Abstract.
Droughts
are
often
long
lasting
phenomena,
without
a
distinct
start
or
end,
and
with
impacts
cascading
across
sectors
systems,
creating
long-term
legacies.
Nevertheless,
our
current
perception
management
of
droughts
their
is
event-based,
which
can
limit
the
effective
assessment
drought
risks
reduction
impacts.
Here,
we
advocate
for
changing
this
perspective
viewing
as
hydro-eco-social
continuum.
We
take
systems
theory
focus
on
how
“memory”
causes
feedback
interactions
between
parts
interconnected
at
different
time
scales.
first
discuss
characteristics
continuum
hydrological,
ecological,
social
separately;
then
study
system
systems.
Our
analysis
based
review
literature
five
cases:
Chile,
Colorado
River
Basin
in
US,
Northeast
Brazil,
Kenya,
Rhine
Northwest
Europe.
find
that
memories
past
dry
wet
periods,
carried
by
both
bio-physical
(e.g.
groundwater,
vegetation)
people,
governance),
influence
future
risk
manifests.
identify
four
archetypes
dynamics:
Impact
&
recovery;
Slow
resilience-building;
Gradual
collapse;
High
resilience,
big
shock.
The
ecological
result
shifting
these
types,
plays
out
differently
case
studies.
call
more
research
pre-conditions
recovery
dynamics
triggering
changes,
dynamic
vulnerability
maladaptation.
Additionally,
argue
continuous
monitoring
hazards
impacts,
modelling
tools
better
incorporate
adaptation
responses,
strategies
increase
institutional
memory
to
deal
complex
pathways
adaptation.
Abstract.
Droughts
are
often
long
lasting
phenomena,
without
a
distinct
start
or
end,
and
with
impacts
cascading
across
sectors
systems,
creating
long-term
legacies.
Nevertheless,
our
current
perception
management
of
droughts
their
is
event-based,
which
can
limit
the
effective
assessment
drought
risks
reduction
impacts.
Here,
we
advocate
for
changing
this
perspective
viewing
as
hydro-eco-social
continuum.
We
take
systems
theory
focus
on
how
“memory”
causes
feedback
interactions
between
parts
interconnected
at
different
time
scales.
first
discuss
characteristics
continuum
hydrological,
ecological,
social
separately;
then
study
system
systems.
Our
analysis
based
review
literature
five
cases:
Chile,
Colorado
River
Basin
in
US,
Northeast
Brazil,
Kenya,
Rhine
Northwest
Europe.
find
that
memories
past
dry
wet
periods,
carried
by
both
bio-physical
(e.g.
groundwater,
vegetation)
people,
governance),
influence
future
risk
manifests.
identify
four
archetypes
dynamics:
Impact
&
recovery;
Slow
resilience-building;
Gradual
collapse;
High
resilience,
big
shock.
The
ecological
result
shifting
these
types,
plays
out
differently
case
studies.
call
more
research
pre-conditions
recovery
dynamics
triggering
changes,
dynamic
vulnerability
maladaptation.
Additionally,
argue
continuous
monitoring
hazards
impacts,
modelling
tools
better
incorporate
adaptation
responses,
strategies
increase
institutional
memory
to
deal
complex
pathways
adaptation.
ABSTRACT
Water
governance—the
structures
and
processes
for
making
collective
choices
over
how
to
allocate,
deliver,
protect
water
supplies—poses
both
an
opportunity
a
challenge
democracy.
governance
can
create
opportunities
knowledge‐sharing,
collaboration,
meaningful
civic
engagement,
which
support
democratic
goals
like
legitimacy
accountability.
However,
when
exacerbates
racial
socioeconomic
inequalities
or
fails
inform
involve
citizens,
people
may
feel
alienated
from
political
systems
institutions—threatening
In
this
Perspective,
we
highlight
three
vehicles
democracy
(cross‐sector
community
advisory
processes,
community‐led
institutions)
threats
(lack
of
capacity,
imbalanced
power
in
decision‐making,
explicit
exclusion
marginalized
voices)
that
are
common
the
United
States.
We
further
examine
lessons
research
practice
on
pathways
strengthen
democracy,
namely
assessing
building
formalized
outcomes
reinforce
accountability
our
ABSTRACT
Environmental
justice
research
has
shown
that
people's
experiences
and
perceptions
of
water
differ
because
systematic
inequalities
shape
the
extent
to
which
people
access
clean
are
exposed
hazards.
Q‐methodology
is
one
technique
been
used
aggregate
multifaceted
subjective
narratives
understand
different
perspectives
on
a
topic.
In
this
paper,
we
systematically
review
77
case
study
articles
applying
water‐related
topics,
inventory
how
perceive
their
relationships
with
water.
We
create
classification
system
based
environmental
theory
examine
(1)
distributive
issues
around
alternative
sources
agricultural
urban
scarcity,
(2)
procedural
Integrated
Water
Resource
Management
(IWRM)
trust;
(3)
recognition
regarding
misrecognition,
underrecognition,
intersectionality
principles.
Notably,
only
eight
in
our
dataset
found
just
two
factors
topic,
most
finding
three
or
more
factors,
suggesting
audiences
not
polarized
opposed
binary
sense
but
range
along
spectrum
issues.
This
means
conflicts
complex,
also
may
share
core
values
disputed
topics.
Learning
from
various
backgrounds
can
provide
an
understanding
have
water,
help
managers
predict
where
occur,
empathize
minority
viewpoints,
innovate
solutions
could
be
advance
goals.
Public Administration,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 12, 2024
Abstract
Climate
change
is
a
management
and
governance
challenge
requiring
diverse
potential
responses.
This
article
highlights
the
critical
role
public
managers
play
in
navigating
response
diversity
of
such
systems.
Response
rule‐based
set
options
available
for
responding
to
unexpected
service
disruptions
distinguished
from
ambiguity,
which
holds
negative
valence
within
administration.
We
first
develop
theoretical
propositions
about
how
institutions
influence
diversity,
drawing
on
administration,
resilience,
cognitive
science
research.
Then,
we
use
Institutional
Grammar
Network
Analysis
tools
empirically
trace
rate‐making
processes
two
U.S.
urban
water
utilities.
conclude
that
institutional
designs
do
distinctively
are
therefore
key
evaluating
climate
adaptability
heavily
engineered
infrastructure
Specifically,
identify
important
differences
information,
participation,
heuristics
used
selecting
investment
strategies.
Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(2), P. 188 - 204
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
How
can
scholars
and
practitioners
gauge
the
extent
to
which
environmental
justice
(EJ)
is
present
in
research
policy?
Through
synthesizing
interdisciplinary
scholarship,
we
a
diagnostic
framework
for
appraising
frequency
depth
of
justice-based
engagements
published
academic
research,
with
broader
applications
gray
literature,
such
as
policy
documents.
We
demonstrate
how
be
applied
through
scoping
review
methodology
assessing
EJ
contributions
existing
on
Colorado
River
Basin
–
global
epicenter
intersecting
climate
change
water
equity
concerns.
The
results
that
literature
mostly
focuses
specific
dimensions
does
not
consider
interdependent
nature
its
multiple
measures.
Overall,
represents
one
approach
contributions,
important
potential
informing
practice
public
design.
The
Crop-Hydrological-Agent
Modeling
Platform
(PyCHAMP)
is
a
Python-based
open-source
package
designed
for
modeling
agro-hydrological
systems.
modular
design,
incorporating
aquifer,
crop
field,
groundwater
well,
finance,
and
behavior
modules,
enables
users
to
simulate
analyze
the
interactions
between
human
natural
systems,
considering
both
environmental
socio-economic
factors.
This
study
demonstrates
PyCHAMP's
capabilities
by
simulating
dynamics
in
Sheridan
6
Local
Enhanced
Management
Area,
pilot
conservation
region
High
Plains
Aquifer
Kansas.
We
highlight
how
model,
empowered
PyCHAMP,
accurately
captures
human-water
dynamics,
including
level,
water
withdrawal,
fraction
of
cropland
dedicated
each
crop.
also
show
farmer
behavior,
its
representation,
drives
system
outcomes
more
strongly
than
conditions.
results
indicate
potential
as
useful
tool
research
sustainable
management,
offering
prospects
future
integration
with
detailed
sub-models
systematic
evaluation
model
structural
uncertainty.
Society & Natural Resources,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
37(12), P. 1635 - 1654
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
The
purpose
of
this
paper
is
to
develop
a
conceptual
framework
describe
facilitators'
use
power
in
facilitation
practice.
Facilitators
are
mainly,
theory
as
well
practice,
described
neutral
sharers.
This
reductive
understanding
the
role
facilitators
problematic
it
hides
influence
that
these
practitioners
have
over
process
and
outcome
collaborative
governance.
Analyzing
two
Swedish
governance
processes,
we
sheds
light
on
power.
includes
three
alternative
moves
can
make:
sequencing,
framing
concluding.
Facilitators'
attempts
make
are,
framework,
located
continuum
between
authority
argumentation
following
positions:
authority,
tempered
argumentation.
contributes
literatures
by
providing
applicable
for
further
research
into
power,
developing
handbooks
training
programmes.
