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Legal and water management policy during climate warming in Poland
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2021 The article discusses some of the effects of global warming on rivers, lakes and underground water in Poland. It documents serious difficulties in river shipping and energy, as well as the exposing of areas previously occupied by lakes as a result water ...
Marszelewski Michał, Piasecki Adam
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The control versus resilience rationale for managing systems under uncertainty
Environmental Research Letters, 2018 We compare two rationales for the management of social-ecological systems under uncertainty: control and resilience. The first focuses at system performance, the second at system capacity to cope with change.
Arjen Y Hoekstra +2 more
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Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2023 Sustainable water management in remote Australian communities is a delicate balance between sufficient and acceptable supply options and appropriate and effective demand approaches.
C D Beal +3 more
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Water Policy, 2021 Realising the goals of the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive is difficult. The differentiation of water policies according to local conditions enjoys increasing attention and may be necessary to achieve good ecological status in all European ...
Duncan Liefferink +6 more
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California's agricultural regions gear up to actively manage groundwater use and protection
California Agriculture, 2015 New regulations are emerging in response to historic groundwater depletion and widespread groundwater quality degradation in California. They aim at long-term preservation of groundwater resources for use in agriculture, in urban areas and for the ...
Thomas Harter
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Realizing water transitions: the role of policy entrepreneurs in water policy change [PDF]
Ecology and Society, 2010 This special feature aims to further our understanding of the way in which transitions occur in water management. We contend that if we want to understand such transitions, we need to understand policy change and its opposite, policy stability. These issues have attracted considerable academic attention.
Dave Huitema, Sander Meijerink
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Influence of vegetation change on water consumption in watersheds
Water Policy, 2023 Evapotranspiration is one of the hot issues of ecological hydrology. However, few studies have analysed the impact of vegetation changes on water consumption from the perspective of natural and artificial vegetation.
Li Fawen, Jiao Xinya
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The Energy-Water Nexus: Managing the Links between Energy and Water for a Sustainable Future
Ecology and Society, 2012 Water and energy are each recognized as indispensable inputs to modern economies. And, in recent years, driven by the three imperatives of security of supply, sustainability, and economic efficiency, the energy and water sectors have undergone rapid ...
Karen Hussey, Jamie Pittock
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Water consumption behaviour and the use of technology among households in Durban, South Africa
Water Policy, 2023 Freshwater resources remain under constant pressure due to population growth, economic development, and changing weather patterns. Water supply utilities generally struggle to keep up with the growing demand for freshwater resources and consequently ...
Mbuso Ngcobo +2 more
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The Influence of High Operation Platform Mode on U-Shaped Automated Container Terminal Efficiency
IEEE AccessImproving operational efficiency and reducing energy consumption are common objectives for all ports. In previous research by authors, a new high operation platform mode was proposed.
Xiao-Jun Li +3 more
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