User:Haydencomer/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Water conservation
 * Article Evaluation
 * I enjoyed reading this article and I think that it provides a lot of excellent information regarding Demand-Side Management of Water Resources. One of the reasons I am interested in this article though is that while it covers rain water capture in a brief paragraph, I think that this idea could be expanded in the article, perhaps documenting in more detail technology and resources currently available to engage in this practice and possibly even framing it in the context of the micro-grid energy generation movement, ushered in by solar panels on residential homes. It may also be beneficial to comment on the more broad aspects of water consumption, particularly as they pertain to the Western portion of the United States. In the 20th century, little thought has been given to overarching water policy in the arid southwest. People have been thus far content to construct any luxury or creature comfort which may have high water demands out of sync with what the region may be able to provide. Things such as golf courses in the Southwest or the iconic American lawn which exist very dry areas throughout Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico come to mind. Americans have constructed elaborate and expensive methods for extracting often already overdrawn water resources where they exist in this dry climate to ensure that their desires of lifestyle and leisure are thoroughly accessible, but this attitude puts further strain on an already incredibly scarce resource.
 * I enjoyed reading this article and I think that it provides a lot of excellent information regarding Demand-Side Management of Water Resources. One of the reasons I am interested in this article though is that while it covers rain water capture in a brief paragraph, I think that this idea could be expanded in the article, perhaps documenting in more detail technology and resources currently available to engage in this practice and possibly even framing it in the context of the micro-grid energy generation movement, ushered in by solar panels on residential homes. It may also be beneficial to comment on the more broad aspects of water consumption, particularly as they pertain to the Western portion of the United States. In the 20th century, little thought has been given to overarching water policy in the arid southwest. People have been thus far content to construct any luxury or creature comfort which may have high water demands out of sync with what the region may be able to provide. Things such as golf courses in the Southwest or the iconic American lawn which exist very dry areas throughout Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico come to mind. Americans have constructed elaborate and expensive methods for extracting often already overdrawn water resources where they exist in this dry climate to ensure that their desires of lifestyle and leisure are thoroughly accessible, but this attitude puts further strain on an already incredibly scarce resource.


 * Sources
 * Boers, T. M., & Ben-Asher, J. (1982). A review of rainwater harvesting. Agricultural water management, 5(2), 145-158. Kaplan, S., & Kirkpatrick, N. (2015). The rise and fall of the American lawn, at least in California. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/16/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-american-lawn-at-least-in-california/ Langarudi, S. P., Maxwell, C. M., & Fernald, A. G. (2021). Integrated Policy Solutions for Water Scarcity in Agricultural Communities of the American Southwest. Systems, 9(2), 26.

Option 2

 * Demand-Side Water Management
 * Article Evaluation
 * Although this concept is very relevant both to Water conservation and Water scarcity which already have dedicated pages on wikipedia, Demand-Side Water Management does not yet have its own entry. I started becoming interested in this concept while studying at Folsom Lake College, because with so much attention and policy directed at the supply-side of water resources in areas which experience water stress due either to economic of physical water scarcity, comparatively much less attention is directed at the concept of demand-side management. For instance, all Californians are at least somewhat aware that we have a vast network of dams, reservoirs, and stream diversions (notably manifesting in aqueducts which transport water from the wetter north to the dryer south. However, many individuals and institutions do not devote serious thought or energy into understanding how they are using these water resources on a personal or communal level. I believe that creating a wikipedia page which specifically talks about the actions undertaken to regulate water use as a means of conservation would be beneficial to the platform.
 * Although this concept is very relevant both to Water conservation and Water scarcity which already have dedicated pages on wikipedia, Demand-Side Water Management does not yet have its own entry. I started becoming interested in this concept while studying at Folsom Lake College, because with so much attention and policy directed at the supply-side of water resources in areas which experience water stress due either to economic of physical water scarcity, comparatively much less attention is directed at the concept of demand-side management. For instance, all Californians are at least somewhat aware that we have a vast network of dams, reservoirs, and stream diversions (notably manifesting in aqueducts which transport water from the wetter north to the dryer south. However, many individuals and institutions do not devote serious thought or energy into understanding how they are using these water resources on a personal or communal level. I believe that creating a wikipedia page which specifically talks about the actions undertaken to regulate water use as a means of conservation would be beneficial to the platform.


 * Sources
 * Dawadi, S., & Ahmad, S. (2013). Evaluating the impact of demand-side management on water resources under changing climatic conditions and increasing population. Journal of environmental management, 114, 261-275. Naff, T. (1994). A case for demand-side water management. In Studies in Environmental Science (Vol. 58, pp. 83-92). Elsevier. Renwick, M. E., & Green, R. D. (2000). Do residential water demand side management policies measure up? An analysis of eight California water agencies. Journal of environmental economics and management, 40(1), 37-55.

Option 3

 * South Fork American River
 * Article Evaluation
 * I am interested in contributing to this article because I grew up and still live very close to this river system. My father was a rafting guide in his early adulthood and I still hike down to this fork of the American river using several access points near Coloma California and off of Highway 49. Because I am interested in pursuing a career in water resources management, I think it would be interesting to expand the sections concerning the dam and reservoir systems which are present along this waterway. There is some information describing how the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) relies on this waterway for drinking water and power generation, but I think these sections can be expanded and deepened to provide more information to interested parties. Additionally, little information is provided about how current climate change is impacting this river system, so I think that expanding that concept within the article would be beneficial.
 * I am interested in contributing to this article because I grew up and still live very close to this river system. My father was a rafting guide in his early adulthood and I still hike down to this fork of the American river using several access points near Coloma California and off of Highway 49. Because I am interested in pursuing a career in water resources management, I think it would be interesting to expand the sections concerning the dam and reservoir systems which are present along this waterway. There is some information describing how the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) relies on this waterway for drinking water and power generation, but I think these sections can be expanded and deepened to provide more information to interested parties. Additionally, little information is provided about how current climate change is impacting this river system, so I think that expanding that concept within the article would be beneficial.


 * Sources
 * Bricker, K. S., & Kerstetter, D. L. (2002). An interpretation of special place meanings whitewater recreationists attach to the South Fork of the American River. Tourism Geographies, 4(4), 396-425. Cocherell, S. A., Jones, G. J., Miranda, J. B., Cocherell, D. E., Cech, J. J., Thompson, L. C., & Klimley, A. P. (2010). Distribution and movement of domestic rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, during pulsed flows in the South Fork American River, California. Environmental biology of fishes, 89(2), 105-116. Yates, D., Purkey, D., Gunter, M., & Mansfield, E. (2006). Implications of climate warming on local water management in the South Fork of the American River, California. Water Resources IMPACT, 8(5), 18-21.

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