Publication Highlight: Visual-Analytics Bridge Complexity and Accessibility for Robust Urban Water Planning

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In a recently published Water Resources Research article, Dr. Marta Zaniolo, *Dr. Megan Mauter and *Dr. Sarah Fletcher (* Equally contributed) present Visual-Robust Decision Making, a new framework that combines rigorous scenario analysis with interactive visual tools to support urban water planning. Applied to Santa Barbara’s desalination expansion decision, the approach helps planners and the public explore tradeoffs between system robustness and capacity investment, enhancing both uncertainty characterization and stakeholder participation.

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