A decision support system for water resources management: An Application to Monterrey, Mexico

Program: 
International Programs
Summary: 
This project integrates hydrologic and socioeconomic data into a water management decision support system using hydro-economic principles. Goals are to organize and exchange hydrologic and socioeconomic data; develop long-term hydrologic and socioeconomic scenarios; model a large, multi-objective metropolitan water system using hydro-economics; and identify and compare promising water management strategies.

This project integrates hydrologic and socioeconomic data into a water management decision support system using hydro-economic principles. Goals are to organize and exchange hydrologic and socioeconomic data; develop long-term hydrologic and socioeconomic scenarios; model a large, multi-objective metropolitan water system using hydro-economics; and identify and compare promising water management strategies.

Image Credit: Aguilar-Barajas, I., Sisto, N.P., Ramirez-Orozco, A.I. (2015)A Agua para Monterrey. Logros, Retos y oportunidades para Nuevo Leon y Mexico. Cento del Agua para America Latina y el Caribe. Agencia Promotora de Publicaciones S.A. de C.V. N.L. Monterrey, Meixico.

Collaborators: Aldo Ramirez-Orozco

 

Project Contact: 
Josué Medellín-Azuara
Collaborators: 
Josué Medellín-Azuara
David E. Rheinheimer