phone: 337.261.9791
email:envirovis@aol.com
Teaching Experience
AB Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, 1997-present
Department of Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, 2002
Department of Renewable Resources, University of Louisiana, 2000-2002
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1995-1998
Department of Environmental Studies, Southern Illinois University, 1991-1993
Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1988-1990
Executive Shortcourses in Environmental Management in US, Mexico, Peru, Egypt, Trinidad, and the United Arab Emirates, 1995-present
Education
PhD Ecology - University of New Mexico, 1983
Dissertation Title: "Improved Reclamation of Mined Lands in the Western US"
MS: Zoology - University of New Mexico, 1980
BA: Environmental Studies and Zoology, 1977
Research Interests
Comparative performance of environmental management systems (EMSs), including ISO 14000 and the Natural Step; application of EMSs to agriculture; eco-efficiency of agricultural and mixed industrial systems; rehabilitation of distressed and degraded land; industrial ecology and byproduct synergy (waste exchanges and beneficial reuse); fuel cells and distributed generation
Awards
Board Certification CEP # 317 from National Association of Environmental Professionals
Roosevelt Conservation Award from President George Herbert Bush (1991)
Vision Award for Implementing TQM at Gulf Coast Oil Company (1992)
Congressional and gubernatorial committees for waste management policy (1988-89)
Program Leader on award-winning environmental TV broadcast (1988)
President of Southwest and Rocky Mountain Division of American Association for Advancement of Science (1983)
Publications
Reith, C., and M. Guidry, Submitted, An Eco-efficiency Analysis of a Research Farm. Journal of Environmental Management
Reith, C. and E.G. Blakewood, 2002, Converting a Production-demonstration Farm to an Agricultural Learning Landscape. Outlook on Agriculture, June.
Reith, C., 2001, Application of Environmental Management Strategies to the Agricultural Sector: The Louisiana Model Sustainable Agricultural Complex. Corporate Environmental Strategy; The Journal of Environmental Leadership, Elsevier Press. BV
Reith, C., 2000, Kicking the Habit-Business without the Fossil Fix, Environmental Communications Newsletter, Loyola Center for Environmental Communications, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.
Reith, C., 1998, Das Island: Are We Preparing for the New Competitive Reality? ASSALA, the Natural History Magazine of Das Island, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, United Arab Emirates.
1998, ByProduct Synergy: Beneficial Use of Industrial Wastes, Multimedia CD-ROM, Business Council for Sustainable Development-Gulf of Mexico Chapter, Austin, TX
Reith, C., and G. Salerni, 1997, Mining Riches from Old Landfills. Infinit•À¸, The Journal of the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries, Toronto, Canada
Reith, C., 1997, Sustainable Enterprise for the 21st Century. ECO: Journal of Environmental Information. Vol 2, No 1. Abgekius Press, Belize City.
Reith, C., 1995-1996 (monthly commentary). Environmental Safety and Health Success Strategies. Business and Industry Connection, BIC Alliance, Baton Rouge, LA.
Reith, C., 1994, Merging the Best of Science and Engineering into Sound Environmental Solutions. NAEP News, Vol. 19, National Association of Environmental Professionals, Washington DC.
Miskimin, P. A., and C. C. Reith, 1994, A Call for Patience and Practicality in Solutions to Environmental Problems. Environment Strategy America 1994/95, Campden Publishing Limited, Shatin NT, Hong Kong.
Caldwell, J. A., and C. C. Reith, 1993, Principles and Practice of Waste Encapsulation, Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan, 414 pps.
Reith, C., and B. M. Thomson (Eds), 1992, Deserts as Dumps: The Disposal of Hazardous Materials in Arid Ecosystems, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.
Reith C., and L. D. Potter (eds.), 1986, Principles and Methods of Reclamation Science, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.