• Medientyp: E-Book
  • Titel: Addressing Climate Change in Local Water Agency Plans : Demonstrating a Simplified Robust Decision Making Approach in the California Sierra Foothills
  • Beteiligte: Groves, David G. [Verfasser:in]; Johnson, David R. [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Yates, David [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Bloom, Evan [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Mehta, Vishal [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
  • Erschienen: Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, 2013
  • Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (112 pages)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN: 9780833082565; 0833082558; 0833082566; 9780833082558
  • Schlagwörter: Uncertainty ; Climatic changes ; Water-supply Management ; Water resources development ; Decision making ; Water-supply ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Freedom ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Real Estate ; General ; Water-supply ; Management
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  • Beschreibung: Abbreviations1. Introduction; 2. An Approach for Addressing Climate Change by Local Water Agencies; 3. Application to Local Water Agency Planning; El Dorado Irrigation District and Its Long-Term Planning; EID Overview; EID Management Challenges and Opportunities; EID Master Plan; Incorporating Climate and Other Uncertainty into EID's Planning; XLRM Framework for Structuring Uncertainty Analysis; Relationships (R); Uncertainties (X); Management Options and Strategies (L); Performance Metrics (M); Experimental Design; Interactive Visualizations; 4. Results

    Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; About This Document; The RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Introduction; Use of Robust Decision Making to Evaluate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Strategies; Results; How Reliable Is EID's Current Plan Under a Wide Range of Plausible Assumptions About the Future?; Under What Conditions Is EID's Current Plan Most Vulnerable?; How Can EID's Vulnerabilities Be Reduced Through Additional Management Options?; What Are the Key Tradeoffs and How Can They Inform Decisions?; Conclusion; Acknowledgments

    Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; About This Document; The RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Introduction; Use of Robust Decision Making to Evaluate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Strategies; Results; How Reliable Is EID's Current Plan Under a Wide Range of Plausible Assumptions About the Future?; Under What Conditions Is EID's Current Plan Most Vulnerable?; How Can EID's Vulnerabilities Be Reduced Through Additional Management Options?; What Are the Key Tradeoffs and How Can They Inform Decisions?; Conclusion; Acknowledgments

    How Reliable Is EID's Current Plan Under Standard Planning Assumptions?How Reliable Is EID's Current Plan Under Alternative but Plausible Assumptions About the Future?; To Which Conditions Is EID's Current Plan Most Vulnerable?; How Can EID's Vulnerabilities Be Reduced Through Additional Management Options?; What Are the Key Tradeoffs Among EID's Strategies for Reducing Vulnerability?; How Can Expectations of the Future Inform EID Planning Decisions?; 5. Discussion; References
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