Dr. Scott D. Bassett
Assistant Professor

University of Nevada, Reno Mail Stop 154
Department of Geography, Mackay Science
Reno, NV 89557
Tel: (775) 784-1434
Fax: (775) 784-1058
Office: MS 224
Email:mailto:sbassett@unr.edu
Curriculum Vitæ

Research Statement
Dr. Bassett is a conservation biologist and geographic information systems specialist with over 15 years experience in using computers to address environmental planning issues.  He has extensive experience in spatial modeling, habitat modeling, landscape ecology, military installation encroachment issues, urban/natural environment boundary and in conservation reserve assessment and planning.

Research Areas of Interest
Environmental planning, urban growth modeling, alternative futures, spatial modeling, ecology, wildlife habitat relationships, GIS, integrative modeling and decision support systems

Professional Preparation
Utah State University – Geography and Anthropology B.S. 1993
Utah State University – Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology M.S. 1998
Harvard University – Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning D.Des. 2001

Courses Taught
Geog 454/654 Urban Landscape Analysis

Geog 456/656 Land Use Planning

Geog 760 Planning Studio 

Selected Publications

Trammell, E. J., K. Berry, S. Bassett and D. Sada.  In review:  Land use and land cover change as it relates to groundwater conditions in the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge from 1948 to 2004.  Southwestern naturalist.

Shearer, A. W., D. A. Mouat, S. D. Bassett, M. W. Binford, C. W. Johnson and J. A. Saarinen.  2006:  Examining development-related uncertainties for environmental management: Strategic planning scenarios in Southern California. Landscape and Urban Planning 77(4):359-381.

Mouat, D. A., S. Bassett and J. Lancaster. 2006:

The use of alternative futures in a strategy to assess the likelihood of land degradation leading to increased subsequent political instability. Pages 601-614 in Desertification in the Mediterranean Region: a Security Issue, W. G. Kepner, J. L. Rubio, D. A. Mouat and F. Pedrazzini eds. Springer, The Netherlands.

Kepner, W. G., D. J. Semmens, S. D. Bassett, D. A. Mouat and D. C. Goodrich. 2004:

Scenario analysis for the San Pedro River, analyzing hydrological consequences of a future environment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 94:115-125.

Bassett, S.D. and T.C. Edwards, Jr., 2003: Effect of different sampling schemes on the spatial placement of conservation reserves in Utah, USA. Biological Conservation 113:141-151.

Steinitz, C., H. Arias, S. Bassett, M. Flaxman, T. Goode, T. Maddock III, D. Mouat, R. Peiser and A. Shearer, 2003: Alternative futures for changing landscapes: The upper San Pedro River basin in Arizona and Sonora. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Bassett, S.D. 2001 Conservation strategies combining species richness and visual value. Doctoral Dissertation.

Steinitz, C., T. Canfield, M. Flaxman, K. Freemark, S. Bassett and 23 others. 1999: Alternative Futures for the Gartenreich Dessau-Worlitz, Germany. http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/~worlitz/index.html.

Creque, J., S.D. Bassett and N.E. West. 1999: Viewpoint: Delineating ecological sites. Journal of Range Management 52:546-549.

Bassett, S. D. 1998. An evaluation of modeling strategies of conservation reserve designs for terrestrial vertebrates in Utah. Master's Thesis.