Patrick Flemming

Patrick Fleming is an environmental and agricultural economist who studies water quality, agricultural sustainability, and the evaluation of public policies intended to achieve these goals. His recent scholarship includes publications related to farm environmental policies and their effects on the Chesapeake Bay; behavioral science, legacy pollution, and strategies for landowner outreach; and survey design in the context of household environmental investments. Along with his wife, he owns and operates a 99-acre farm in Lancaster County.

Dr. Fleming teaches courses on environmental and natural resource economics, ecological economics, statistics, and public policy in relation to sustainability, poverty and human capability.