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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anita Lazurko, Vanessa Schweizer, Derek Armitage
Summary: Climate change is causing more frequent and severe extreme events in river basins worldwide. The complexities of social-ecological systems make it challenging to build resilience to these impacts, as they involve social-ecological interactions, cross-scale feedbacks, and diverse actor interests. This study used a transdisciplinary scenario modeling process to explore the future of a river basin under climate change, considering the interactions between resilience-building efforts and the complex, cross-scale social-ecological system. The results highlight the potential of the cross-impact balances (CIB) method in generating insights about the trajectory of social-ecological systems.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Eerika Albrecht
Summary: This paper examines adaptive water governance in the context of hydropower and flood-risk management, using the Kemi River basin as a case study. The study investigates how governance structures respond to environmental change caused by climate change. Findings suggest that the water governance in the Kemi River basin is technology-driven, leading to persistent conflicts between technology and nature. While flood-risk management is implemented through adaptive planning cycles and participatory processes, the promotion of reservoirs as a solution exacerbates conflicts and overlooks the potential of integrated river basin management.
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Engineering, Environmental
Frederick Willem Bouckaert, Yongping Wei, James Pittock, Vitor Vasconcelos, Ray Ison
Summary: Successful river basin governance is challenged by actor engagement in the various stages of planning and management. A governance approach based on a river basin diagnostic framework was developed to determine priorities for actors in sustainable management. The approach has been applied in multiple river basins, revealing different priorities and transformative pathways for each basin. This novel method challenges entrenched views on key issues and actor roles in existing governance models, with implications for engagement and international collaboration.
Editorial Material
Agronomy
Yitao Zhang, Pingguo Yang, Jian Liu, Xucheng Zhang, Ying Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Lei Li
Summary: The Yellow River Basin faces challenges in sustainable water management in agriculture, but research shows that practices such as mulching, drip irrigation, and water-nutrient coupling are essential for improving crop production and environmental protection. Further research is needed to understand the efficiency of management practices in different landscapes and changing climates, as well as to analyze system-level linkages between water balance, soil water availability, conservation, water and soil losses, and agricultural and environmental sustainability.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Felipe Armas Vargas, Oscar Escolero, Samuel Sandoval Solis, Luzma Fabiola Nava, Marisa Mazari Hiriart, Claudia Rojas Serna, Oliver Lopez-Corona
Summary: Advances in water resource investigation have been achieved through the implementation of mathematical models, the development of theoretical frameworks, and the evaluation of sustainability indices, which enhance the efficiency of integrated water resource management. This paper presents a numerical implementation of the Watershed Governance Prism theoretical framework in the Duero River Basin in Michoacan, Mexico, to determine the quantitative status of water governance in a watershed. The results, represented by the Axis Index, Water Governance Index, and Watershed Governance Prism Index, demonstrate the possibility of establishing and evaluating the Watershed Governance Prism Index, providing insights into the design and implementation of water governance in a watershed.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Afnan Agramont Akiyama, Guadalupe Peres-Cajias, Leonardo Villafuerte Philippsborn, Nora Van Cauwenbergh, Marc Craps, Ann van Griensven
Summary: Collaborative water governance faces the challenge of diverse stakeholders and the need for a shift towards multiparty decision-making and participation. The existence of different frames among stakeholders can lead to fragmentation, hinder mutual understanding, and negatively impact decision outcomes.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bo Wang, Heng Wang, Xianfeng Zeng, Baojun Li
Summary: This study uses a social-ecological systems framework to diagnose key factors affecting the governance of the Weihe River Basin and proposes corresponding countermeasures. The results show that this method integrates research results from different disciplines and fields, providing assistance for establishing comprehensive river basin management strategies.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eva Sievers, Christoph Zielhofer, Frank Huesker
Summary: This study examined the integration of global warming management in the European Water Framework Directive and its implementation in the Elbe River Basin. The research found that the Elbe River basin management effectively addresses scale and openness of SES features, but has only moderate impacts on non-linearity, uncertainty, unpredictability, self-organisation and adaptability, and dynamics. Comprehensive consideration of SES features may require integrated approaches at a European level with explicit regulations and legally binding obligations for effective implementation.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarpong Hammond Antwi, Suzanne Linnane, David Getty, Alec Rolston
Summary: This study examines stakeholders' perspectives on the second RBMP in Ireland, highlighting the diverse actors involved in water management and governance. The need for optimized finance, improved communication, and enhanced collaboration among stakeholders to ensure successful water services delivery and quality is emphasized. Additionally, the integration of Sustainable Development Goals into action plans and a co-benefits approach are recommended for achieving triple benefits in biodiversity, climate change initiatives, and water quality measures.
Article
Business
Oihab Allal-Cherif, Maria Guijarro-Garcia, Klaus Ulrich
Summary: This article showcases how open social innovation projects led by multifunctional, interorganizational, and international teams can contribute to sustainable value creation and growth. By transforming strategic suppliers into long-term partners and collaborating with a wide variety of public and private organizations, business leaders can aim for market disruption, implement sustainable processes, and develop sustainable products. Efficient collective knowledge management is crucial for the success of open social innovation projects and lasting sustainable growth.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Matteo Giuliani, Marta Zaniolo, Scott Sinclair, Marco Micotti, Jos Van Orshoven, Paolo Burlando, Andrea Castelletti
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of infrastructure development in the Omo-Turkana basin on local stakeholders and proposes a participatory decision-analytic framework for strategic planning. Results demonstrate potential negative effects on local fish yields, but also suggest possibilities for efficient and socially inclusive compromises.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lei Wang, Aifeng Lv
Summary: This study utilized diagnostic thinking to examine the water management issues of 14 transboundary watersheds in three regions of China. The research found that different watersheds face different management challenges, and practical management ideas were provided based on the results. The results have significant implications for future research on and cooperation with transboundary basin water management.
Article
Ecology
Paula Andrea Zuluaga-Guerra, Julia Martinez-Fernandez, Miguel Angel Esteve-Selma, Jampel Dell'Angelo
Summary: This article presents a socio-ecological-system characterization of the Segura River basin in South-East Spain, focusing on the interactions between institutional performance and expectations on irrigation water supply. The research provides a conceptual model based on Systems Dynamics and generates policy-relevant insights into the basin's crisis. The results show significant loss of drylands and agro-natural landscapes to agriculture, as well as groundwater overexploitation within the modeling horizon.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Majid Rahimi, Mehdi Ghorbani, Hossein Azadi
Summary: The false assurance of the permanence of water services in Iran has led to the inappropriate creation of water institutions that are unable to effectively respond to water crises. This study examines the water governance system in the Kor River basin and finds that the network structure is unstable and weak, with low levels of cooperation and coordination and high levels of power centralization. To improve the situation and establish a polycentric governance system, horizontal relations between institutions need to be strengthened.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fanxi Li, Xia Yu, Jiemei Lv, Qixin Wu, Yanling An
Summary: This study investigated the concentrations of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Chishui River Basin in China and evaluated the pollution characteristics and the influence of human activities on heavy metal levels using various indexes. The results showed contamination of mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) in the basin, with Hg identified as the main pollutant and copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and arsenic (As) having a similar source.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Martin A. Wilkes, Joshua R. Gittins, Kate L. Mathers, Richard Mason, Roser Casas-Mulet, Davide Vanzo, Morwenna Mckenzie, John Murray-Bligh, Judy England, Angela Gurnell, J. Iwan Jones
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Joshua R. Gittins, Jack R. Hemingway, Jan-Claas Dajka
Summary: This article examines the potential application of a social-ecological framework in water resources management using the 2017/18 Cape Town water crisis as a case study. A combination of government and community-led measures, incorporating both local and non-local ecosystem forms of water resource management, helped avert the collapse of water resources. Additional disaster management plans proposed tighter integration of water management approaches to foster a stronger connection between the Cape Town community and their water resources.
Article
Business
Lucie Baudoin, Daniel Arenas
Summary: Environmental issues involve various actors collaborating in governance processes. However, these actors often have different definitions of these issues, even if they share environmental concerns. This study examines the concept of ecological embeddedness and explores the differences in views among actors involved in collaborative environmental governance. The findings show that different forms of ecological embeddedness can lead to long-lasting disagreements, especially when the focus is solely on ecological knowledge.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Business
Lucie Baudoin, Simone Carmine, Lucrezia Nava, Nicholas Poggioli, Onna Malou van den Broek
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Business
Lucie Baudoin, Mohammed Zakriya, Daniel Arenas, Lael Walsh
Summary: To sustainably govern a Social-Ecological System (SES), it is recommended to involve a broad range of actors from the territory in question. However, the presence of actors in collaborative SES governance processes is not guaranteed. The likelihood of their participation depends on their relationship with their biophysical and social contexts. This study analyzes the role of actors' places of residence in their stewardship behavior in collaborative SES governance, highlighting the importance of biophysical experience.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Marlene Rimmert, Lucie Baudoin, Benedetta Cotta, Elisa Kochskamper, Jens Newig
WATER ALTERNATIVES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON WATER POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT
(2020)
Article
Environmental Studies
Lucie Baudoin, Daniel Arenas
ORGANIZATION & ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Alvarez-Chavez, Stephane Godbout, Mylene Genereux, Caroline Cote, Alain N. Rousseau, Sebastien Fournel
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alternative filtering materials and bed aeration on the retention of nutrients and fecal bacteria in woodchip bedded stand-off pads for cows. The results showed that the alternative biofilters were more efficient in removing COD, SS, TN, and NO3-N, while conventional biofilters were more efficient for PO4-P removal. Aeration did not have a significant effect under the tested temperature conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yike Zhang, Zengyi Ma, Zhuoting Fang, Yuandong Qian, Zhiping Huang, Yilong Ye, Jianhua Yan
Summary: This study investigates the application of oxygen enrichment melting technology in the melting of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. The results demonstrate that oxygen enrichment technology can reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as decrease pollution emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangang Xiao, Mingkai Leng, Philip Greenwood, Rongqin Zhao, Zhixiang Xie, Zengtao You, Junguo Liu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of grazing exclusion on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and vegetation recovery. It finds that grazing exclusion can increase the potential for SOC accumulation, and higher annual precipitation is positively correlated with SOC accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice Cantoni, Jessica Ianes, Beatrice Bertolo, Selena Ziccardi, Francesco Maffini, Manuela Antonelli
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of ozonation and adsorption as in-series processes compared to standalone processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water. The combination of both processes proves to be more effective than adsorption and ozonation alone. Ozonation improves the adsorption performance of poorly-oxidizable CECs but worsens that of well-oxidizable compounds. This research highlights the importance of considering both processes in the removal of CECs in drinking water treatment plants.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Li, Bingjun Liu, Yang Lu, Jianyu Fu
Summary: A new Standardized compound Drought and Saltwater intrusion Index (SDSI) was developed to detect changes in the severity of CDSEs in six estuaries. The study found that saltwater intrusion plays a dominant role in influencing SDSI severity, and CDSEs vary in frequency, duration and severity among different estuaries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong-Qiang Li, Rui Sun, Chong-Miao Zhang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Rui-tao Chen, Jian Zhao, Hua-dong Gu, Huan-Cai Yin
Summary: In this study, an electron beam excitation multi-wavelength ultraviolet (EBE-MW-UV) system was established and found to have significantly higher microbial inactivation effects compared to single-wavelength UV-LEDs in water. Mechanism analysis revealed that EBE-MW-UV damaged microbial DNA and proteins, and generated additional reactive oxygen species, leading to microbial inactivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaili Ma, Xinxin Han, Qiujuan Li, Yu Kong, Qiaoli Liu, Xu Yan, Yahong Luo, Xiaopin Li, Huiyang Wen, Zhiguo Cao
Summary: This study reveals that the use of a tryptophan-degrading microbial consortium (TDC) can enhance the hydrolysis efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS), increasing the yield and quality of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and improving the solubilization and release of organic substances from WAS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Xiong, Rui Li
Summary: Incorporating Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) into land use planning can provide informed land management decisions. This study evaluates the ESV of Guizhou Province in China's karst region. The results show an increase in total ESV over the past two decades due to ecological restoration projects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Geetha Jenifel
Summary: This article discusses the importance of water and the pollution of freshwater resources, and introduces the use of machine learning models and blockchain technology to predict and protect water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stanslaus Terengia Materu, Taotao Chen, Chang Liu, Daocai Chi, Meng Jun
Summary: The study showed that H2SO4-modified biochar can reduce P leaching, increase soil available P, and enhance plant P uptake in alternate wetting and drying irrigation systems. Biochar additions B20A and IAWDB20A-M were effective in improving yield, reducing P leaching, and increasing APB.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Nouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Mark Van Loosdrecht
Summary: This study focuses on the development of an air-lift bio-electrochemical reactor (ALBER) with a continuous feeding regime to enhance nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater. The effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), N -NH+4 /TN ratio, and current density on the reactor performance was investigated, and the ALBER achieved a maximum TN removal of 73%. The results suggest that the ALBER has potential for treating industrial wastewater at low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peifang Wang, Guoxiang You, Yang Gao, Juan Chen, Xun Wang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study investigated the ecological processes of microbial communities and N- and P-transformation processes in multistage agricultural drainage ditches. The results showed that the microbial communities were co-shaped by agricultural practices and ditch size, which further governed the N and P removal performance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofeng Niu, Huan Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Songguang Xie, Jun Xu
Summary: Microorganisms play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance, and environmental stressors can affect the assembly processes of microbial communities. The study found that different stressors have opposite effects on microbial community assembly in water and sediment, and warming has different influences compared to herbicides and nutrients.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuqing Tan, Qiming Cheng, Fengwei Lyu, Fei Liu, Linhao Liu, Yihong Su, Shaochun Yuan, Wenyu Xiao, Zhen Liu, Yao Chen
Summary: The exacerbation of global warming, extreme weather events, and rapid urbanization have led to increased flooding in urban areas. China has adopted sponge city as an efficient means of preventing and controlling urban floods. Using a SWMM-FVCOM model, the hydrological reduction and control effect of sponge city construction (SPCC) within a university campus were evaluated. The study found that implementing SPCC effectively mitigates surface runoff and reduces the severity of urban flooding. However, the efficacy of runoff control decreases with longer rainfall return periods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhonghan Chen, Qiuyan Li, Shibo Yan, Juan Xu, Qiaoyun Lin, Zhuangming Zhao, Ziying He
Summary: Tidal rivers are important biochemical reaction channels, receiving carbon from wastewater and agricultural drains, affecting CO2 emissions. Through modeling and data analysis, researchers explored carbon distribution, emissions, and greenhouse effects, emphasizing the potential of river management to change global CO2 emissions under climate change.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)