Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

Kimi is the wildfire research and policy analyst at Headwaters Economics. She works with communities on-the-ground to inform national wildfire policy, academic collaborations, and scientific outreach.

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Authored · Feb 2012

Clean Energy Transmission

Headwaters Economics analyzed transmission infrastructure issues from the perspective of regional economic development, and other topics most relevant to local and state decision makers.

Image of rig count interactive
Authored · Feb 2012

County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011

This report focuses on county-level details of drilling rig activity for the period 2001 to 2011 in the six Rocky Mountain oil and gas states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

Authored · Sep 2011

Carey, Idaho and Economic Recovery

This report summarizes interviews with local government and business leaders on obstacles to and opportunities for local economic recovery in Carey, Idaho from the last recession.

Map showing growth of homes in the Wildland Urban Interface
Authored · Aug 2011

Missoula County Homes at Risk in Flood and Wildfire Areas

These two slideshows and related information use Missoula County and Western Montana to show how many homes have been built in flood and wildfire hazard areas, which are vulnerable to larger and more frequent floods and fires.