Water Resource Policy, Planning, and Management

Water themes have long occupied my attention, starting with my master’s program in Water Resources Management and continuing through to my current studies of hazards planning and stormwater management. This work includes both physical/hydrological dimensions as well as behavioral aspects at the public and private level.

Note that in an attempt to honor the confusing spirit of copyright law, I’ve not uploaded PDFs of my papers to this page, but

• I provide pointers to most of the publishers’ websites, which typically provides at least access to each paper’s abstract
• I’ve made most of these available as full text through www.researchgate.net and
• I’m happy to send PDFs attachments to individuals under the fair use doctrine, so contact me via email if interested

Wernstedt, Kris, Patrick S. Roberts, Joseph Arvai, et al. 2019. “How Emergency Managers (Mis?)Interpret Forecasts.”  Disasters 43(1), 88-109. (paper at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/disa.12293 )

Wernstedt, Kris and Fanny Carlet. 2014:  “Climate Change, Urban Development, and Stormwater:  Perspectives from the Field.” Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140(4), 543-552. (paper at http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29WR.1943-5452.0000308 )

Wernstedt, Kris and Robert Hersh. 2002:  “Climate Forecasts in Flood Planning:  Promise and Ambiguity.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 38(6), 1703-1714. Wernstedt, Kris and Robert Hersh. 2002:  “Climate Forecasts in Flood Planning:  Promise and Ambiguity.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 38(6), 1703-1714. (see http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04375.x/abstract )

Hersh, Robert and Kris Wernstedt. 2002:  “Gauging the Vulnerability of Local Water Utilities to Extreme Weather Events.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 45(3), 341-361. (paper at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09640560220133397 )

Paulsen, Charles M. and Kris Wernstedt. 1995:  “Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Complex Managed Hydrosystems:  An Application to the Columbia River Basin.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 28(3), 388-400. (abstract at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4974113_Cost-Effectiveness_Analysis_for_Complex_Managed_Hydrosystems_An_Application_to_the_Columbia_River_Basin )

Wernstedt, Kris and Charles M. Paulsen. 1995:  “Economic and Biological Analysis to Aid System Planning for Salmon Recovery in the Columbia River Basin.” Journal of Environmental Management, 43(4), 313-331. (abstract at http://www.readabstracts.com/Environmental-issues/Economic-and-biological-analysis-to-aid-system-planning-for-salmon-recovery-in-the-Columbia-River-Ba.html)

Hyman, Jeffrey B. and Kris Wernstedt. 1995:  “A Value-Informed Framework for Interdisciplinary Analysis:  Application to Recovery Planning for Snake River Salmon.” Conservation Biology, 9(3), 625-635. (paper at http://www.jstor.org/stable/2386616?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents )