G. Mathias Kondolf

G. Mathias Kondolf is a Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as Co-Director of the Global Metropolitan Studies program and holds a fellowship at the Collegium, Institute for Advanced Studies in Lyon, France. His expertise spans fluvial geomorphology, river restoration, and strategic hydropower planning. Kondolf teaches courses on hydrology, environmental planning, and river management, emphasizing physical and ecological processes in restoration strategies. He has advised governments and international bodies, including the US Congress and the International Court of Justice, on sustainable river management.

Education: PhD in Geography and Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University; MS in Earth Sciences from UC Santa Cruz; AB in Geology from Princeton University.

Research focuses on human-river interactions, urban river revitalization, sediment management, and hydropower tradeoffs. His work bridges geomorphological analysis with environmental history, addressing challenges like dam impacts on deltas and sea-level rise governance in the San Francisco Bay.

Awards include the Clarke Scholar award, Fulbright grants, and Fellowships from the Landscape Architecture Foundation and EURIAS. He leads the River Lab Research Group, producing over 100 peer-reviewed publications and three books.

Advising and grants highlight his role in shaping global environmental policy, with active involvement in river basin studies across multiple continents. His research group explores innovative approaches to flood risk management and sediment connectivity in regulated rivers.