Dr. David L. Feldman is a professor of urban planning and public policy and political science at the University of California - Irvine, and is the director of Water UCI. Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions, adaptive management and sustainable development. His current research is focused on green infrastructure and urban water policy, trans-boundary dispute resolution and water, flood risk communication, the water-energy policy nexus, and the challenges in achieving institutional reform to promote equity in water management. Feldman received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Missouri in 1979.