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Land, water, and resource management planning

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Welcome to Mike Campbell’s portfolio

Showcasing policy-congruent solutions for

Land, water, and resource
management planning

Planning work GIS work

Project type: Riparian restoration planning

Future flow scenarios on the Middle Santa Cruz River

Conceptual map of in-channel flows from a wastewater reclamation facility, labeled "Concept 1: Current effluent availability."

This major project developed several riparian restoration concepts for the Middle Santa Cruz River south of Tucson, each based on one of several plausible scenarios for the availability of treated wastewater, or effluent. The report, my master's project for a degree in Water, Society, and Policy, builds on contract work I performed for Sonoran Institute. It proposes various build-out scenarios and management tools for environmental benefit, water security, and drought response. It also examines the history and origins of engineered flows on the Santa Cruz River in Tucson.

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Project type: Transportation and recreation planning

Pueblo Park: Conceptual groundwork for a quick-build urban gravel bike network in the Tucson area.

Low-cost, high feasibility

An extensive network of unpaved rights-of-way is retrieved using feature-matching tools with Open Street Map. Public ownership eliminates the need for costly land acquisition.

Natural features and urban ameneties

Prospective route segments within the network are scored against proximity to amenties identified in other public data sets. These include parks, scenic washes, existing bike trails, and bike-friendly arterial crossings.

Project type: Water resource planning

Per acre-foot price signals for new sources of water in the West

A table showing water price signals, with costs of desalinated water superimposed upon it.

Tabulated price signals for bringing new sources of water online in the West are approaching the cost of desalination.

Project type: Brownfield redevelopment planning

A decision-support system for publicly funded landfill redevelopment

18th Century print of a false coral snake being bitten by a false caiman. The snake is labeled "landfill redevelopment" and the false caiman is labeled "the landfill."

Navigating a complex process

Municipalities considering landfill redevelopment face myriad complex issues including cleanup methods, competing land uses proposals, and even determining remediation criteria. This decision support system (DSS) is helps municipalities navigate the process. The simplifying framework considers environmental issues, social needs, and the costs of remediation.

Project type: Mapmaking

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Project type: Natural resource management

Ecohydrological approaches to urban resource stewardship

A table that shows ecohydrological challenges to water resource management in cities.

Resource management decisions by local jurisdictions have ecohydrological outcomes. This presentation reviews some differences between the ecohydrology of urban and natural areas and shows how good managment strategies relate to the water balance equation.