Kees C H van Ginkel et al 2020 Environ. Res. Lett. 15 023001https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6395 Abstract:Tipping points have become a key concept in research on climate change, indicating points of abrupt transition in biophysical systems as well as transformative changes in adaptation and mitigation strategies. However, the potential existence of tipping points in socio-economic systems has remained…
Defining the solution space to accelerate climate change adaptation (2020)
Haasnoot, M., Biesbroek, R., Lawrence, J. et al. Defining the solution space to accelerate climate change adaptation. Reg Environ Change 20, 37 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01623-8 Abstract:Decision makers need better insights about solutions to accelerate adaptation efforts. Defining the concept of solution space and revealing the forces and strategies that influence this space will enable decision makers…
Governing long-term policy problems: Dilemmas and strategies at a Dutch water authority (2020)
Wieke D. Pot, Art Dewulf & Catrien J.A.M. Termeer (2020) Governing long-term policy problems: Dilemmas and strategies at a Dutch water authority, Public Management ReviewDOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1817531 Abstract:Despite the increasing need to address long-term challenges, public sector organizations are incentivized to focus on short-term results. This article uses an ethnographic approach to analyse how members…
Impact of scenario selection on robustness (2020)
McPhail, C., Maier, H. R., Westra, S., Kwakkel, J. H., & van der Linden, L. (2020). Impact of scenario selection on robustness. Water Resources Research, 56, e2019WR026515. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026515 Abstract: Multiple plausible future scenarios are being used increasingly in preference to a single deterministic or probabilistic prediction of the future in the long‐term planning of water resources systems. These scenarios…
Multiple perspectives of resilience: A holistic approach to resilience assessment using cognitive maps in practitioner engagement (2020)
Alina Tepes, Marc B. Neumann, Multiple perspectives of resilience: A holistic approach to resilience assessment using cognitive maps in practitioner engagement, Water Research, Volume 178, 2020https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115780 Abstract: Resilience has become a regulatory concept influencing investment decisions in the water and wastewater sector. However, current assessments predominantly focus on technical resilience…
Spatial Bias in Medium-Range Forecasts of Heavy Precipitation in the Sacramento River Basin: Implications for Water Management (2020)
Brodeur, Z. P., and S. Steinschneider, 2020: Spatial Bias in Medium-Range Forecasts of Heavy Precipitation in the Sacramento River Basin: Implications for Water Management. J. Hydrometeor., 21, 1405–1423, https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-19-0226.1. Abstract:Forecasts of heavy precipitation delivered by atmospheric rivers (ARs) are becoming increasingly important for both flood control and water supply management in reservoirs across…
An open source model for quantifying risks in bulk electric power systems from spatially and temporally correlated hydrometeorological processes (2020)
Yufei Su, Jordan D. Kern, Simona Denaro, Joy Hill, Patrick Reed, Yina Sun, Jon Cohen, Gregory W. Characklis,An open source model for quantifying risks in bulk electric power systems from spatially and temporally correlated hydrometeorological processes,Environmental Modelling & Software, Volume 126, 2020, 104667,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104667 Abstract:Variability (and extremes) in streamflow, wind speeds,…
Scenario processes for socio-environmental systems analysis of futures: A review of recent efforts and a salient research agenda for supporting decision making (2020)
Sondoss Elsawah, Serena H. Hamilton, Anthony J. Jakeman, Dale Rothman, Vanessa Schweizer, Evelina Trutnevyte, Henrik Carlsen, Crystal Drakes, Bob Frame, Baihua Fu, Celine Guivarch, Marjolijn Haasnoot, Eric Kemp-Benedict, Kasper Kok, Hannah Kosow, Mike Ryan, Hedwig van Delden,Scenario processes for socio-environmental systems analysis of futures: A review of recent efforts and…
On considering robustness in the search phase of Robust Decision Making: A comparison of Many-Objective Robust Decision Making, multi-scenario Many-Objective Robust Decision Making, and Many Objective Robust Optimization (2020)
Erin Bartholomew, Jan H. Kwakkel, On considering robustness in the search phase of Robust Decision Making: A comparison of Many-Objective Robust Decision Making, multi-scenario Many-Objective Robust Decision Making, and Many Objective Robust Optimization, Environmental Modelling & Software, Volume 127, 2020,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104699Abstract: In recent years, a family of approaches has emerged for…
Defining robustness, vulnerabilities, and consequential scenarios for diverse stakeholder interests in institutionally complex river basins (2020)
Hadjimichael, A., Quinn, J. D., Wilson, E., et al. (2020). Defining robustness, vulnerabilities, and consequential scenarios for diverse stakeholder interests in institutionally complex river basins. Earth’s Future, 8, e2020EF001503. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001503 Abstract:The Upper Basin of the Colorado River in the southwestern United States supports municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational activities worth an estimated $300 billion/year within the state…