Narrowing Our Focus
Dick Filson (dfilson@inreach.com)
Mon, 12 May 1997 23:32:24 -0700
Team #2, Dick Filson and Carol Zucca of Stockton, CA have been narrowing our
focus for our project proposal. We would like to take a systems approach to land
utilization with respect to water resource management. In California, water is the
real gold. It drives the economy, shapes the politics, and is pivotal in the battle to
maintain natural ecosystems. Our location at the held of the San Joaquin /
Sacramento Delta brings all of these to bear. We are particularly interested in GIS
analysis of land use / land cover of the Great Central Valley as well as using
STELLA programs to analzye this major ecosystem. We are also interested in
learning the associated field methods that would support any long term project
that arises from our work. If there are others at the institute who see a parallel
interest in our selection, we welcome collaboration.
A few house keeping questions? What kind of resources might we find at
Princeton if our major interest is in California? Is there any recommendation for
what might be advisable for use to bring, eg., data base of stream flows for our
watershed? On a personal level, I have been to Princeton (95) and I know the
general drill for the Biology Institutes, but this institute sounds a lot different. When
can we expect to get more definitive information?
Team #2 contact, Dick Filson