Publications


Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Klasic, M., Fencl, A., Ekstrom, J., and Ford, A. 2022. “Adapting to extreme events: Small drinking water system manager perspectives on the 2012–2016 California Drought.” Climatic Change 170(26).

Klasic, M., Gottlieb Schomburg, M., Arnold, G., York, A., Baum, M., Cherin, M., Cliff, S., Kavousi, P., Jordan, A., Miller, T., Shajari, D., Wang, Y., Zialcita, L. 2022. “A review of community impacts of boom-bust cycles in unconventional oil and gas development.” Energy Research & Social Science.

Arnold, G., Klasic, M., Schomburg, M., York, A., Baum, M., Cherin, M., Cliff, S., Kavousi, P., Miller, T., Jordan, A., Shajari, D., Wang, Y., and Zialcita, L. 2022. “Boom, Bust, Action! How communities can cope with boom-bust cycles in unconventional oil and gas development.” Review of Policy Research 39(541–69).

Under Review

Arnold, G., Klasic, M., Wu, C., Schomburg, M., and York, A. “Finding, distinguishing, and understanding overlooked policy entrepreneurs.”

Klasic, M., Nelson, K., and Fleischman, F. “The path of least resistance: opportunities for civic engagement in municipal urban nature rules.”

Klasic, M., Ekstrom, J., Lubell, M., and Bedworth, L. “Does risk perception align with scientific information? The case of California climate extremes and drinking water quality.”

In Preparation

Klasic, M., Arnold, G., and York, A. “Fracked if you do, fracked if you don’t: How environmental risk shapes policy response.”

Klasic, M., Lamb, R., Leonard, K., and Vargas, V. “Harmful algal bloom governance: An analysis of planning management networks.”


Peer-reviewed reports

Ekstrom, J.E., Klasic, M., Fencl, A., Lubell, M., Baker, E., and Einterz, F. “Drought Management and Climate Adaptation of Small, Self-Sufficient Drinking Water Systems in California.” A Report for California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment. CCCA4-CNRA-2018-004.


Book Chapters

Klasic, M. and Lubell, M. 2020. “Collaborative Governance: From Simple Partnerships to Complex Systems.” In Handbook of US Environmental Policy, edited by David M. Konisky, 257–73. Edward Elgar Publishing.


select research and technical reports and papers

Lovelace, S., Klasic, M., and Nelson, K. 2022. “Residential Bee Lawn Survey Summary Report: A Study of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Region.” MSP Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, University of Minnesota.

Fleishman, F., Robeson, A., Zien, E., Klasic, M., Nelson, K., and Seligman, M. 2022. “Prioritizing Crises in Small Cities: Nature and Climate Change Advocacy in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro Area. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota.

Klasic, M. 2021. “The Greater the Risk, The Greater the Reward: How Environmental Risk Shapes Policy Response.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California–Davis.

Méndez-Barrientos, L.E., Klasic, M., and Fencl, A. 2021. "The False Premise of Local Control in California Groundwater Management." Water Resources IMPACT.

“The Next Generation of Sustainable Communities.” 2021. Sustainability Research and Training Program. UC Davis Arab Region Consortium.

“Clear Lake Regional Drought Resilience Workshop: Summary of Workshop Results and Discussion.” UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and Economy.

“Nonpoint Source Program and Grants Guidelines for States and Territories.” 2013. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


select outreach products

Klasic, M. 2020. “Finding Your Online Community: Digital Communications Tools.” UC Davis Professors for the Future.

Fencl, A. and Klasic, M. 2017. “Small, Self-Sufficient Water Systems Continue to Battle a Hidden Drought.” California Water Blog.

Klasic, M (ed). 2013–15. Select Nonpoint Source Success Stories. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Klasic, M. 2008. “Water Drop Patch Project: Make a Difference.” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Girl Scouts. EPA-840-B-07-001.