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AWWA ACE71100
- Climate Instability, Urban Growth, and Rising Seas: The "Perfect Storm"
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2009
- Publisher: AWWA
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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of climate change, urban growth, rising seas and the need for sustainable planning. Typical questions asked in sustainability assessment are listed, along with sustainable planning drivers, and countering the Perfect Storm of climate instability, urban growth, and rising seas. The benefits of sustainable development as a problem solvingframework for communities are presented, along with two examples of long range planning to assess,maintain and develop sustainable water resources, the Colorado River Basin and Australia. These are excellent examples of integrated water resourcesplanning. Includes tables, figures.