Urban adaptation to climate change - water and energy in a desert environment
Event details
| Date | 05.06.2012 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 17:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Elizabeth Wentz, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The research I conduct involves modeling the environmental and social Interactions of the urban environment, primarily in the U.S. Southwest. For example, a recent paper modeled and projected the factors that influence residential Water consumption in the Phoenix Arizona metropolitan area. Finding show that neighborhood similarities with respect to landscaping style, presence of pools, lot size, and household size influence overall water use. Policies and incentives could engage residents and developers to reduce water use Through low water use landscaping styles and community rather than private pools. The objective in this and other related research is to quantify environmental responses (e.g., urban heat, vegetation growth) to varying human activities (e.g., water demand, energy usage). At the regional and urban level, model results can provide insight into policies that could mitigate the urban Heat island effect, reduce overall residential water consumption, and improve Energy efficiency.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- IIE
Contact
- Professor François Golay, LASIG