Abstract: Planning is an integral part of water resources development and management. Whether or not particular plans or programs are eventually implemented, the planning process itself forces us to think about what we are or should ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a method that assists in the evaluation of project and policy alternatives by identifying stakeholder reactions not only to the predicted economic, environmental, and social impacts but also to the ...

Abstract: This paper describes the development and implementation of a modeling approach using both nonlinear optimization and finite-element simulation to improve the control of river reach water levels for navigation and hydroelectric ...

Abstract: Robust ecosystem analysis of water resource systems remains elusive. A principle reason is the difficulty in linking engineering models used to simulate physicochemical processes associated with project design or operation ...

Abstract: Home to one of the world’s most biodiverse and productive freshwater fisheries, the Mekong River basin provides food and economic security to some 60 million people. The extensive hydropower development planned for ...

Abstract: The planning, design, and construction of hydropower dams are occurring at a rapid pace in the Mekong/Lancang River Basin in Southeast Asia. For years the river and its tributaries transported an average of 160 million ...

Abstract: Many aquatic species of management interest, such as endangered, sport, or commercially valuable fish, move extensively within a hydrosystem as they use different habitats for spawning, rearing, feeding, and refuge. ...