Water Resources Research Institute Model Data Sources, New Mexico PRISM

The social and natural science team will develop a cutting-edge multidisciplinary model that links natural and human systems to better understand the trade-offs that occur between different energy and economic development choices while considering the potential for sustainable socio-economics, environment, and water use. New Mexico's energy industries are important to the economy, yet are constrained by environmental impacts and water resources. Powerful, integrative modeling tools are needed to evaluate energy development and source viability in light of water, environment, and socioeconomic considerations社会科学与自然科学联合团队将研发一款前沿跨学科模型，以打通自然系统与人类社会系统的关联，从而更精准地厘清不同能源与经济发展路径间的权衡取舍关系，同时将可持续社会经济、生态环境及水资源利用的潜在影响纳入考量范畴。 新墨西哥州的能源产业对该州经济发展至关重要，但其发展却受到生态环境影响与水资源禀赋的双重制约。亟需开发功能强大的一体化建模工具，以结合水资源、生态环境与社会经济等多重约束条件，对能源开发活动及其资源可行性展开评估。