Pete Taylor

Pete Taylor is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University (CSU), specializing in natural resource and environmental sociology. His research focuses on water governance, environmental policy, and community-based resource management in Latin America and the U.S. He holds a PhD from Cornell University, with additional degrees from Trinity University and Cornell.

Key research areas include agricultural water issues in the Colorado River Basin, transboundary environmental governance, and socio-ecological adaptation to climate uncertainty. Taylor has extensively studied community forestry organizations in Guatemala, Mexico, and Bolivia, analyzing organizational resilience and policy impacts.

His work emphasizes collaborative approaches to sustainability challenges, such as reinventing institutions for water cooperation and fostering participatory conservation strategies. Over 40 years of scholarship, Taylor has published on topics ranging from fair trade coffee networks to pesticide reduction strategies, blending theoretical insights with field-based case studies.

Teaching responsibilities include courses on environmental governance (Soc 323), sociological thought (Soc 502), and capstone research (Soc 403). His research has been funded through interdisciplinary grants and international partnerships, addressing global development challenges through grassroots engagement.