GC052
Managing multifunctional watersheds for the 21st century
Managing multifunctional watersheds for the 21st century
Session ID#: 83744
Session Description:
A changing climate and growing population will lead people to demand more and potentially different watershed services, including water resource regulation, energy generation, and geomorphic hazard reduction. Green solutions such as watershed restoration and improved agricultural practices have been shown to have important benefits for local livelihoods and biodiversity. These solutions are a corrective to grey infrastructure such as dams and levees that provide valuable services but may also produce major environmental externalities. However, alone these green solutions may not provide the magnitude of services required. We invite submissions showcasing both exemplary case studies and systematic cross-site analyses addressing key questions for an integrated and strategic management of multifunctional watersheds: (1) at what scales and contexts do green solutions provide tangible benefits to society; (2) and how can combined grey and green infrastructure portfolios be designed to maximize benefits for both nature and people?
Co-Organized:
- H - Hydrology
Index Terms:
1804 Catchment [HYDROLOGY]
1879 Watershed [HYDROLOGY]
6334 Regional planning [POLICY SCIENCES]
6339 System design [POLICY SCIENCES]
Primary Convener: Rafael J. P. Schmitt, Stanford University, The Natural Capital Project and Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners: P. James Dennedy-Frank, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and G Mathias Kondolf, University of California Berkeley, Center for Environmental Design Research, Berkeley, CA, United States
Primary Liaison: Rafael J. P. Schmitt, University of California Berkeley, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Berkeley, CA, United States
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