Capstone paper for the fulfillment of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree.Context
• Water management is a primary operational cost for golf courses.
• Increasing cost of water & regulatory changes will require new water management techniques and infrastructure.
Task
• Develop 20-year Excel model projecting water cost for golf courses in Phoenix and Minneapolis.
• Use Phoenix and Minneapolis water policy research to develop a generalizable model that the USGA can apply to sites across the country.
• Build in uncertainties into model key parameters