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SUMMARY:Using Engineering and Economics to Improve Water Resource Manageme
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DTSTART:20101011T161500
DTSTAMP:20261001T230333Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Characklis\, Greg (University of North Carolina\, USA)\nWater 
 scarcity has become a growing concern in many regions of the world as popu
 lation growth\, economic development and ecosystem health all compete for 
 finite water supplies.  Projections for future increases in demand\, as we
 ll as the uncertainties surrounding climate change and its hydrologic impa
 cts\, have many cities\, regulators and regional planners rethinking their
  approach to water resource management.  One of the challenges in doing so
  is integrating consideration of both engineering and economic factors int
 o the development of improved strategies for managing hydrologic systems.\
 n\nWater resource challenges have become common in both wetter and drier r
 egions\, and often involve more than just straightforward competition betw
 een consumptive water users.  The discussion will begin with a description
  of some of the general factors impacting water resource management.  This
  will be followed by a discussion of approaches for developing strategies 
 for urban water supply systems and hydropower dam operations\, each of whi
 ch involve tightly linked networks of engineered\, economic and hydrologic
  systems.
LOCATION:GR A3 31
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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