Economic and Ecological Aspects of Water Resources Planning and Management

Moderator(s)

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  George McMahon, PhD, PE, D.WRE, PH, ENV SP, M.ASCE, F.EWRI

  Vice President, National Expert
  Arcadis

Presentations:

• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

  Assessing Linkages to Climate Change in Western State Water Plans
  

  Author: R. Marie Garcia (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author (not attending): Ronald A. Kaiser, J.D. – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author (not attending): C. Prakash Khedun – Clemson University
• 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT

  The Social and Economic Impacts of a Flood Prone Urban Watershed in Pittsburgh, PA and Nature Based Strategies for Flood Mitigation and Policy
  

  Author: Tom Batroney – HDR
• 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

  Economic Evaluation of Lesotho Investment Under Climate Change
  

  Author: Tolulope Odunola – University of Cincinnati

  Co-Author: Patrick Ray – University of Cincinnati

  Co-Author: Casey Brown – University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Co-Author: Brent Boehlert – Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc)

  Co-Author: Kenneth Strzepek – Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc)

  Co-Author: Jeremy Richardson – Pegasys International

  Co-Author: Diego Castillo – Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc)
• 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM PDT

  Water Utility Infrastructure Planning in the Face of Deep Financial Uncertainty
  

  Author: Christina Petagna – University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: David Gorelick, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Trevor Amestoy – Cornell University

  Co-Author: David Gold, PhD – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Lillian Lau – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Gregory W. Characklis, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Patrick M. Reed, PhD – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Tirusew Asefa, PhD – Tampa Bay Water Authority
• 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

  Using two-way option contracts to facilitate temporal water re-allocation during drought
  

  Author: Zachary M. Hirsch – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Harrison B. Zeff, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Gregory W. Characklis, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Rohini S. Gupta, S.M.ASCE – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Patrick M. Reed, PhD – Cornell University