorary), Haverford College, 1955. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Swarthmore College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Earlham College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Michigan State University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Northland College.
Degree (honorary), University Arizona, 2002. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Augustana College, 2003.
Geographer, Mississippi Valley Committee of P.W.A., 1934;
Geographer, National Resources Board, 1934-1935;
secretary land and water committee, National Resources Committee and National Resources Planning Board, 1935-1940;
with, Executive Office President, Bureau Budget, 1941-1942;
assistant executive secretary, American Friends Service Committee, 1945-1946;
relief administrator in, France, 1942-1943;
interned, Baden-Baden, 1943-1944;
secretary, American Relief for India, 1945-1946;
president, Haverford College, 1946-1955;
professor geography, University of Chicago, 1956-1969;
professor geography, director, Institute Behavioral Science, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1970-1978;
Gustavson distinguished professor emeritus, Institute Behavioral Science, U. Colorado, since 1979;
director, Natural Hazards Information Center, 1978-1984, 92-94;
executive editor, Environment magazine, 1983-1993. Visiting professor University of Oxford, 1962-1963. Consultant Investigations Lower Mekong Basin, 1961-1962, 70.
United States member United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization advising committee on arid zone research, 1954-1955. Member mission American Volunteer Agilysys Relief Germany, 1946. Vice chairman President's Water Resources Policy Commission, 1950.
Member committee natural resources Hoover Commission, 1948. Chairman United Nations Panel Integrated River Basin Development, 1956-1957. Chairman Task Force Federal Flood Control Policy, 1965-1966.
Science advisory to administrator United Nations Development Program, 1966-1971. Chairman advisory board Energy Policy Project, 1972-1974. Chairman American Friends Service Committee, 1963-1969.
Chairman of Commission on man and environment IGU, 1969-1976. Chairman steering committee High School Geography committee, 1964-1970. Member Technology Assessment Advisory Council, 1974-1976.
Chairman environmental studies board National Research Council, 1975-1977. President Science Committee on Problems of Environment, 1976-1982. Chairman of the Board Resources for Future, 1973-1979;co-chairman United States-Egypt Joint Consultative Committee on Science and Technology, 1981-1986.
Member of advisory group on greenhouse gases World Meteorological Organisation, International Council of Scientific Unions, United Nations Environmental Program., 1986-1990. Chairman technical review committee Nevada Nuclear Waste Project, 1987-1993. Member of advisory group on water United Nations Environmental Program, 1989-1993, working group for Action Plan for Aral Sea Basin, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1990-1993.
Chairman national review committee Status United States.Floodplain Management, 1989. Board directors American Society Flood Plain Mgrs. Foundation,1996-.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences (commission on natural resources 1973-1980, chairman 1977-1980, chairman committee on water 1964-1968, chairman committee on sustainable water supplies of Middle East 1996-1999, Environmental award 1980, Public Welfare medal 2000), Association American Geographers (president 1962, Outstanding Achievement award 1955, 74, Anderson medal 1986, United States National Medal Science 2000, Lifetime Achievement award 2002), International Council of Scientific Unions (steering committee on study of environmental consequences of nuclear war 1983-1987, advisory committee on environmental 1990-1996), International Water Resources Association (Millenium award 2000), Russian Geography Society (honorary), Royal Geography Society (honorary), Annual American State Flood Plain Managers (national flood forum 2004-2006), Russian Academy of Sciences (foreign), American Philosophical Society, Cosmos Club (Washington, award 1993), Sigma Xi.
Son of Arthur E. and Mary (Guthrie) W. M. Anne Elizabeth Underwood, April 28, 1944. Children: William D., Mary, Frances.
M. Claire Sheridan, July 18, 2003.