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1 Gottesburen, B.; Aden, K.; Barlund, I.; Brown, C.; Dust, M.; Gorlitz, G.; Jarvis, N.; Rekolainen, S.; Schafer, H. 2000. Comparison of pesticide leaching models: Results using the Weiherbach data set. Agricultural Water Management, 44(1-3):153-181.
Simulation models ; Pesticide residues ; Leaching ; Calibrations ; Soil moisture ; Soil temperature / Germany / Weiherbach Catchment
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H025973)
2 Dugan, P. J.; Baran, E.; Tharme, R.; Prein, M.; Ahmed, R.; Amerasinghe, P.; Bueno, P.; Brown, C.; Dey, M.; Jayasinghe, G.; Niasse, M.; Nieland, A.; Smakhtin, V.; Tinh, N.; Viswanathan, K.; Welcomme, R. 2002. The contribution of aquatic ecosystems and fisheries to food security and livelihoods: a research agenda. Challenge Program on Water and Food background paper 3. In CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. Challenge Program on Water and Food: background papers to the full proposal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.85-113.
Ecosystems ; Fisheries ; rivers ; Food security ; Living conditions ; Agricultural research ; Research projects ; Policy ; Water requirements ; Productivity ; Farming systems ; Environmental effects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 CGI Record No: H031289)
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3 Brown, C.; Holcombe, A. 2004. In pursuit of the millennium development goals in water and sanitation. Water Policy, 6(3):263-266.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H035384)
4 Brown, C.; King, J. 2002. Environmental flows: Requirements and assessment. In Hirji, R.; Johnson, P.; Maro, P.; Chiuta, T. M. (Eds.), Defining and mainstreaming environmental sustainability in water resources management in Southern Africa. Maseru, Lesotho; Harare, Zimbabwe; Washington, DC, USA: SADC; IUCN; SARDC; World Bank. pp.111-133.
Water resources ; Rivers ; Flow ; Ecology ; Estuaries ; Water law ; Health ; Economic aspects ; Water policy ; Dams ; Design / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G178 HIR Record No: H035096)
5 Peh, K. S.-H.; Thapa, I.; Basnyat, M.; Balmford, A.; Bhattarai, G. P.; Bradbury, R. B.; Brown, C.; Butchart, S. H. M.; Dhakal, M.; Gurung, H.; Hughes, F. M. R.; Mulligan, M.; Pandeya, B.; Stattersfield, A. J.; Thomas, D. H. L.; Walpole, M.; Merriman, J. C. 2016. Synergies between biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision: lessons on integrated ecosystem service valuation from a Himalayan protected area, Nepal. Ecosystem Services, 22(Part B):359-369. (Special issue: Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Solutions). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.05.003]
Ecosystem services ; Biodiversity conservation ; Economic value ; Water quality ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon ; Tourism ; Cost benefit analysis ; Land use ; Social aspects ; Valuation ; Assessment ; Decision making / Nepal / Himalayan Region / Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048023)
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We utilised a practical approach to integrated ecosystem service valuation to inform decision-making at Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park in Nepal. The Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-based Assessment (TESSA) was used to compare ecosystem services between two alternative states of the site (protection or lack of protection with consequent changed land use) to estimate the net consequences of protection. We estimated that lack of protection would have substantially reduced the annual ecosystem service flow, including a 74% reduction in the value of greenhouse gas sequestration, 60% reduction in carbon storage, 94% reduction in nature-based recreation, and 88% reduction in water quality. The net monetary benefit of the park was estimated at $11 million year-1. We conclude that: (1) simplified cost-benefit analysis between alternative states can be usefully employed to determine the ecosystem service consequences of land-use change, but monetary benefits should be subject to additional sensitivity analysis; (2) both biophysical indicators and monetary values can be standardised using rose plots, to illustrate the magnitude of synergies and trade-offs among the services; and (3) continued biodiversity protection measures can preserve carbon stock, although the benefit of doing so remains virtual unless an effective governance option is established to realise the monetary values.
6 Hall, J. W.; Grey, D.; Garrick, D.; Fung, F.; Brown, C.; Dadson, S. J.; Sadoff, C.W. 2014. Water security: coping with the curse of freshwater variability: institutions, infrastructure, and information for adaptation. Science, 346(6208):429-430. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1257890]
Freshwater ; Water resources ; Water security ; Flooding ; Drought ; Economic aspects ; Investment ; Risk management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048104)
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7 Sadoff, C. W.; Hall, J. W.; Grey, D.; Aerts, J. C. J. H.; Ait-Kadi, M.; Brown, C.; Cox, A.; Dadson, S.; Garrick, D.; Kelman, J.; McCornick, Peter; Ringler, C.; Rosegrant, M.; Whittington, D.; Wiberg, D. 2015. Securing water, sustaining growth. Report of the GWP/OECD Task Force on Water Security and Sustainable Growth. Oxford, UK: University of Oxford. 171p.
Water security ; Water scarcity ; Water supply ; Sustainable development ; Economic growth ; Investment ; Energy conservation ; Sanitation ; River basins ; Aquifers ; Urban areas ; Hydrological factors
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047036)
http://www.water.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOL-OF-GEOGRAPHY-SECURING-WATER-SUSTAINING-GROWTH-DOWNLOADABLE.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047036.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047036.pdf
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8 Ash, N.; Blanco, H.; Brown, C.; Garcia, K.; Henrichs, T.; Lucas, N.; Raudsepp-Hearne, C.; Simpson, R. D.; Scholes, R.; Tomich, T. P.; Vira, B.; Zurek, M. (Eds.) 2010. Ecosystems and human well-being: a manual for assessment practitioners. Washington, DC, USA: Island Press. 264p.
Ecosystem services ; Living standards ; Assessment ; Manuals ; Decision making ; Participatory approaches ; Participatory communication ; Stakeholders ; Governance ; Valuation ; Trends ; Frameworks ; Ownership ; Indicators ; Intervention ; Strategies ; Outreach
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.714 G000 ASH Record No: H048954)
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9 Bruce, A.; Brown, C.; Avello, P.; Beane, G.; Bristow, J.; Ellis, L.; Fisher, S.; Freeman, S. St. G.; Jimenez, A.; Leten, J.; Matthews, N.; Romano, O.; Ruiz-Apilanez, I.; Saikia, P.; Shouler, M.; Simkins, P. 2020. Human dimensions of urban water resilience: perspectives from Cape Town, Kingston upon Hull, Mexico city and Miami. Water Security, 9:100060. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2020.100060]
Weather hazards ; Resilience ; Water governance ; Urban areas ; Climate change ; Disaster recovery ; Decision making ; Institutions ; Stakeholders ; Social aspects / USA / South Africa / England / Mexico / Cape Town / Kingston upon Hull / Mexico City / Miami
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049573)
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Resilience is a topic of extensive academic discourse as its relevance is elevated in response to climate change. There is limited research into the concept of resilience from the perspective of those in fields of practice. To address this gap, we conducted fieldwork in four cities to ask for perspectives on what enables cities to cope with water related shocks and stresses. Based on analysis of interview responses and focus group discussions, we propose key characteristics of human, societal and institutional capacity necessary for urban water resilience. We discuss findings in the context of evidence gathered in the field and prevalent work in current water resilience literature. It is our hope that this work may provide insights into the critically important human dimensions necessary for a shift towards resilience as a prevailing paradigm for urban water management.
10 McGrath, K.; Brown, C.; Regan, A.; Russell, T. 2023. Investigating narratives and trends in digital agriculture: a scoping study of social and behavioural science studies. Agricultural Systems, 207:103616. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103616]
Digital agriculture ; Behavioural sciences ; Social sciences ; Stakeholders ; Digital technology ; Farmers ; Policies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051789)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X23000215/pdfft?md5=5dfdc2bf0a11ece190c0fd246eaba6c2&pid=1-s2.0-S0308521X23000215-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051789.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051789.pdf
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CONTEXT: Narratives dominate the agricultural discourse that digitalisation is the ‘silver bullet’ to agricultural, environmental, and global issues, resulting in an external push towards automation and a rapid increase in digital technologies in the sector. Concentrated productivist views and techno-optimist hype and momentum is carrying us briskly towards a digital farming revolution, with little conversation or consideration of the social impacts of digitalisation. The application of social science research to digital agriculture is relatively new and the pace at which it has been developing to keep up with digital advances in the sector has left this body of literature scattered and lacking sufficient overview.
OBJECTIVE: To address this, a scoping study was conducted on social and behavioural science literature related to digital agriculture.
METHODS: This scoping study, which incorporates 200 references, pays particular attention to stakeholder engagement and how agricultural digitalisation has been developing. This methodology enables us to provide an extensive overview of this field of research, presenting key themes pertaining to the literature including barriers and facilitators of, as well as anticipated positive and negative impacts of digital technology adoption.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: We find that whilst there has been a general win-win, techno-positive narrative in the agricultural sector, proof of these benefits is limited and some technologies are eliciting negative effects to its users, transforming the landscape of agriculture.
OBJECTIVE: To address this, a scoping study was conducted on social and behavioural science literature related to digital agriculture.
METHODS: This scoping study, which incorporates 200 references, pays particular attention to stakeholder engagement and how agricultural digitalisation has been developing. This methodology enables us to provide an extensive overview of this field of research, presenting key themes pertaining to the literature including barriers and facilitators of, as well as anticipated positive and negative impacts of digital technology adoption.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: We find that whilst there has been a general win-win, techno-positive narrative in the agricultural sector, proof of these benefits is limited and some technologies are eliciting negative effects to its users, transforming the landscape of agriculture.
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