Welcome to the Water Systems Management Lab!
The University of California, Merced Water Systems Management (WSM) Lab is devoted to combating issues relating to water availability, quality and distribution using modernized, interdisciplinary approaches. Topics of research interest in the lab include water and agricultural economics, systems analysis in water resources and water-informatics.
About
Sustainable management of water resources is a key factor in maintaining the health of the planet. Directed efforts in allocation and efficient use have become necessary to ensure that this natural resource
can satisfy human expansion rates.
The Water Systems Management Lab at University of California, Merced is devoted to combating issues relating to water availability, quality, and distribution.
Topics of research interest in this lab include:
- Climate Extremes
- Systems Analysis in Water
- Agriculture Economics
- Resilient Communities
The use of interdisciplinary approaches such as hydrology, dynamic computer modeling, environmental policy, and education to study water management, especially regarding the agricultural sector, aims to
improve both food availability and economic viability of farming and to reduce the environmental consequences of crop production. Better understandings of trends in usage are important in determining
realistic agricultural water-use goals for farmers and for estimating environmental impacts of agricultural activity; these studies can then become important tools in advising policymakers and agricultural
producers.