CAP instrumental in forwarding urban heat island research

Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory

CAP instrumental in forwarding urban heat island research

An interdisciplinary group of CAP researchers has been instrumental in studying the Phoenix urban heat island (UHI), creating a substantial and influential body of research, which is detailed in a

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San Diego Takes Water Fight Public: Fees and Anger Rise in California Water War by Adam Nagourney and Felicity Barringer at The New York Times There are accusations of conspiracies,

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April 2012 The Morrison Institute launches a new series about Arizona's water future. The first in the series "Let's Talk Water" by Grady Gammage, is intended to prompt discussion about

Long-Term Research reveals causes and consequences of environmental change

As the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network enters its fourth decade, ecological scientists are taking stock of the contributions and future directions of the nation’s largest and longest running ecological research network.

April 17 Water/Climate Briefing

The Economics of Water Demand: The Dynamics of Water Use and Price Panelists: V. Kerry Smith, Regents Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business, Department of EconomicsDoug Frost, Principal Planner,

Arizona Climate and Water Resources Alliance Workshop

On April 4, 2012, Decision Center for a Desert City hosted the Arizona Climate and Water Resources Alliance Collaborative Workshop on Climate Extremes exploring extreme climate events and their regional

Southwest Climate Assessment Report Review

The Southwest Climate Alliance [SWCA] welcomes your comments on a DRAFT version of the "Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States: A Technical Report Prepared for the U.S.

NSF leads federal efforts In big data

At a White House event, the NSF Director announced a new Big Data solicitation, $10 million Expeditions in Computing award, and awards in cyberinfrastructure, geosciences, training. Researchers in a growing

DCDC Google Scholar page

We've created a Google Scholar page for Decision Center for a Desert City publications. Google Scholar provides a review of Decision Center for a Desert City literature across many disciplines

CAP collaborates with Dance Initiative

CAP LTER’s Ecology Explorers program has begun a collaboration with Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts on an exciting new youth project that blurs the boundary

Help us identify nesting site locations for birds of prey

The Central Arizona Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research Project (CAP LTER) is conducting a nest site study of the various birds of prey (raptors) that choose to nest in and

Spatial optimization nodels for water supply allocation

Authors: Alan T. Murray (1), Patricia Gober (2, 3), Luc Anselin (1), Sergio J. Rey (1), David Sampson (3), Paul D. Padegimas (1), Yin Liu (1)in Water Resource Management, DOI