Education

Professional Interests

Dr. Bassett is a conservation biologist and geographic information systems specialist with over 15 years experience in using computers to address spatial natural resource issues. Utilizing algorithm optimization techniques to locate conservation reserves he has addressed how aesthetics and vertebrate diversity interact to add value to a conservation network. He has applied geographic information science to a host of land use concerns in various locations around the world. He has been an active participant within the Gap Analysis program for the states of Utah and Nevada. Recently, he developed spatial models to address how various land use decisions impact the natural resources within the Upper San Pedro River Watershed, Arizona USA and Sonora Mexico and for the region between San Diego and Los Angeles, California, USA. He is currently managing the spatial aspects of multiple projects. These include: desert terrain forecasting for the US military, vegetation change predictions for the Gold Coast Region, NSW, scenario assessments for the DOE SHOAL site, and precipitation predications within the Walker-Carson River system in Nevada.

Research

Selected Publications

Shearer, A. W., D. A. Mouat, S. D. Bassett, M. W. Binford, C. W. Johnson, and J. A. Saarinen. In press:

Examining development-related uncertainties for environmental management: Strategic planning scenarios in Southern California. Landscape and Urban Planning.

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.

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