Where Did All the Damned Water Go? Educating People About Lake Mead and Climate Change with the "Losing the Lake" Computer Game

Authors

Michael Nussbaum, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

12-7-2011

Abstract

Come join Dr. Nussbaum in learning about Losing the Lake, a computer game on water resources in Southern Nevada, and the interdisciplinary team that developed it. He will discuss efforts to educate the public (and middle-school students) about declining lake levels, the relation to climate change, and water conservation options.

Keywords

Climatic changes; Computer games; Global warming; United States — Lake Mead; Water conservation – Study and teaching; Water-supply – Study and teaching

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources and Conservation | Science and Mathematics Education | Sustainability | Water Resource Management

Language

English

Comments

Introduction: Tom Piechota, UNLV

Greenspun Hall Auditorium, UNLV

Nevada Climate Change Seminar Series

Audio/Video File size: 341 megabytes

Repository Citation

Nussbaum, M. (2011). Where Did All the Damned Water Go? Educating People About Lake Mead and Climate Change with the "Losing the Lake" Computer Game.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/climate_change/9