Polycentric governance in telecoupled resource systems

Oberlack, Christoph; Boillat, Sébastien; Brönnimann, Stefan; Gerber, Jean-David; Heinimann, Andreas; Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika; Messerli, Peter; Rist, Stephan; Wiesmann, Urs

doi:10.5751/es-09902-230116

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“…Through the integration of markets, systems of production and societal demands, globalization typically creates teleconnections (i.e. distant socio-environmental interactions) between coupled natural and human systems (Liu et al 2013, Oberlack et al 2018. Of all resources, water is virtually rather than physically mobilized (Allan 1996).…”

Section: Vwt: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts

D’Odorico

Carr

Dalin

et al. 2019

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on the global agricultural system and its water resources. Many regions of the world, that are affected by a chronic water scarcity relative to their population, strongly depend on the import of agricultural commodities and associated embodied (or virtual) water. The globalization of water through virtual water trade (VWT) is leading to a displacement of water use and a disconnection between human populations and the water resources they rely on. Despite the recognized importance of these phenomena in reshaping the patterns of water dependence through teleconnections between consumers and producers, their effect on global and regional water resources has just started to be quantified. This review investigates the global spatiotemporal dynamics, drivers, and impacts of VWT through an integrated analysis of surface water, groundwater, and root-zone soil moisture consumption for agricultural production; it evaluates how virtual water flows compare to the major 'physical water fluxes' in the Earth System; and provides a new reconceptualization of the hydrologic cycle to account also for the role of water redistribution by the hidden 'virtual water cycle'.

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Section: Vwt: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts

D’Odorico

Carr

Dalin

et al. 2019

Environ. Res. Lett.

138

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“…Moreover, interactions within a system are called intra-coupling interactions, while peri-coupling refers to environmental and socio/economic interactions between adjacent systems [178]. Ostrom [164] has developed the concept of "polycentric governance" aiming to understand complex interconnected governance systems by considering various decision-making actors that operate with some level of self-governance, but are connected through processes of collaboration, coordination, and/or conflict [179,180].…”

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A Novel ICT Framework for Sustainable Development Goals

Kostoska

Kocarev

2019

Sustainability

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Sustainable development is critical to ensure the future of humanity. Therefore, the assessment and governance of sustainability becomes a central challenge our society is facing. This paper provides a novel ICT framework for addressing sustainable development goals. It is characterized by both local and global considerations, in the context of economic, ecological, and social aspects of sustainable development. The framework consists of three modules: data module, sustainability module, and governance module. Data module integrates data from several sources, processes data, infers knowledge, and transforms data into understandable information and knowledge. The second module implements SDGs at the level of municipality/city, ensures ranking of locally transformed SDGs to arrange them in line with the values and needs of the local communities, and proposes an integrated approach in modeling the social-ecological systems. By implementing governance theories, the governance module permits an effective citizen engagement in governance of SDGs. The ICT framework addresses short-term and long-term SDGs and allows for the vertical and horizontal linkages among diverse stakeholders, as well as for their contributions to the nested rule structures employed at operational, collective, and constitutional levels. Thus, the framework we provide here ensures a paradigm shift in approaching SDGs for the advancement of our society.

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“…As decentralization in water governance has been a widely promoted and indeed practiced in many developing contexts (Mutondo, Farolfi, & Dinar, 2016), understanding whether decentralized water systems are more resilient or, to the contrary, deplete water resources faster, is rather crucial. The emerging body of work on polycentric governance can lend important insights to inform these debates (see Carlisle & Gruby, 2017;Andersson & Ostrom, 2008;Morrison et al, 2017;Oberlack et al, 2018). However, it should be noted that most governance systems today are indeed nested and polycentric already; therefore, it is important to disentangle precisely what aspects of interconnected governance systems can contribute for a more integrative and collaborative governance for water resilience, and how power operates through them (Morrison et al, 2017).…”

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Defining “water resilience”: Debates, concepts, approaches, and gaps

Rodina

2018

WIREs Water

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Resilience is increasingly applied the context of water systems, and water governance more broadly, in response to climate change impacts, hydrologic variability and uncertainty associated with various dimensions of global environmental change. However, the meanings, applications and implications of resilience as it relates to water governance are still poorly understood. Drawing on a systematic scoping review of the peer‐reviewed academic literature, this paper addresses the questions: how is resilience framed in relation to water systems and water governance, how are diverse resilience framings (re)shaping ideas and trends in water management, and what are the associated implications? The analysis found that the resilience‐informed water governance literature remains fragmented and predominantly centered on conventional approaches and framings of water planning, with a predominant focus on engineering resilience in water supply infrastructure. A recently emerging engagement with resilience in the water governance literature, however, draws on more diverse framings and theories and calls for a shift towards more integrative and ecologically‐centered thinking in water governance. Despite this, significant empirical and conceptual gaps remain, particularly around the integration of the various subsectors of water governance and, more importantly, around the institutional and governance dimensions of building water resilience. This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Planning Water Human Water > Water Governance

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Polycentric governance in telecoupled resource systems

Cited by 102 publications

References 68 publications

Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts

Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts

A Novel ICT Framework for Sustainable Development Goals

Defining “water resilience”: Debates, concepts, approaches, and gaps

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