Posted by Jason Lillywhite
Carly Hansen with Oakridge National Laboratory developed a modeling framework that incorporates multiple drivers of change, uncertainty, and system complexities allowing the user be to address water availability, management, and planning challenges. There are various drivers of change in future residential water use, some of which have clear compounding effects. Strategic planning (e.g. where to focus time and financial resources) requires an understanding of the relative contribution of each of these drivers. Exploring water use through a probabilistic GoldSim model helps address uncertainties inherent with human behavior and multiple scenarios allow for exploration of different drivers of change.
