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Water was never abundant in California, and the state has gone to great lengths to engineer a landscape where millions of people can live. As climate change grows more severe, it is only going to be more challenging to meet the water needs of city dwellers, farmers and nature.

But certain technologies and policy changes offer hope. California can recycle wastewater, capture stormwater and desalinate seawater, and policymakers can rethink water management. In this episode of the UCI Podcast, David Feldman, a professor of urban planning and public policy and the director of Water UCI discusses the options for overcoming worsening droughts, including the most important change of all.

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David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions, adaptive management, and sustainable development. His current research is focused on the sources of value conflicts over allocation and distribution of water, and the difficulties in achieving institutional reform to promote equity in water management in the U.S. and elsewhere.

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Toward a New Water Politics: Embracing ethics and cultural diversity in a water-sensitive future

People, Place, and Environment as seen through California’s water – must the past be our future?

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Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI

 With the American West suffering from its worst megadrought in 1,200 years, and the Mississippi River as its lowest levels in recent history, water resource management is key to the America’s future. It’s a political challenge as much as a climate change mitigation one. 

 UCI Water’s director David Feldman studies how water is allocated and distributed, and the difficulties in achieving institutional reform to promote equity in water management in the U.S. and elsewhere. 

He specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions, adaptive management, and sustainable development.

Recently, David was featured on the UCI podcast to talk about this issue.

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David Feldman is a professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI. He is an expert in the areas of water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions, adaptive management, and sustainable development.  

David is available to speak with media - simply click on his icon now to arrange an interview today or call Tom Vasich with UCI media relations at 949-285-6455.


Expert Perspective: UC Irvine's David Feldman on 'How to address the American megadrought?'

Will water be society's next energy crisis? How can we better manage this valuable resource that every human depends on?Planning, Policy, and Design Professor and Chair David Feldman discusses the policy and political conflicts that surround the issue of water and suggests potential solutions to its management. Learn more about Professor Feldman's reseach at http://ppd.soceco.uci.edu/

Water Crisis - featuring Professor and Chair David Feldman

Dr. David Feldman, Director of Water UCI, discusses how UC Irvine leaders at the forefront of water came together to form the innovative and proactive institution.

Water UCI: How it Came to Be

Dr. David Feldman, UC Irvine professor and Director of Water UCI, and Dr. Shannon Roback, Associate Director of Water UCI, discuss the innovative ways their organization is addressing water issues in California through research, education and public outreach.

Water UCI: Effectively Managing Our Water

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