"Urbanization, Uncertainty and Water: Planning for Arizona’s Second Hundred Years"

The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center 2012 Conference
On the campus of The University of Arizona on Tuesday, January 24, 2012

This conference was held in collaboration with the Water Resources and Research Center, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy, The Sonoran Institute and featured keynote speakers Robert Lang, Director of Brookings Mountain West and author/historian Jack August.

The opening session showcased 3 pivotal reports:

• Grady Gammage, lead author of the Morrison Institute’s report, "Watering the Sun Corridor, Managing Choices in Arizona’s Megapolitan Area"

• David Brown, Chair of the Water Resources Development Commission, "Overseeing the WRDC Final Report"

• Karen Smith, author of the Grand Canyon Institute’s background report, "Arizona at the Crossroads: Water Scarcity or Water Sustainability?"

Leaders in industry, agriculture, government, environment and the community offered a variety of perspectives on our state's most vital natural resource.