Water security: research challenges and opportunities
K Bakker - Science, 2012 - science.org
An estimated 80% of the world's population faces a high-level water security or water-related
biodiversity risk. The issue of water security—defined as an acceptable level of water-related …
biodiversity risk. The issue of water security—defined as an acceptable level of water-related …
Time scale interactions and the coevolution of humans and water
M Sivapalan, G Blöschl - Water Resources Research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present a coevolutionary view of hydrologic systems, revolving around feedbacks
between environmental and social processes operating across different time scales. This …
between environmental and social processes operating across different time scales. This …
The future of hydrology: An evolving science for a changing world
Human activities exert global‐scale impacts on our environment with significant implications
for freshwater‐driven services and hazards for humans and nature. Our approach to the …
for freshwater‐driven services and hazards for humans and nature. Our approach to the …
Water, people, and sustainability—a systems framework for analyzing and assessing water governance regimes
Freshwater resources might become the most limited resource in the future due to rising
demands, climate change, and the degradation of aquatic ecosystems. While the urgency of …
demands, climate change, and the degradation of aquatic ecosystems. While the urgency of …
Hydrology: The interdisciplinary science of water
We live in a world where biophysical and social processes are tightly coupled. Hydrologic
systems change in response to a variety of natural and human forces such as climate …
systems change in response to a variety of natural and human forces such as climate …
Using agent-based modeling for water resources planning and management
EZ Berglund - Journal of Water Resources Planning and …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Agent-based systems have been developed for many scientific applications and simulation
studies to model a group of actors and their interactions based on behavioral rules. Agent …
studies to model a group of actors and their interactions based on behavioral rules. Agent …
Toward hydro-social modeling: Merging human variables and the social sciences with climate-glacier runoff models (Santa River, Peru)
Glacier shrinkage caused by climate change is likely to trigger diminished and less
consistent stream flow in glacier-fed watersheds worldwide. To understand, model, and …
consistent stream flow in glacier-fed watersheds worldwide. To understand, model, and …
Develo** predictive insight into changing water systems: use-inspired hydrologic science for the Anthropocene
Globally, many different kinds of water resources management issues call for policy-and
infrastructure-based responses. Yet responsible decision-making about water resources …
infrastructure-based responses. Yet responsible decision-making about water resources …
Network political ecology: Method and theory in climate change vulnerability and adaptation research
T Birkenholtz - Progress in Human Geography, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper argues for the development of 'network political ecology', drawing on the insights
from regional political ecology and recent advancements in network theories of scale, to …
from regional political ecology and recent advancements in network theories of scale, to …
Water security assessment: integrating governance and freshwater indicators
A new approach is developed for assessing water security status: the Water Security Status
Indicators (WSSI) assessment method. The WSSI has four innovative aspects which address …
Indicators (WSSI) assessment method. The WSSI has four innovative aspects which address …