November 7, 2019

Implications and Context for Effects of Climate Change on Urban Water Demands in the Mountain-West

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.