Most of what I have written has been read by only a few, much of what I have written is unknown or unavailable to my collegial community. Yet there appears to be a small, but continuing interest, as evidenced by the annual inquiries from students in introductory graduate seminars or by colleagues needing a footnote, introductory biography, or a Curriculum Vitae. Thus this web site, containing, when finished, a continuing electronic archive of my published work and supplemental materials such as an up-to-date CV, a few photographs and documents of interest, and links to other sites where I have affiliations. It is very much a work in progress. But I begin with a self-reflective introduction to what is now 50 years of professional life, much of it taken from: Kates, Robert W. “Queries on the Human Use of the Earth.” Annual Review of Energy and Environment, 2001. 26:1-26. Read more…

Keynote address by Dr. Robert Kates at the Institute of Resource Assessment Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the University of Dar es Salaam.

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