Thinking outside the box: sustainable water for the future
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
15-5-2014
End Date
15-5-2014
Keywords
Agriculture, resource scarcity, water conservation
Abstract
Anthropogenic climate change coupled with increases in per capita caloric demand will lead to increases in water scarcity. International Panel on Climate Change models suggest periods of water scarcity to increase in both severity and frequency due to lack of precipitation coupled with changes in temperature. Water conservation is crucial at all temporal and geographic scales. However, few data exist measuring institutional effectiveness of water conservation programs. Arguably more problematic, inadequate data exist measuring how much water is actually conserved via a range of conservation techniques. This research evaluates current policies and methods preventing water savings and then looks at two key states with innovative ideas on how to make water conservation a reality.
Recommended Citation
Klewin-Arkell, Sunshine, "Thinking outside the box: sustainable water for the future" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 101.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/posters/101
Poster Number
26
Additional Mentoring Department
Geography
Thinking outside the box: sustainable water for the future
SURC Ballroom C/D
Anthropogenic climate change coupled with increases in per capita caloric demand will lead to increases in water scarcity. International Panel on Climate Change models suggest periods of water scarcity to increase in both severity and frequency due to lack of precipitation coupled with changes in temperature. Water conservation is crucial at all temporal and geographic scales. However, few data exist measuring institutional effectiveness of water conservation programs. Arguably more problematic, inadequate data exist measuring how much water is actually conserved via a range of conservation techniques. This research evaluates current policies and methods preventing water savings and then looks at two key states with innovative ideas on how to make water conservation a reality.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Pease, Michael