Integrating Hydrologic and Ecological Models
Economic analysis of water resource policy
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 · 12 - 1 PM
The Department of Geography & Environmental Systems cordially invites you to join us for our Virtual Seminar on Wednesday, October 20th at Noon ET.
Integrating hydrologic and ecological models into economic analysis of water resource policy
Dr. Yusuke Kuwayama
School of Public Policy
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Dr. Yusuke Kuwayama is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a Fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) in Washington, DC. He is a Principal Investigator on a project supported by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) titled Advancing Integrated Process-Based Modeling of Complex Socio-Environmental Systems. He also currently serves as Director of the Consortium for the Valuation of Applications Benefits Linked with Earth Science (VALUABLES).
Dr. Kuwayama’s research focuses on the economics of water resource management. He strives to conduct economic analysis that leads to effective and efficient policy solutions for three major problems related to water quality and scarcity:
Dr. Kuwayama completed his bachelor’s degree in Economics at Amherst College and his MS and PhD in Economics and Agricultural and Applied Economics at University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
Dr. Kuwayama’s research focuses on the economics of water resource management. He strives to conduct economic analysis that leads to effective and efficient policy solutions for three major problems related to water quality and scarcity:
- Inefficient water use in the agricultural sector;
- Tradeoffs across economic and ecosystem uses of water; and
- Wastewater management.
Dr. Kuwayama completed his bachelor’s degree in Economics at Amherst College and his MS and PhD in Economics and Agricultural and Applied Economics at University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.