Research Interests: Professor Viers is a watershed scientist with expertise in resource management and environmental decision making. His areas of watershed science research include:
- Agroecology and conservation agriculture planning and implementation
- Climatic and hydrological change vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategies
- Ecosystem service and biodiversity inventory, assessment and restoration
- Geospatial technologies (geographic information systems/remote sensing);
- Informatics; database design and data mining
- Water and watershed management; water footprinting