Resilience by design in Mexico City: A participatory human-hydrologic systems approach (2020)

Sarah St. George Freeman, Casey Brown, Hector Cañada, Veronica Martinez, Adriana Palma Nava, Patrick Ray, Diego Rodriguez, Andres Romo, Jacob Tracy, Eduardo Vázquez, Sungwook Wi, Frederick Boltz, Resilience by design in Mexico City: A participatory human-hydrologic systems approach,Water Security, Volume 9, 2020https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2019.100053 Abstract: Urban systems are embedded within and thereby…

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A waste lexicon to negotiate extended producer responsibility in free trade agreements (2020)

Jorge M. Torrente-Velásquez, Maddalena Ripa, Rosaria Chifari, Sandra Bukkens, Mario Giampietro, A waste lexicon to negotiate extended producer responsibility in free trade agreements, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 156, 2020https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104711 Abstract: Developing economies largely rely on imported consumer goods from the manufacturing industries of industrialized economies through free-trade agreements. After…

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Human dimensions of urban water resilience: Perspectives from Cape Town, Kingston upon Hull, Mexico City and Miami (2020)

Alexa Bruce, Casey Brown, Pilar Avello, George Beane, James Bristow, Louise Ellis, Sophie Fisher, Sarah St. George Freeman, Alejandro Jiménez, James Leten, Nathanial Matthews, Oriana Romano, Iñigo Ruiz-Apilanez, Panchali Saikia, Martin Shouler, Paul Simkins, Human dimensions of urban water resilience: Perspectives from Cape Town, Kingston upon Hull, Mexico City and…

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Adaptation to uncertain sea-level rise; how uncertainty in Antarctic mass-loss impacts the coastal adaptation strategy of the Netherlands (2020)

Haasnoot, M., Kwadijk, J., Alphen, J. van, Bars, D.L., Hurk, B. van den, Diermanse, F., Spek, A. van der, Essink, G.O., Delsman, J., Mens, M., 2020. Adaptation to uncertain sea-level rise; how uncertainty in Antarctic mass-loss impacts the coastal adaptation strategy of the Netherlands. Environ. Res. Lett. 15, 034007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab666c…

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Rhodium: Python Library for ManyObjective Robust Decision Making and Exploratory Modeling (2020)

Hadjimichael, Antonia; Gold, David; Hadka, David; Reed, Patrick; Journal of Open Research Software (2020)https://openresearchsoftware.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/jors.293/ Abstract:Rhodium is an open source Python library for robust decision making (RDM), many-objective robust decision making (MORDM), and exploratory modeling. These decision-support frameworks enable the identification of robust strategies for the management of complex environmental systems,…

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An integrated framework for anticipating the future and dealing with uncertainty in policymaking (2020)

Cornelis van Dorsser, Poonam Taneja, Warren Walker, Vincent Marchau,An integrated framework for anticipating the future and dealing with uncertainty in policymaking, Futures, 2020https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2020.102594 Abstract: Policymakers need to make policies for an uncertain future, and policy analysts assist policymakers in choosing preferred courses of action. Despite a longstanding recognition that the…

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The technique is never neutral. How methodological choices condition the generation of narratives for sustainability (2020)

Andrea Saltelli, Lorenzo Benini, Silvio Funtowicz, Mario Giampietro, Matthias Kaiser, Erik Reinert, Jeroen P. van der Sluijs,The technique is never neutral. How methodological choices condition the generation of narratives for sustainability, Environmental Science & Policy, Volume 106, 2020, Pages 87-98,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.01.008 Abstract: How to tackle uncertainties and ensure quality in integrated…

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Exploring a Direct Policy Search Framework for Multiobjective Optimization of a Microgrid Energy Management System (2020)

A Gupta, M Liu, D Gold, P Reed, CL Anderson, Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2020http://hdl.handle.net/10125/64124 Abstract:With an increasing focus on integration of distributed energy resources, it is likely that microgrids will proliferate globally. Microgrid systems will be expected to achieve multiple stakeholder objectives, motivating…

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Climate change perception: Driving forces and their interactions (2020)

Itxaso Ruiz, Sérgio H. Faria, Marc B. Neumann, Climate change perception: Driving forces and their interactions, Environmental Science & Policy, Volume 108, 2020https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.03.020 Abstract: Public perception of climate change can either facilitate or hinder the implementation of climate policies. This perception is dependent on a number of influencing factors, called…

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Discovering Dependencies, Trade‐offs, and Robustness in Joint Dam Design and Operation: An Ex‐post Assessment of the Kariba Dam (2019)

Bertoni, F., Castelletti, A., Giuliani, M., Reed, P.M., 2019. Discovering Dependencies, Trade-Offs, and Robustness in Joint Dam Design and Operation: An Ex-Post Assessment of the Kariba Dam. Earth’s Future 7, 1367–1390. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001235 Abstract:Globally, many countries are actively seeking to maximize the hydropower potential of major river basins, yielding proposals for…

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