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Water for energy: An approach to comprehensive impact assessment

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1977

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Diemer, J.A., and Wengert, N., 1977, Water for energy: An approach to comprehensive impact assessment: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 13, iss. 5, p. 885-894.

Summary

ABSTRACT: The effects of energy development on the water resources of the Colorado River and Great Basin regions is expected to be substantial. Complex physical, economic and institutional interactions may be expected. Most research on these impacts appears single purpose, fragmented, uncoordinated, and often inaccessible to potential users - particularly those with responsibility for energy/water policy and program decisions. A comprehensive, integrative framework for assessing alternative water allocation decisions is outlined, taking a heuristic decision making model for evaluating impacts on maximization of gross (or net) regional product, and regional social welfare, and for assessing the region's contribution to national objectives. [...]

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DOI WECC []
ISSN WECC 1752-1688

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