Publications
Publication lists
A broader overview of Dr. Oscar Zapata’s published work can be found on his Google Scholar page.Journal articles
(‡ indicates a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow)
‡Adjei, E., ‡Ahmed, F., Zapata, O., & Poelzer, G. (2026). Beyond the mean: quantile-based insights into climate impacts on Arctic winter roads. Climatic Change, 179(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-025-04066-4
‡Yupanqui, D., Zapata, O., Natcher, D., Belcher, K., & Kulshreshtha, S. (2025). Economic spillovers of wildfire recovery efforts in remote Indigenous communities in Canada: The case of Little Red River Cree Nation. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 105930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105930
Chow, A. O., Dolter, B., Hurlbert, M., & Zapata, O. (2025). “Electric vehicles do not work in the winter”: Exploring the role of misperceptions and socio-psychological factors in zero-emission vehicle adoption. Energy Research & Social Science, 130, 104450.
‡Jha, S., Pattnaik, F., Zapata, O., Acharya, B., & Dalai, A. K. (2025). Steam activation of camelina meal biochar to remediate PFOA-contaminated wastewater. Biomass and Bioenergy, 202, 108237.
Chow, A., M. Hurlbert, B. Dolter and O. Zapata. (2025). Baby Steps or A Leap of Faith: Multiple Stakeholders’ Perspectives of Zero-emission Vehicle Adoption in Saskatchewan, Canada. Transportation Research Part D, Volume 21, September 2025, 101504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101504
‡Galindo de Lima, V. R. M., Duarte, G. B., and Zapata, O. (2025) Short-term economic effects of the São Francisco Inter-Basin Water Transfer on the low-income population in Brazil. Regional Science Policy & Practice, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100184
‡Jha, S., Pattnaik, F., Zapata, O., Acharya, B., & Dalai, A. K. (2025). KOH-Assisted Chemical Activation of Camelina Meal (Wild Flax) to Treat PFOA-Contaminated Wastewater. Sustainability, 17(5), 2170. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17052170
‡Ahmed, F., Ahmed, R., Poelzer, G., Poelzer, G., Söderberg, C., Zapata, O., & Guilmette, E. (2025) Exploring energy transition narratives through mayoral insights using artificial intelligence. Energy Research and Social Science, 120 103902, ISSN 2214-6296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103902.
‡Jha, S., Nanda, S., Zapata, O., Acharya, B., & Dalai, A. K. (2024). A Review of Systems Thinking Perspectives on Sustainability in Bioresource Waste Management and Circular Economy. Sustainability, 16(23), 10157. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162310157
Zapata, O. (2024) Unequally Happy: Happiness Inequality Across Satisfaction Domains in a Developing-Country Context. Applied Research in Quality of Life 19, 3129–3151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-024-10368-z
‡Jha, S., Pattnaik, F., Nanda, S., Zapata, O., Acharya, B., & Dalai, A. K. (2024). Investigations of thermal effects during pyrolysis of agro-forestry biomass and physicochemical characterizations of biofuel products. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Volume 61, 103379, ISSN 1878-8181, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2024.103379.
‡Ahmed, F., Zapata, O. & Poelzer, G. (2024) Sustainability in the arctic: a bibliometric analysis. Discovery Sustainability. 5, 121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00312-4
Zapata, O. (2024) Renewable energy and well-being in remote Indigenous communities of Canada: A panel analysis. Ecological Economics, 222, 108219, ISSN 0921-8009, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108219
Zapata, O. (2023). Weather disasters, material losses and income inequality: evidence from a tropical, middle-income country. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 7: 231–251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-023-00129-x
Honey-Rosés, J. & Zapata, O. (2023). Green Spaces with Fewer People Improve Self-Reported Affective Experience and Mood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2): 1219. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021219
Zapata, O. & Honey-Rosés, J. (2022) The Behavioral Response to Increased Pedestrian and Staying Activity in Public Space: A Field Experiment. Environment and Behavior, 54(1):36-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916520953147
Zapata, O. (2021). Happiness in the tropics: Climate variables and subjective wellbeing. Environment and Development Economics, 27(3), 250-271. doi:10.1017/S1355770X21000267
Zapata, O. (2021). The relationship between climate conditions and consumption of bottled water: A potential link between climate change and plastic pollution, Ecological Economics, Volume 187, 2021, 107090, ISSN 0921-8009, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107090
Honey-Rosés, J. & Zapata, O. (2020) The Impact of Residential Densification on Perceptions of Public Space: A Field Experiment. Journal of the American Planning Association. 87(2): 282-295. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2020.1846597
Honey-Rosés, J., Canessa, M., Daitch, S., Gomes, B., Muñoz-Blanco, J., Xavier, A. & Zapata, O. (2020) Comparing structured and unstructured facilitation approaches in consultation workshops: a field experiment. Group Decision and Negotiation, 29, 949–967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10726-020-09688-w
Zapata, O. (2018) Turning to God in tough times? Human versus material losses from climate disasters in Canada. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2(3): 259-281. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-018-0029-2
Zapata, O. (2018) Industrial wastewater treatment and reuse in a developing country context: Evidence at the firm level from Ecuador. Water Economics and Policy, 4(2): 1750005. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X17500059
Zapata, O. (2015) More water please, it's getting hot! The effect of climate on residential water demand. Water Economics and Policy, 1(3): 1550007. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2382624X15500071
Godoy, R., Reyes-García, V., Huanca, T., Leonard, W.R., Olvera, R.G., Bauchet, J., Ma, Z., St John, J., Miodowskim M., Zapata, O., Vadez, & V., Seyfreid, C. (2007) The role of community and individuals in the formation of social capital. Human Ecology, 35(6):709-721
Book chapters
(‡ indicates a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow)
‡Alava, D., Zapata, O., & Poelzer, G. (2026) Energy as Relationship: A Relational Framework Grounded in Indigenous Worldviews for Arctic and Global Energy Security, Chapter 20. In: “Noble, B., Poelzer, G., Biswas, S., and Holdmann, G. (Eds) (2026). Routledge Handbook of arctic energy transition”. Routledge Publishing.
Zapata, O. (2026). Understanding the transaction costs of community energy development in the Arctic, Chapter 22. In: “Noble, B., Poelzer, G., Biswas, S., and Holdmann, G. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Arctic Energy Transition. Routledge Publishing.
Zapata, O. (2026). Panel data. In: “Solomon, B., & Haddad, B. (2026). Dictionary of Ecological Economics, 2nd edition. Edward Elgar”.
Honey-Rosés, J., Anguelovski, I., Bohigas, J., Chireh, V. K., Daher, C., Konijnendijk, C., Litt, J., Mawani, V., McCall, M., Orellana, A., Oscilowicz, E., Sánchez, U., Senbel, M., Tan, X., Villagomez, E., Zapata, O., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2020) The impact of COVID-19 on public space: an early review of the emerging questions – design, perceptions and inequities. Cities & Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1780074
Oxoby, R. & Zapata, O. (2015) Coase Theorem, Property Rights and Endowment Effect. In: Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. M Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger.
Oxoby, R. & Zapata, O. (2015) Elinor Ostrom. In: Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. M Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger
Martinez, R., Arancibia, D., Frigmann-Young, C. E. & Zapata, O. (2010) Forestry (Chapter 8). In: Bovarnick, A., Alpizar, F. and Schnell, C. (eds). 2010. Importance of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Economic Growth and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Economic Valuation of Ecosystems. United National Development Programme. (Spanish & English).
Aylward, B., Hartwell, R. & Zapata, O. (2010) Sustainable Ecosystem Management of Water: The Benefits of Hydrological Services (Chapter 11). In: Bovarnick, A., Alpizar, F. and Schnell, C. (eds). 2010. Importance of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Economic Growth and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Economic Valuation of Ecosystems. United National Development Programme. (Spanish & English).
Zapata, O. (2010) Country-case report for Ecuador: The Importance of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Economic Growth and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Economic Valuation of Ecosystems. United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Panama
Bustamante, T. & Zapata, O. (2007) Characteristics of oil contracts in Ecuador. In: Bustamante, T. Behind the smoke screen. Social dynamics and oil in Ecuador. Cuadernos de Trabajo, Flacso-Ecuador. Quito. (In Spanish)