Coping with Water Scarcity: Recent Developments in Residential Demand Management

Dr. Ken Baerenklau, Associate Professor of Environmental Economics & Policy, UC Riverside Water UCI Colloquium Series: Coping with Water Scarcity: Recent Developments in Residential Demand Management Consistent with historical trends, California saw its driest year on record in 2013 and its warmest year in 2014. Water agencies across the state have been mandated to significantly…Continue Reading Coping with Water Scarcity: Recent Developments in Residential Demand Management

Multi-Decadal Evolution of Urban Water Systems

Professor Stanley Grant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Water UCI Colloquium Series: Multi-Decadal Evolution of Urban Water Systems The long-term sustainability of many large cities may hinge on how well they manage urban water demand. Over the past 74 years, water demand in Melbourne (Australia) transitioned between two states: one in which demand scaled…Continue Reading Multi-Decadal Evolution of Urban Water Systems