Understanding the governance of sustainability pathways: hydraulic megaprojects, social–ecological traps, and power in networks of action situations

Sustainability Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 18(1), P. 303 - 321

Published: Dec. 17, 2022

Abstract To enable sustainability pathways, we need to understand how social–ecological systems (SES) respond different governance configurations, considering their historical, institutional, political, and power conditions. We advance a robust methodological approach for the integrated analysis of those conditions in SES traps. Our advancement consists novel combination networks action situations with an agency-based polycentric typology concept discursive power. test by building on previous research Doñana estuary–delta (Guadalquivir estuary), which is characterized rigidity trap context ecosystem water governance. Specifically, focus recent hydraulic megaproject involving deep dredging Guadalquivir estuary, finally canceled due its broad negative socioeconomic environmental repercussions. According our analysis, certain governance, informational mechanisms currently prevent further degradation Doñana. However, key actors are caught lasting coordination failure prone mutual defection strategies owing dynamics discursive-institutional inertia. Although seemingly stable counteractive among actors, this situation at continuous risk being unbalanced powerful promoting large interventions such as dredging. Such bear systemic strong suppression functions, regime shift lock-in trap. This overall undesirable might be escaped through transformative policy designs that take into account meso-level mechanisms, role non-decision-making, pragmatic inaction, inefficient investment infrastructure.

Language: Английский

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Tailoring photocatalytic activity of graphitic carbon nitride using sulfanilic acid and incorporating in chitosan beads: Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solutions

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 130, P. 412 - 424

Published: Sept. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Impact of intensive water use from farm dams on the storage dynamics in strategic reservoirs

Hydrological Sciences Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 68(16), P. 2422 - 2434

Published: Oct. 19, 2023

ABSTRACTThe construction of dams and interbasin water transfers are major strategies to adapt scarcity. In the semi-arid Jaguaribe basin, Brazil, large strategic reservoirs supply for urban centres, while farm serve multiple demands rural communities. We used Model Water Availability in SemiArid Environments (WASA) assess storage dynamics impacted by: (i) withdrawal from located upstream; (ii) transfer basin. Simulations show that intensive use smaller reduces reservoir volumes by less than 10%, whereas inflows São Francisco Integration Project basin can increase 6% period time which capacity is above alert volume. The practice saving small be abandoned, enabling higher agricultural production without compromising centres.KEYWORDS: usesmall damshydrological modellinginter-basin transfersemi-arid Editor A. Castellarin; Associate N. IlichEditor IlichAcknowledgementsThe authors acknowledge Brazilian Coordination Improvement Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) funding research (PROBRAL, Grant 88881.371462/2019-01); National Council Scientific Technological Development (CNPq), Masters scholarship granted Thales Lima supporting Pedro Medeiros José Carlos de Araújo as Research Productivity Fellow; Coordenação Aperfeiçoamento Pessoal Nível Superior.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict interest was reported authors.Supplementary materialSupplemental data this article accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2023.2272669.Additional informationFundingThis work supported Superior [88881.371462/2019-01].

Language: Английский

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The Essential Role of Local Context in Shaping Risk and Risk Reduction Strategies for Snowmelt‐Dependent Irrigated Agriculture

Earth s Future, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(6)

Published: June 1, 2024

Abstract Climate change‐induced shifts in snow storage and snowmelt patterns pose risks for adverse impacts to people, the environment, irrigated agriculture. Existing research primarily focuses on evaluating these agriculture at large scales, overlooking role of local context shaping risk dynamics. Consequently, many “at‐risk” areas lack insight into how adaptation strategies managing through water supply augmentation or conservation vary across contexts over time. To address this gap, we develop a comprehensive index agriculture's potential changes scales apply it throughout western US. Results confirm trends toward escalating century. However, substantial heterogeneity extent drivers exists due variability localized interactions between declines (approximately −9% ± 13% by 2100) increased agricultural demand 7% 5% 2100). Despite an existing focus as critical strategy reduce risk, show its effectiveness diminishes time, declining average −54% historical 2100. Conserving crop acreage type emerges more stable measure, reducing 7%–8% regardless While particularly relevant higher elevation, less intensive settings snowmelt‐dependent regions, findings underscore need that support local‐scale, context‐appropriate effectively manage changes.

Language: Английский

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Urban wastewater disinfection by FeCl3-activated biochar/peroxymonosulfate system: Escherichia coli inactivation and microplastics interference

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 359, P. 124607 - 124607

Published: July 24, 2024

Biochar coupled with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to produce sulfate radicals and its application urban wastewater disinfection has been rarely investigated no information is available about microplastics (MPs) interference on the process. In this study, FeCl

Language: Английский

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Unveiling a water-resilient service economy: A model-based approach for enhanced service excellence in GVCs

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 368, P. 122202 - 122202

Published: Aug. 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Institutional analysis of water governance in the Colorado River Basin, 1922–2022

Frontiers in Water, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: Nov. 26, 2024

The 1922 Colorado River Compact started the long history of water governance in Basin. Over last century, institutional structure has shaped basin. However, an understanding long-term evolution is lacking. This study examines how management strategies have evolved at basin scale by incorporating institutional, temporal, and network analysis methods to examine changes. Content was employed systematically investigate encouraged and/or discouraged actions different rule levels. examined four points time map structure, actors, level which rules are issued targeted. Using analysis, we found constitutional, operational, collective-choice for supply, storage, movement, use been altered via layering new without major or responsibility alteration. results indicate that key decision-making positions remained actors who issue targeted lack significant change. We original power maintained, potentially stagnating space problem-solving strategy renegotiation. Our path dependency able influence decision-making.

Language: Английский

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Learning from past coevolutionary processes to envision sustainable futures: Extending an action situations approach to the Water-Energy-Food nexus

Earth System Governance, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100168 - 100168

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Despite near-global consensus on the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement, unresolved politically contentious trade-offs have undermined implementation. One exemplary case facing difficult are Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus cases. Here, we extend nascent 'Social-Ecological Action Situations' framework to analyse past coevolution of WEF cases (or other social-ecological systems) envision possible futures where equally considered minimized. We illustrate value approach for a in Switzerland with upstream hydropower reservoirs, water-bound biodiversity, emerging downstream agricultural irrigation needs. The proposed solution-oriented, transformative goes beyond existing frameworks by analysing intertwined system build understanding future concrete policies that would result higher adaptive capacity compromise within nexus. argue this perspective helps devise address thereby tackle global crises.

Language: Английский

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Disrupting the governance of social-ecological rigidity traps: Can pluralism foster change towards sustainability?

Advances in ecological research/Advances in Ecological Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 243 - 291

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Challenging the ecological economics of water: Social and political perspectives

Ecological Economics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 190, P. 107176 - 107176

Published: Aug. 31, 2021

Language: Английский

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