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Adaptive Water Management: On the Need for Using the Post-WWII Science in Water Governance

the future. Yet, the adoption of the underlying principles of sustainable development has been slow in the water sector and elsewhere. Despite the realization that water governance is a political issue ... , and management, to pinpoint failures in the translation of political rhetoric as well as new scientific findings into change at the operational level. It explores how an updated knowledge base could

Climatic and Other Global Changes as Current Challenges in Improving Water Systems Management: Lessons from the Case of Italy

adaptation strategies is the increase of resilience of water systems, emphasizing the capability of reducing both physical and socio-political vulnerability, improving the governance of water services ... , legislative frameworks, institutional assets of water services, which can be considered basic elements of political strategies of Italy. • Large funding program by public • Top-down approach • Concern on water

Water and Environmental Systems Management Under Uncertainty: From Scenario Construction to Robust Solutions and Adaptation

designed involves a myriad of uncertainties, climate and non-climate related, that request comprehensive decision frameworks involving multiple processes (institutional, political, social, economic ... involving multiple issues (institutional, political, social, economic, biophysical, etc.) to prevent disagreements and barriers to reaching sustainable decisions. Water companies and utilities worldwide are

Drought-Stricken U.S. States Have More Comprehensive Water-Related Hazard Planning

necessary but complex undertaking requiring interdisciplinary, interagency efforts that the U.S.’ decentralized, federalist political system is suited to address. If generalization is warranted, the results ... the political will to plan for this hazard (Botterill 2013) . Without a national drought policy, Wilhite et  al. (2014) claim that drought management will continue to be reactionary and crisis-driven

Uberizing Agriculture in Drylands: A Few Enriched, Everyone Endangered

huge consumption, water is taken for granted. Political speeches about the infinity of water, the betting on new technologies as a silver bullet to solve the water shortage at a stroke and forever, such ... -Santos 2005) , was driven by a convergence of technical, political and economic factors (Foster and Chilton 2003) . The economic implications of harnessing this resource are particularly noticeable in

Floodability: A New Paradigm for Designing Urban Drainage and Achieving Sustainable Urban Growth

is not always accompanied by social resilience. This paper attempts to address the philosophy of urban drainage design, introducing the new concept of floodability as an evolution of flood resilience ... aims to shift the utilized flooding strategies from the preservative approach to the “live with” philosophy. The learning-by-doing cycle is the centre of the paradigm, as technical solutions must be

Artful Reading, Spontaneous Design: Integrating Philosophy, English, and Art in a Creativity Cluster

philosophy of art in a Creativity Cluster offers an excellent opportunity for great teaching and learning experiences. Yet, how can faculty address the multiple challenges faced by inexperienced student ... Albrecht 0 1 0 LaGuardia Community College/City University of New York , USA 1 Vera Albrecht is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at LaGuardia Community College , City University of New York , CUNY , USA

Resilient Drinking Water Resources

is influenced by environmental and political issues like climate change, drought and competing and changing uses of water and space. This paper discusses how to design the water resources in such a way ... Bauer J , Herder P ( 2009 ) Designing socio-technical systems . Handbook of the Philosophy of Science. Philosophy of technology and engineering sciences 9 : 601 - 630 Biggs R , Schluter M , Schoon M

Adaptive Water Resources Management Under Climate Change: An Introduction

social and political environment in which water resource management decisions, whether at local, regional, or global scales, are made. Although managing water in this changing and uncertain physical and ... presents the results of research on water management institutions and issues of governance that are needed in this political decision-making environment. This Special Issue is being published at a time when

Tradeoffs between Water Uses and Environmental Flows: A Hydroeconomic Analysis in the Ebro Basin

tradeoffs across sectors, stakeholders, and spatial locations. This study aims to evaluate the tradeoffs and political economy aspects of allocating water among economic water uses and environmental flows in ... the importance of assessing the opportunity costs and political implications of reallocating water from economic activities to the environment under impending climate change impacts. Moreover, the

Understanding Public Views on a Dam Construction Boom: the Role of Values

never be fully eliminated, our research nevertheless gives insights to policy-makers seeking to minimise value conflict and to improve the political legitimacy of public decision-making on dam ... decision-makers may often prefer to emphasise their economic benefits or technocratic nature, the development of large infrastructure also always has a strong political dimension (Meitzner Yoder 2018

Does the Ownership of Water Utilities Influence Water-Saving Advice Provided to Service Users? An Analysis of the Spanish Water Sector

2 Francisco González‐Gómez 3 Department of Applied Economics, University of Granada , Granada , Spain 4 Department of Political Science and Administration, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain ... pub‑ lic companies due to the negative effect on the political prospects of those who govern (Klien 2014) , motivating them to implement alternative demand management strategies. Conversely, in

Joining “Us”; Creating and Maintaining a Discipline-based Learning Community

The article describes the development of a disciplinary living/learning community in political science; the authors, two faculty members, started the community in the fall of 2012. The faculty ... Introduction In the Fall of 2012, the faculty in the Political Science program at Florida Southern College launched the ?Politics and Law? Living Learning/Community (LLC). This LLC, featuring paired courses and

ARİSTOTELES'İN EĞİTİM ANLAYIŞI

, bedensel gelişim, doğru yaşam.   ABSTRACT Aristotle's View Of The Education Aristotle planned an education from which is necassary for his realistic philosophy and shaped this philosophy doctirine according

ARİSTOTELES'İN EĞİTİM ANLAYIŞI

, bedensel gelişim, doğru yaşam.   ABSTRACT Aristotle's View Of The Education Aristotle planned an education from which is necassary for his realistic philosophy and shaped this philosophy doctirine according

ARİSTOTELES'İN EĞİTİM ANLAYIŞI

, bedensel gelişim, doğru yaşam.   ABSTRACT Aristotle's View Of The Education Aristotle planned an education from which is necassary for his realistic philosophy and shaped this philosophy doctirine according

Optimal Placement and Settings of Valves for Leakage Reduction in Real Life Water Distribution Networks

(Blondel et al. 2008) algorithms. These techniques can identify communities in a network with similar parameters, like users of social media with a similar taste for music, food or political preferences

Win–win Strategies for Transboundary Water Management During the GERD Operating Stage

at the dam’s base (Negm et al. 2018) . The majority of the world’s regions are vulnerable to serious hydro‑political con‑ flicts, which could occur in several hotspot basins. In an increasing number ... of Fig. 1 Geographical location of GERD international river basins in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, the Indian sub‑ continent, or Southeast Asia, the risk of severe political violence is

FELSEFİ DÜŞÜNME YA DA DÜŞÜNMEYİ ÖĞRENME

. Because philosophy does not include common opinions everybody agrees on. It has a logical and non-epistomological basis. Although it seems an individualistic and subjective approach, philosophical

FELSEFİ DÜŞÜNME YA DA DÜŞÜNMEYİ ÖĞRENME

. Because philosophy does not include common opinions everybody agrees on. It has a logical and non-epistomological basis. Although it seems an individualistic and subjective approach, philosophical