Smithsonian ‘Water/Ways’ exhibit touring Arizona
Decision Center for Desert Cities
Smithsonian ‘Water/Ways’ exhibit touring Arizona
Beginning this summer, members of 12 rural communities throughout Arizona will get the chance to explore the past, present and future of water’s environmental and cultural impact in Arizona and
Professor says crisis should serve as 'wakeup call'
As Cape Town, South Africa nears “Day Zero” when authorities turn off the taps — expected in the first half of April 2018 — Senior Sustainability Scientist Dave White expresses the pressing need to adapt urban water systems to stresses like climate change.
Water management in Brazil
One of the most pressing global challenges for sustainable development in the era of the Anthropocene is freshwater management. Water is a fundamental human necessity and essential to improve social
Navigating the rapids of water management
Drawing parallels to the lessons he learned while rafting the Colorado River in 1998, Senior Sustainability Scientist Dave White – director of ASU's Decision Center for a Desert City – delivered his ideas for staying afloat in times of increasing water scarcity in a March 2017 KED Talk.
Visiting author points out leaks in common water myths
Misinformation makes it difficult to discuss the best way to manage water, says author John Fleck, who offered a surprising perspective on western water challenges at a January 2017 lecture co-sponsored by ASU's Decision Center for a Desert City.
Teaching water lessons on Main Streets across America
Among the exhibits traveling to small towns throughout the United States with the Smithsonian Institution's "Museum on Main Street" is WaterSim – an interactive water management tool developed by researchers at ASU's Decision Center for a Desert City.
WaterSim debuts at largest science festival in US
ASU's Decision Center for a Desert City was one of only 30 NSF-funded projects invited to represent the organization at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., where the DCDC team introduced attendees to its water supply and demand simulation tool – WaterSim.
Status of sustainability in the Colorado River Basin
At an annual keynote hosted by Decision Center for a Desert City, the directors of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Arizona Department of Water Resources agreed that the ample water supply in the two states is the result of careful planning and conservation, and should not be taken for granted.
Western mayors team up to tackle water challenges
A summit hosted by Dave White – director of ASU's Decision Center for a Desert City – and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton gathered mayors from seven western cities to discuss the actions they are taking to address urban water supply and demand issues in an era of changing climate.
DCDC details decade of water research in Phoenix
Published in the journal Sustainability, a paper authored by a team of Decision Center for a Desert City researchers synthesizes the evolution of the interdisciplinary research and boundary organization, which has enhanced adaptive and sustainable governance in the face of complex system dynamics.
Next City article on WaterSim
As uncertainty about water access in the West increases, the Decision Center for a Desert City at Arizona State University is connecting policymakers with research to make better resource management
Managing Water for Irrigated Agriculture in the Central Arizona Desert
Farmers in arid central Arizona have always faced a formidable climatic challenge. The region around Phoenix receives a scant fraction of the annual rainfall needed to irrigate traditional crops like