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.
Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
26(2), С. 188 - 204
Опубликована: Фев. 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.
Public Administration,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июль 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.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
12(2)
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
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
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
12(2)
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
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.
Reliance
on
groundwater
during
drought
cycles
is
a
common
cause
of
overdraft
conditions,
particularly
in
regions
dominated
by
irrigated
agriculture.
Groundwater
evidenced
declining
water
table
levels,
widespread
well
failure,
and
land
subsidence.
Given
the
severity
these
outcomes,
natural
resource
managers
are
under
increasing
pressure
to
create
economic
equitable
sustainability
plans
response
human
demands
climate
change
impacts.
This
work
describes
development
novel
toolkit
(software)
designed
support
multicriteria
decisions
centered
around
restoring
overdrafted
regions.
The
was
developed
collaboratively
with
participants
California’s
Multibenefit
Land
Repurposing
Program
(MLRP),
which
aims
repurpose
agricultural
reduce
extraction
while
providing
multiple
benefits.
integrates
existing
spatial
data
layers
using
Web-based,
open-source
package
(Shiny
R)
assess
suitability
for
repurposing.
We
used
fuzzy
logic
six
repurposing
indices
(1)
enhancing
recharge,
(2)
minimizing
negative
impacts
economy,
(3)
renewable
energy
production,
(4)
wildlife
habitat
restoration
conservation,
(5)
mitigating
local
flood
risk,
(6)
reducing
environmental
health
risks
disadvantaged
communities.
These
(or
subsets)
can
be
combined
as
weighted
averages
user-specified
multibenefit
scenarios.
resulting
output
inspected
locally
screen
prospective
parcels
based
their
potential,
or
holistically
prioritize
specific
areas
context
regional
strategies.
illustrate
development,
application,
possible
uses
two
critically
subbasins,
Tule
Kaweah,
both
located
San
Joaquin
Valley.
methods
described
transferable
other
assuming
that
adequate
geospatial
available.
its
Web-accessibility
user-controlled
weighting
scheme,
MLRP
facilitate
coordination
agencies
stakeholders
help
maximize
benefits
achieving
sustainability.
Environmental Policy and Governance,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 29, 2025
ABSTRACT
Novelty
is
a
requirement
demanded
from
scholars
by
reviewers
holding
the
keys
to
publication
as
well
funding
bodies
allocating
project
funds
and
thus
sometimes
enabling
possibility
of
an
academic
career.
In
fields
such
water
governance
research,
at
intersection
research
practice,
additional
pressure
comes
practitioners'
need
find
solutions
resources
try
implement
different
for
new
ongoing
management
problems.
Academics
themselves
spending
significant
amount
time
effort
presenting
their
results
contributions
novel
findings,
neglecting
importance
testing
refining
existing
theories
(new
or
old)
constitutive
part
advancing
field.
As
result,
we
observe
mushrooming
concepts
perspectives
presented
even
paradigm
when
labels
might
not
always
be
warranted.
Through
this
commentary,
intend
discuss
what
role
novelty
plays
in
including
discussing
if
extent
framing
hinders
knowledge
cumulation.
To
substantiate
our
discussion,
interviewed
four
with
more
than
30
years
experience
on
views
about
whether
striving
impacts
scientific
endeavor
We
also
offer
reflection
possible
ways
forward
support
culture
where
theory
better
utilization
previous
work
are
given
attention.
Policy Studies Journal,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 30, 2025
Abstract
For
more
than
forty
years,
giants
in
the
field
have
argued
that
study
of
policing
can
deepen
our
understanding
key
concepts
policy
process
literature.
Despite
this,
there
remains
a
noticeable
gap
policy‐driven
research.
This
article
revisits
gap—not
solely
to
integrate
into
research,
but
show
how
subsystems
offer
unique
opportunities
for
researchers
test
and
refine
core
theories.
To
do
so,
we
explore
several
central
contemporary
theories
process—issue
networks,
diffusion,
interdependence,
critical
theory—can
be
applied
policing.
By
comparing
frequently
studied
domains
(such
as
environmental
arenas),
highlight
this
research
enables
scholars
expand,
refine,
and/or
challenge
themes.
