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GCSC Seminar – Lisa Dilling “Learning lessons from managing drought: Adaptation in an interconnected, uncertain world”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

"Learning lessons from managing drought: Adaptation in an interconnected, uncertain world" - Lisa Dilling, Director, NOAA Western Water Assessment; Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Abstract Cities in the U.S. have been adapting to drought for many years, implementing a combination of mechanisms to cope with climate and water variability and increasing population. These experiences […]

GCSC Seminar – Terry Irwin “Designing for Systems-Level Change”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

"Designing for Systems-Level Change" - Terry Irwin, Professor and Head, Carnegie Mellon University School of Design  | 210 ASB In this lecture, Terry Irwin will discuss the role that design can play in addressing the complex problems confronting 21st century societies. She will introduce Transition Design, a new area of design focus aimed at catalyizing systems […]

GCSC Seminar – Kip Solomon “Can Groundwater Feed the World? It’s All About Time”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

“Can Groundwater Feed the World? It’s All About Time” - kip solomon, geology & geophysics, u of utah Groundwater reservoirs are being increasingly used for agricultural expansion, but our understanding of recharge and the sustainable yield of these systems is only recently being defined with the aid of age-dating tracers. Read more here.

GCSC Seminar – Edella Schlager “Water Scarcity, Governance, and Adaptation in Western Transboundary River Basins”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

“Water Scarcity, Governance, and Adaptation in Western Transboundary River Basins” - Edella Schlager, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona How social and political adaptation to existing and anticipated hydrologic variability in western river basins is a function of institutional design.

GCSC Seminar – Seth Arens “Planning for drought and climate change in Utah: working with resource managers to develop usable science”

210 ASB (Aline Skaggs Biology bldg) 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT, United States

seminar “Planning for drought and climate change in Utah: working with resource managers to develop usable science”. Seth Arens, Research Integration Specialist, Western Water Assessment Utah 4:00 pm | 210 ASB Western Water Assessment helps advance the understanding of and preparedness for climate change and drought in Utah by developing collaborative research projects with resource […]