Transitions for the Delta Economy
Josué Medellín-Azuara, Ellen Hanak, Richard Howitt, and Jay Lund

January 2012

Enormous changes—from natural forces to management decisions—are coming to California’s fragile Delta region and will have broad effects on its residents. This report finds that in the first half of this century, the Delta as a whole is likely to experience a loss of 1 percent of economic activity as a result of these changes. It also identifies planning priorities for managing the Delta’s future.

This research was supported with funding from the Watershed Sciences Center at UC Davis.