The question of scale in integrated natural resource management.

Lovell, Chris; Mandondo, A.; Moriarty, P.

doi:10.1079/9780851997315.0109

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“…Farming systems and integrated natural resource management research has dealt with poverty-environment-geography relationships (Collinson, 2000, Lovell et al, 2002. But these studies are rarely for an entire country, using detailed geographic data with typical poverty line indicators such as the headcount ratio or the poverty gap ratio (Foster et al, 1984).…”

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Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments

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“…Spatial and temporal climate scale statuses are crucial factors in river basin management [29][30][31]. The decadal, annual, and seasonal variations and spatial dynamics in climate conditions are vital factors to be considered in the policy-making process of multi-purpose river basin management [11,30,31].…”

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“…The decadal, annual, and seasonal variations and spatial dynamics in climate conditions are vital factors to be considered in the policy-making process of multi-purpose river basin management [11,30,31]. In the Mahaweli River Basin, spatial and temporal climatic changes influence the reconfiguration of hydro-social and hydro-political relationships in water resource management.…”

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“…Based on these estimations, the seasonal flow regime may drastically reduce as a general average. Moreover, Manfred Domroes and Dirk Schaefer [31] observe substantial reduction of annual average precipitation in Anuradhapura within the periods of 1895 to 1996 and 1960 to 1996 during their research study, which calculates the trends of temperature and rainfall changes in Sri Lanka. Eriyagama et al [37] estimate that mean air temperatures may increase by about 0.9 °C to 4 °C by 2100 and the average rainfall will decrease.…”

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Water Resource Management in Dry Zonal Paddy Cultivation in Mahaweli River Basin, Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Climate Change Impacts and Traditional Knowledge

Withanachchi

Köpke

Withanachchi

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Lack of attention to spatial and temporal cross-scale dynamics and effects could be understood as one of the lacunas in scholarship on river basin management. Within the water-climate-food-energy nexus, an integrated and inclusive approach that recognizes traditional knowledge about and experiences of climate change and water resource management can provide crucial assistance in confronting problems in megaprojects and multipurpose river basin management projects. The Mahaweli Development Program (MDP), a megaproject and multipurpose river basin management project, is demonstrating substantial failures with regards to the spatial and temporal impacts of climate change and socioeconomic demands for water allocation and distribution for paddy cultivation in the dry zone area, which was one of the driving goals of the project at the initial stage. This interdisciplinary study explores how spatial and temporal climatic changes and uncertainty OPEN ACCESSClimate 2014, 2 330 in weather conditions impact paddy cultivation in dry zonal areas with competing stakeholders' interest in the Mahaweli River Basin. In the framework of embedded design in the mixed methods research approach, qualitative data is the primary source while quantitative analyses are used as supportive data. The key findings from the research analysis are as follows: close and in-depth consideration of spatial and temporal changes in climate systems and paddy farmers' socioeconomic demands altered by seasonal changes are important factors. These factors should be considered in the future modification of water allocation, application of distribution technologies, and decision-making with regards to water resource management in the dry zonal paddy cultivation of Sri Lanka.

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“…In the past decade, the scale concept has been increasingly introduced into the field of natural resource management (Lovell et al 2002;Adger et al 2005;Berkes 2006;Borgström et al 2006;Young 2006;Biggs et al 2007;Olsson et al 2007;Papaik et al 2008). Large-scale social and ecological systems consist of subsystems at smaller scales, and changes that occur at a given focal scale may have unexpected impacts at larger and smaller scales (Pelosi et al 2010).…”

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Impacts of Nomad Sedentarization on Social and Ecological Systems at Multiple Scales in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

Fan

Zhang

et al. 2013

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China's government is now promoting the Nomad Sedentarization Project (NSP) in large areas of grassland as a solution for ecological restoration and poverty alleviation. To examine the effects of this policy, we conducted in-depth interviews at two of the project's sites and examined the social and ecological systems at village, county, and catchment scales in Jinghe County of Xinjiang. We found that (1) the NSP in one village greatly improved the household standard of living and changed their resource utilization modes; (2) the success in this village can be attributed to resources imported from the social and ecological systems at larger scales, and could not be repeated in a second nearby village with different constraints; and (3) the NSP is poorly adapted to local ecosystem characteristics, and may therefore have negative impacts at larger scales. To avoid these problems, holistic assessments are necessary to judge the NSP's impacts on social and ecological systems at multiple scales, and the program must be implemented cautiously to account for the potential risks in ecologically vulnerable areas.

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The question of scale in integrated natural resource management.

Cited by 45 publications

References 9 publications

Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments

Methods, results and policy implications of poverty and food security mapping assessments

Water Resource Management in Dry Zonal Paddy Cultivation in Mahaweli River Basin, Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Climate Change Impacts and Traditional Knowledge

Impacts of Nomad Sedentarization on Social and Ecological Systems at Multiple Scales in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

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