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View article: Estimating landowners’ willingness to accept payments for nature-based solutions in eastern North Carolina for flood hazard mitigation using the contingent valuation method
Estimating landowners’ willingness to accept payments for nature-based solutions in eastern North Carolina for flood hazard mitigation using the contingent valuation method Open
FloodWise is a pilot program that proposes nature-based solutions (NBS) for flood hazard mitigation (risk reduction) in eastern North Carolina to control stormwater runoff for brief periods of time. The program would provide financial ince…
View article: Transboundary Water Governance Scholarship: A Critical Review
Transboundary Water Governance Scholarship: A Critical Review Open
Governing and managing the allocation and use of freshwater has always been a complex and fraught undertaking. The challenges to effective and equitable management have been exacerbated by rising pressures on supplies caused by such driver…
View article: Global Water Initiatives Redux: A Fresh Look at the World of Water
Global Water Initiatives Redux: A Fresh Look at the World of Water Open
The complex and globally influential mosaic of institutional frameworks, organizations, events, declarations, professional societies, organizations, and networks that focus on water-resources governance collectively known as “global water …
View article: Science and Binational Cooperation: Bidirectionality in the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region
Science and Binational Cooperation: Bidirectionality in the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region Open
Sharing scientific data and information is often cited within academic literature as an initial step of water cooperation, but the transfer of research findings into policy and practice is often slow and inconsistent. Certain attributes—in…
View article: Do ecosystem insecurity and social vulnerability lead to failure of water security?
Do ecosystem insecurity and social vulnerability lead to failure of water security? Open
Achieving water security for humans and ecosystems is a pervasive challenge globally. Extensive areas of the Americas are at significant risk of water insecurity, resulting from global-change processes coupled with regional and local impac…
View article: Critical Issues Affecting Groundwater Quality Governance and Management in the United States
Critical Issues Affecting Groundwater Quality Governance and Management in the United States Open
Groundwater is increasingly important for meeting water demand across the United States (U.S.). Forward thinking governance and effective management are necessary for its sustainable use. In the U.S., state governments are primarily respon…
View article: Addressing the Groundwater Governance Challenge
Addressing the Groundwater Governance Challenge Open
This chapter provides an overview and thus contributes to a better understanding of the world's groundwater resources, their distinctiveness and their governance. It describes the principal elements of and key instruments employed in groun…
View article: Modes and Approaches of Groundwater Governance: A Survey of Lessons Learned from Selected Cases across the Globe
Modes and Approaches of Groundwater Governance: A Survey of Lessons Learned from Selected Cases across the Globe Open
The crucial role of groundwater and the centrality of water governance in accommodating growing water demands sustainably are becoming well recognized. We review 10 case studies of groundwater governance—representing diverse global regions…
View article: Scientists, Policymakers, and Stakeholders Plan for Climate Change: A Promising Approach in Chile's Maipo Basin
Scientists, Policymakers, and Stakeholders Plan for Climate Change: A Promising Approach in Chile's Maipo Basin Open
Frente a los cambios ambientales de alto impacto, pero inciertos, que probablemente afectarán la oferta y la demanda de recursos hídricos, las sociedades están discutiendo la necesidad de adaptarse a tales cambios y considerando sus opcion…