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Ryken, Anna C.
Sensitivity and model reduction of simulated snow processes: contrasting observational and parameter uncertainty to improve prediction.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Geology and Geological Engineering, 2018, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172341 
► The hydrology of high-elevation, mountainous regions is poorly represented in Earth Systems Models (ESMs). In addition to regulating downstream water delivery, these ecosystems play an…
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▼ The hydrology of high-elevation, mountainous regions is poorly represented in Earth Systems Models (ESMs). In addition to regulating downstream water delivery, these ecosystems play an important role in the storage and land-atmosphere exchange of water. Water balances are sensitive to the amount of water stored in the snowpack (snow water equivalent, SWE), as much of Colorado’s water supply is derived from snowmelt. In an effort to resolve this hydrologic gap in ESMs, this study seeks to better understand how uncertainty in both model parameters and forcing affect simulated snow processes. To better understand parameter uncertainty and asses model performance, this study conducts a sensitivity analysis, using active subspaces, on model inputs (meteorological forcing and static parameters) for both evergreen needleleaf and bare ground land cover types. Observations from an AmeriFlux tower at the Niwot Ridge research site are used to force an integrated single-column hydrologic model, ParFlow-CLM. This study found that trees can mute the effects of sublimation causing the evergreen needleleaf model to be sensitive primarily to hydrologic forcing; humidity in the winter, radiation and air temperature in the summer months. However, bare ground simulations were most sensitive to snow parameters along with radiation as these are unblocked by canopy. The bare ground model is most sensitive to overall changes to the linear combination of input parameters, which means radiation observations and snow parameterizations are of great importance for obtaining accurate hydrologic model results. Humidity measurements are also important, but the change in SWE of the evergreen needleleaf simulations was less than that of the bare ground simulations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Maxwell, Reed M. (advisor), Kroepsch, Adrianne (committee member), Singha, Kamini (committee member), Gochis, David (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: sensitivity analysis; modeling
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Ryken, A. C. (2018). Sensitivity and model reduction of simulated snow processes: contrasting observational and parameter uncertainty to improve prediction. (Masters Thesis). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172341
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ryken, Anna C. “Sensitivity and model reduction of simulated snow processes: contrasting observational and parameter uncertainty to improve prediction.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172341.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ryken, Anna C. “Sensitivity and model reduction of simulated snow processes: contrasting observational and parameter uncertainty to improve prediction.” 2018. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ryken AC. Sensitivity and model reduction of simulated snow processes: contrasting observational and parameter uncertainty to improve prediction. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172341.
Council of Science Editors:
Ryken AC. Sensitivity and model reduction of simulated snow processes: contrasting observational and parameter uncertainty to improve prediction. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172341
Colorado School of Mines
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Hein, Annette.
Drought on the North American high plains: modeling effects of vegetation, temperature and rainfall perturbations on regional hydrology.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Geology and Geological Engineering, 2018, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172337
► Drought is a natural disaster that may become more common in the future under climate change. It involves changes to temperature, precipitation, land cover or…
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▼ Drought is a natural disaster that may become more common in the future under climate change. It involves changes to temperature, precipitation, land cover or all three variables. A high-resolution integrated hydrologic model of the High Plains explores the individual importance of each of these factors and the feedbacks between them. The model was constructed using ParFlow-CLM, which represents surface and subsurface processes in detail with physically based equations. Numerical experiments were run to perturb vegetation, precipitation and temperature separately, as well as a baseline scenario with no changes and two multi-factor scenarios. Less precipitation caused larger anomalies in evapotranspiration, soil moisture, stream flow and water table levels than did increased temperature or disturbed land cover. However, many mechanisms including lateral flow, antecedent soil moisture and scaling affected the details of model response, thus making the behavior of multi-factor runs complex.
Advisors/Committee Members: Maxwell, Reed M. (advisor), Constantine, Paul G. (committee member), Kroepsch, Adrianne (committee member), Benson, David A. (committee member).
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Hein, A. (2018). Drought on the North American high plains: modeling effects of vegetation, temperature and rainfall perturbations on regional hydrology. (Masters Thesis). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172337
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hein, Annette. “Drought on the North American high plains: modeling effects of vegetation, temperature and rainfall perturbations on regional hydrology.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172337.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hein, Annette. “Drought on the North American high plains: modeling effects of vegetation, temperature and rainfall perturbations on regional hydrology.” 2018. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hein A. Drought on the North American high plains: modeling effects of vegetation, temperature and rainfall perturbations on regional hydrology. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172337.
Council of Science Editors:
Hein A. Drought on the North American high plains: modeling effects of vegetation, temperature and rainfall perturbations on regional hydrology. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172337
Colorado School of Mines
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Gallo, Elizabeth Marie.
Developing an integrated planning-level approach for optimizing green to grey stormwater management solutions.
Degree: PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2020, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/175335
► Urbanization is expected to persist in cities across the world, resulting in increased percent imperviousness, alterations to the hydrologic regime, degraded water quality, and deteriorated…
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▼ Urbanization is expected to persist in cities across the world, resulting in increased percent imperviousness, alterations to the hydrologic regime, degraded water quality, and deteriorated ecosystems. Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) have been developed to mitigate some of the impacts of urban development, but come in a wide range of designs and have variable hydrologic performance based on their primary function. SCMs exist on a continuum that ranges from green (typically above ground infrastructure that includes vegetation) to grey (large storage facilities or underground distributed infrastructure). The decision-making process for an optimal stormwater management plan on a watershed-scale is complex and multi-faceted. Conflicting stakeholder interests need to be considered when determining the optimal suite of SCMs for a particular watershed. Hydrologic models, such as the EPA’s System for Urban Stormwater Treatment and Analysis INtegration (SUSTAIN) can be used to simulate water quantity and quality as well as evaluate the implementation of SCMs on a watershed-scale. Decision support tools can assist stakeholders and decision makers in optimizing between varying SCM types based on the needs and priorities of their specific watershed and communities. The research in this dissertation uses a hydrologic model and decision support tool and aims to improve stormwater modeling by 1) exploring the feasibility of meeting regulatory compliance with the implementation of SCMs, 2) investigating the performance and tradeoff of greener to greyer SCMs using optimizations, and 3) improving the decision-making process by incorporating life cycle costs and a benefit analysis with stormwater modeling. A multi-watershed analysis conducted in Los Angeles County found that meeting water quality regulations when implementing SCMs on a watershed-scale is dependent on percent imperviousness and land use characteristics which impact baseline water quantity and quality. Despite routing runoff from 90% of the watershed to greener SCMs only three of the six simulated SCM solutions reached compliance in the Ballona Creek watershed and none were successful in the Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles River watersheds, highlighting the need for a more robust planning-level approach to determine the optimal stormwater management plan. The investigation of greener vs greyer SCMs in the Berkeley Lake neighborhood, (Denver, CO) found that all SCM types offer varying hydrologic benefits based on their design and function. For example, underground infiltration (greyer) and infiltration trenches (greener) are optimal for reducing average annual flow volume while underground detention (greyer) and vegetated swales (greener) are better at reducing pollutant average annual concentrations. Optimizing (maximizing a benefit and minimizing cost) between thousands of SCM solutions and rating benefits based on stakeholder preferences identified that while the primary goal of a watershed may initially put more weight on particular SCM types, the consideration…
Advisors/Committee Members: Hogue, Terri S. (advisor), Kroepsch, Adrianne (committee member), Smith, Steven M. (committee member), Smith, Jessica, 1980- (committee member), Bell, Colin D. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: hydrologic modeling; stormwater control measures; green infrastructure; urbanization; stormwater
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Gallo, E. M. (2020). Developing an integrated planning-level approach for optimizing green to grey stormwater management solutions. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/175335
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gallo, Elizabeth Marie. “Developing an integrated planning-level approach for optimizing green to grey stormwater management solutions.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/175335.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gallo, Elizabeth Marie. “Developing an integrated planning-level approach for optimizing green to grey stormwater management solutions.” 2020. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gallo EM. Developing an integrated planning-level approach for optimizing green to grey stormwater management solutions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado School of Mines; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/175335.
Council of Science Editors:
Gallo EM. Developing an integrated planning-level approach for optimizing green to grey stormwater management solutions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado School of Mines; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/175335
Colorado School of Mines
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Hansford, Mark R.
Effects of climate on fluvial discharge and key controls of fluvial fans: a quantitative study, The.
Degree: PhD, Geology and Geological Engineering, 2020, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174155
► Rivers have long been characterized by their average discharge and assumed to be sediment bypass conduits carrying sediment to its final depositional sinks. This dissertation…
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▼ Rivers have long been characterized by their average discharge and assumed to be sediment bypass conduits carrying sediment to its final depositional sinks. This dissertation combines daily discharge data from river gauging stations with satellite imagery to betterunderstand both river discharge and fluvial fans. We examine at fluvial discharge in the context of different hydroclimates. The importance of the role of discharge variability is increasingly being recognized and this work shines a quantitative light on the climatic controls of river discharge and identifies linkages between discharge and fluvial fan formation scaling relationships.Through these investigations, we 1) develop a new set of dimensionless metrics to quantify discharge variability, 2) identify how river discharge variability falls into four statistically different and predictable groups that are characterized by flood magnitude, hydrograph shape, and inter-annual variability in discharge and are controlled by climate, 3) demonstrate that 75% of modern fluvial fans have fan-forming rivers with high discharge variability, and 4) characterize important geomorphometric scaling relationships in fluvial fans between discharge, channel width, and fan size.These findings have implications for both terrestrial and extraterrestrial landscape evolution, paleoclimate modeling, and flood prediction and mitigation. Furthermore, the quantitative identification of scaling relationships intrinsic to fluvial fans should provide useful for hydrocarbon exploration and production.
Advisors/Committee Members: Plink-Björklund, Piret (advisor), Jobe, Zane R. (committee member), Singha, Kamini (committee member), Kroepsch, Adrianne (committee member).
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Hansford, M. R. (2020). Effects of climate on fluvial discharge and key controls of fluvial fans: a quantitative study, The. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174155
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hansford, Mark R. “Effects of climate on fluvial discharge and key controls of fluvial fans: a quantitative study, The.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174155.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hansford, Mark R. “Effects of climate on fluvial discharge and key controls of fluvial fans: a quantitative study, The.” 2020. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hansford MR. Effects of climate on fluvial discharge and key controls of fluvial fans: a quantitative study, The. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado School of Mines; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174155.
Council of Science Editors:
Hansford MR. Effects of climate on fluvial discharge and key controls of fluvial fans: a quantitative study, The. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado School of Mines; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174155
Colorado School of Mines
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Forrester, Mary Michael.
Understanding water fluxes through land, vegetation and air with coupled atmospheric and hydrologic modeling at extreme scales.
Degree: PhD, Geology and Geological Engineering, 2020, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174215
► The processes that govern the quality, quantity, and movement of water resources are a multifaceted and nonlinear system of interactions between the earth, the land…
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▼ The processes that govern the quality, quantity, and movement of water resources are a multifaceted and nonlinear system of interactions between the earth, the land surface, vegetation, and the lower atmosphere. Recent advancements in computational efficiency and earth system modeling have awarded hydrologists with increasingly high resolution models of terrestrial hydrology, which are paramount to understanding and predicting these complex fluxes of moisture and energy. Extreme-scale (continental scale and above) hydrologic simulations are, in particular, of interest to the hydrologic community for numerous societal and operational applications. However, computational demand has traditionally necessitated some type of relaxed physical assumptions, usually by focusing physical realism on isolated components of the water cycle; for instance, land surface models as the lower boundary to meteorological models often simplify surface and subsurface hydrology, concentrating on the balance of radiation and surface turbulent fluxes but neglecting deep and lateral redistribution of soil moisture. Given the growing body of literature detailing the benefits of capturing coupled system exchange of moisture and energy, there is increasing demand for large-scale, high resolution models which simulate the hydrologic cycle as an integrated whole, from bedrock to land surface to atmosphere. This dissertation presents work towards fully-coupled, high-resolution hydrologic simulations at extreme scales. In these chapters, the importance of representing dynamic groundwater and lateral subsurface moisture redistribution is shown with regard to regional atmospheric modeling. Also discussed is the fidelity, uncertainty, and application of high-resolution, coupled-system hydrologic simulations at the continental scale. This work focuses on the connection between groundwater and atmosphere, demonstrates the importance of hydrologic representation in meteorological and remote sensing applications, and implicates the use of continental-scale hydrologic models to better understand the processes that govern our invaluable water resources.
Advisors/Committee Members: Maxwell, Reed M. (advisor), Navarre-Sitchler, Alexis K. (committee member), Pankavich, Stephen (committee member), Kroepsch, Adrianne (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: computational; land surface; atmosphere; modeling; groundwater
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Forrester, M. M. (2020). Understanding water fluxes through land, vegetation and air with coupled atmospheric and hydrologic modeling at extreme scales. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174215
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Forrester, Mary Michael. “Understanding water fluxes through land, vegetation and air with coupled atmospheric and hydrologic modeling at extreme scales.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174215.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Forrester, Mary Michael. “Understanding water fluxes through land, vegetation and air with coupled atmospheric and hydrologic modeling at extreme scales.” 2020. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Forrester MM. Understanding water fluxes through land, vegetation and air with coupled atmospheric and hydrologic modeling at extreme scales. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado School of Mines; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174215.
Council of Science Editors:
Forrester MM. Understanding water fluxes through land, vegetation and air with coupled atmospheric and hydrologic modeling at extreme scales. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado School of Mines; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/174215
Colorado School of Mines
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Dolan, Flannery C.
Reusing produced water: viability and decision-making.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2018, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172336
► This research explores the reuse of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas production. Produced water represents a substantial volume in oil and gas…
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▼ This research explores the reuse of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas production. Produced water represents a substantial volume in oil and gas production that is usually disposed of in a Class II injection well. This practice is costly and has been shown to cause induced seismicity. Reusing produced water eliminates the need to dispose of it and provides a viable new source of water to an ever-growing world. This research first looks at the feasibility of reusing produced water for agriculture in
Colorado, including evaluation of the legal, economic, technological, and environmental aspects of such use. Three research questions are addressed in this work: first, in which counties in
Colorado is reuse for agriculture most feasible; second, what is the volumetric impact of produced water on irrigation demand in these counties; and third, is the reuse of produced water for agriculture economically feasible in these counties. Results show that Rio Blanco, Garfield, Washington, Weld, Las Animas, and La Plata Counties are the primary counties in
Colorado where reuse for agriculture is most feasible based on water demand, quantity of produced water and quality of produced water. Produced water is found to make a substantial volumetric impact on irrigation demand in some of these counties. Using an integrated Decision Selection Tool, the cost of treating the produced water in these counties is found to be more than the cost of disposal in a private injection well but less than the cost of disposal in a commercial injection well. The second part of this thesis looks at the utilization of produced water on a broader scale and applies a version of Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis to the problem. Several alternatives are compared, including disposal and some reuse options. Objectives are discussed, including health, environmental impact, resource availability, and economic feasibility. Some general areas of the United States are recommended where reuse of produced water may be most beneficial. Additionally, the sensitivity of weights of different criteria are evaluated. Overall, results from this research will help inform stakeholders in how best to manage produced water.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hogue, Terri S. (advisor), Kroepsch, Adrianne (advisor), Cath, Tzahi Y. (committee member), Higgins, Christopher P. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: decision making; reuse; agriculture; water resources; produced water
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Dolan, F. C. (2018). Reusing produced water: viability and decision-making. (Masters Thesis). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172336
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dolan, Flannery C. “Reusing produced water: viability and decision-making.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172336.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dolan, Flannery C. “Reusing produced water: viability and decision-making.” 2018. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Dolan FC. Reusing produced water: viability and decision-making. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172336.
Council of Science Editors:
Dolan FC. Reusing produced water: viability and decision-making. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172336
Colorado School of Mines
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Marlin-Tackie, Frances.
Suburban unconventional energy development: an evaluation of key characteristics behind public trust and risk perceptions.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172849
► The dueling expansions of both hydraulic fracturing and population in the Colorado Front Range have sparked intense political conflict as these two land uses encroach…
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▼ The dueling expansions of both hydraulic fracturing and population in the
Colorado Front Range have sparked intense political conflict as these two land uses encroach on one another. State preeminence over oil and gas (OG) development, combined with an uncertain policy context, has led many local governments to pursue Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) as a way of gaining a seat at the table without risking political stalemates with the state. Theoretically, MOUs empower local governments to negotiate Best Management Practices directly with the operators in exchange for a stable regulatory landscape. This analysis builds on prior research evaluating a similar conflict in Erie,
Colorado by tracking how the “interested public” – citizens who participated in public hearings on OG – changed their perceptions over time in two communities that experienced an OG conflict while negotiating an MOU. Our data includes observations of the citizen comment portion of local government meetings in Commerce City and Wadley Farms. These comment periods were transcribed and then coded in order to quantify: the number of times major topics of concern were discussed, the instances in which criticism and praise of other stakeholders were expressed, and the stakeholders’ overall stance regarding OG development. These case studies are then used to identify the key mechanisms influencing public perceptions of risk and trust in the industry, state government, and local government.
Advisors/Committee Members: Smith, Jessica, 1980- (advisor), McCray, John E. (advisor), Hogue, Terri S. (committee member), Kroepsch, Adrianne (committee member), Smits, Kathleen M. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: memorandums of understanding; risk perceptions; unconventional energy; public trust; hydraulic fracturing; suburban development
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Marlin-Tackie, F. (2019). Suburban unconventional energy development: an evaluation of key characteristics behind public trust and risk perceptions. (Masters Thesis). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172849
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Marlin-Tackie, Frances. “Suburban unconventional energy development: an evaluation of key characteristics behind public trust and risk perceptions.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172849.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Marlin-Tackie, Frances. “Suburban unconventional energy development: an evaluation of key characteristics behind public trust and risk perceptions.” 2019. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Marlin-Tackie F. Suburban unconventional energy development: an evaluation of key characteristics behind public trust and risk perceptions. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172849.
Council of Science Editors:
Marlin-Tackie F. Suburban unconventional energy development: an evaluation of key characteristics behind public trust and risk perceptions. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/172849
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Genc, Mihriban.
Sustainable water management and planning for the Akarçay River Basin, Turkey.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2019, Colorado School of Mines
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/173979
► Water underpins the survival of the ecosystem and of human civilization, which exists within a certain delicate balance. Water is especially crucial to the economic…
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▼ Water underpins the survival of the ecosystem and of human civilization, which exists within a certain delicate balance. Water is especially crucial to the economic development of developing countries that happen to have limited water supplies. The state of Turkey once called Asia Minor for its large size, has relatively more freshwater supplies than most countries in the Middle East. However, the interior of Turkey, in which the Akarçay Basin is located is water scarce. The Akarçay River Basin, one of 25 rives basins in Turkey, is located in a semi-arid region of the country. It has several towns and villages as well as a thriving agricultural sector, in addition to some manufacturing, mining, and tourism. The basin has two large lakes around which lots of fruits and vegetables are grown for local consumption and for exporting to the rest of Turkey. The hydrological pressures in this basin have been mounting due to physical water scarcity, elevated water needs of the domestic and agricultural sectors, rising frequency of droughts, and declining water quality due to high levels of pollution. Despite the agricultural importance of the Akarçay Basin, there is a dearth of studies in water resources planning and management. This thesis seeks to assess the status of water management in the Akarçay Basin and to develop policy options for sustainable management of water resources in this important region. The research also analyzes institutional and planning frameworks of how river basins have been managed in Turkey and examines actors and institutions, historical experiences, and geographic contexts of two basins in developed countries, the
Colorado River Basin in North America and the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia, as well as water challenges in two developing countries, namely Iran, and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East. This multiple case study approach is useful in understanding successful water management practices that can provide insights for decision-makers in the Akarçay Basin. The thesis finds that over the last few decades, water resources in the Akarçay Basin have been managed unsustainably. This is mostly due to poor governance and government indecision in finalizing a modern comprehensive water law. Furthermore, it finds that the basin has a complex water management system where responsibilities are not well-defined. That is to say; numerous institutions have overlapping responsibilities that often do not coordinate with one another. In addition, climate change is projected to affect the availability of water supplies in the basin adversely. Finally, the thesis proposes a few policy recommendations for how to sustainably manage water supplies in the basin.
Advisors/Committee Members: Amery, Hussein A., 1958- (advisor), Kroepsch, Adrianne (committee member), Singha, Kamini (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: IWRM; sustainability; water management; river basin management; Akarcay Basin; Turkey
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Genc, M. (2019). Sustainable water management and planning for the Akarçay River Basin, Turkey. (Masters Thesis). Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11124/173979
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Genc, Mihriban. “Sustainable water management and planning for the Akarçay River Basin, Turkey.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Colorado School of Mines. Accessed March 06, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11124/173979.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Genc, Mihriban. “Sustainable water management and planning for the Akarçay River Basin, Turkey.” 2019. Web. 06 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Genc M. Sustainable water management and planning for the Akarçay River Basin, Turkey. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 06].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/173979.
Council of Science Editors:
Genc M. Sustainable water management and planning for the Akarçay River Basin, Turkey. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado School of Mines; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11124/173979
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