Socio-economic study looks at boosting Panama Canal reliability

Socio-economic study looks at boosting Panama Canal reliability

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-socio-economic-boosting-panama-canal-reliability.html

"Our study created a large team that included hydrologists, botanists, forest ecologists, soil scientists, geochemists, geophysicists, civil engineers, social scientists and economists—all with the objective of improving our understanding of how people make land management decisions affecting tropical watersheds," Ogden says. "In particular, we focused on desirable outcomes of increased stream flow during extended dry periods and reduced erosion. This paper represents a summary of the results of our comprehensive study to inform and improve land management decisions providing hydrologic benefits in the tropics."

Ogden contributed to the paper, titled "Assessing Ecological Infrastructure Investments," that was published Jan. 7 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The journal is one of the world's most prestigious multidisciplinary scientific serials, with coverage spanning the biological, physical and social sciences.