Urban adaptation to mega-drought: Anticipatory water modeling, policy, and planning for the urban Southwest

• Main Authors: GOBER, Patricia, SAMPSON, David A., QUAY, Ray, WHITE, Dave D., CHOW, Winston T. L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Decision making under uncertainty; (DMUU); Mega-drought; Scenario planning; Water resources management; Sustainable urban development; WaterSim 5; Energy Policy; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3113; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4370/viewcontent/1_s2.0_S2210670716300804_main__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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