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FROM VOLUME 10, NUMBER 11, NOVEMBER 1997

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS...
CLIMATE CHANGE & WATER RESOURCES

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Special issue: CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES PLANNING CRITERIA, Climatic Change, 37(1), 313 pp., Sep. 1997 (Kluwer Academic Pubs.). Emanates from joint workshops funded by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, through an agreement with the Department of Interior and Resources for the Future. The introductory paper, annotated below, and the following one set the background for the following twelve papers on issue assessments, applications, and case studies. The final paper is a summary. The issue is edited by K.D. Frederick (Resources for the Future, 1616 P St. NW, Washington DC 20036), D.C. Major (Sarah Lawrence College, 1 Mead Way, Bronxville NY 10708), E.Z. Stakhiv (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inst. for Water Resour., 7701 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria VA 22315). N.B. Addresses for first authors are given only once.

"Introduction," K.D. Frederick (address above), D.C. Major, E.Z. Stakhiv, 1-5.

This project considered how existing water resource planning and evaluation criteria should be altered in view of the potential for human-induced climate change. Overall, the existing guidelines for sensitivity analysis, scenario planning and decision analysis are appropriate, but new applications and extensions of some criteria may be warranted. These include nonstationarity, interest rates, and multiple objectives.

"Climate Change and Water Resources," K.D. Frederick (address above), D.C. Major, 7-23.

"Intertemporal Equity, Discounting, and Economic Efficiency in Water Policy Evaluation," R.C. Lind (Graduate Sch. of Mgmt., Malott Hall, Cornell Univ., Ithaca NY 14853), 41-62.

"Scale and Modeling Issues in Water Resources Planning," H.F. Lins (U.S. Geol. Survey, 415 Natl. Ctr., Reston VA 20192), D.M. Wolock, G.J. McCabe, 63-88.

"Stochastic Hydrology in the Context of Climate Change," N.C. Matalas (20884 Trinity Sq., Sterling VA 20165), 89-101.

"Ecosystem Evaluation, Climate Change and Water Resources Planning," E.Z. Stakhiv (address above), D.C. Major, 103-120.

"Nonmarket Valuation and the Estimation of Damages from Global Warming," K.E. McConnell (Dept. Agric. & Resour. Econ., Univ. Maryland), 121-139.

"Adapting to Climate Impacts on the Supply and Demand for Water," K.D. Frederick, 141-156.

"Assessing Urban Water Use and the Role of Water Conservation Measures Under Climate Uncertainty," J.J. Boland (Dept. Geog. & Environ. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore MD 21218), 157-176.

"Using Decision Analysis to Include Climate Change in Water Resources Decision Making," B.F. Hobbs (Dept. Geog. & Environ. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore MD 21218), P.T. Chao, B.N. Venkatesh, 177-202.

"Assessing Climate Change Implications for Water Resources Planning," A.W. Wood (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inst. for Water Resour., 7701 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria VA 22315), D.P. Lettenmaier, R.N. Palmer, 203-228.

"Engineering Design and Uncertainties Related to Climate Change," P. Rogers (Harvard Univ., Cambridge MA 02138), 229-242.

"Planning for Sea Level Rise and Shore Protection Under Climate Uncertainty," G. Yohe (Dept. Econ., Wesleyan Univ., Middletown CT 06459), J. Neumann, 243-270.

"Global Warming and Water Management: Water Allocation and Project Evaluation," R. Mendelsohn (Yale Sch. of Forestry & Environ. Studies, 360 Prospect St., New Haven CT 06511), L.L. Bennett, 271-290.

"Water Resources Planning Principles and Evaluation Criteria for Climate Change: Summary and Conclusions," K.D. Frederick, D.C. Major, E.Z. Stakhiv, 291-313.