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Despite the known benefits of integrated policy and planning, traditional governance decisions in the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus are often made without cross-sector collaboration, potentially leading to unintended consequences and decreased resource security. Applying collaborative governance approaches to the FEW nexus provides an opportunity to shift towards integrated policy of food, energy, and water governance; doing so first requires an understanding of the limitations of current governance structures and the opportunities for change. We conduct a social network analysis of stakeholders in Phoenix, AZ using secondary data sources to construct the social network of collaboration and to analyze the ability of the governance landscape to facilitate or hinder collaborative governance. The social network measures indicate potential challenges to collaborative governance of FEW nexus stakeholders, such as limited trust between actors. However, leveraging bridging actors provides opportunities to increase collaborative governance between sectors. This research is important for implementing collaborative FEW nexus governance in practice.
J. Leah Jones; Dave D. White. A social network analysis of collaborative governance for the food-energy-water nexus in Phoenix, AZ, USA. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 2021, 1 -11.
AMA StyleJ. Leah Jones, Dave D. White. A social network analysis of collaborative governance for the food-energy-water nexus in Phoenix, AZ, USA. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 2021; ():1-11.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJ. Leah Jones; Dave D. White. 2021. "A social network analysis of collaborative governance for the food-energy-water nexus in Phoenix, AZ, USA." Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences , no. : 1-11.
The concept of resilience is complex, and research on what contributes to public sector organizational resilience outcomes and how to effectively model resilient organization is still in its infancy. The purpose of this study is to apply the Employee–Organization Relationship (E-O-R) framework to understand the relationship between employees’ skillsets, organizational traits and organizational resilience. Data for this study was obtained from a survey of 312 employees of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the largest public land management agency in the US that plays a critical role in serving millions of tourists. The findings indicate that although employees perceived themselves as having skills that are adaptive, they had very low confidence in the organization’s ability to adapt, thus perceiving the organization to have low resilience. Findings suggest that organizational traits such as safe/secure working environment, thinking beyond the status quo, including the right people in decisions, and effective long-term planning are perceived by employees as critical for organizational resilience. The findings also suggest that employees’ perceived organizational resilience differs by generational cohorts. Theoretical and practical implications in building resilient public land/protected area management organizations are discussed.
Gyan P. Nyaupane; Girish Prayag; Josephine Godwyll; Dave White. Toward a resilient organization: analysis of employee skills and organization adaptive traits. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 2020, 29, 658 -677.
AMA StyleGyan P. Nyaupane, Girish Prayag, Josephine Godwyll, Dave White. Toward a resilient organization: analysis of employee skills and organization adaptive traits. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 2020; 29 (4):658-677.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGyan P. Nyaupane; Girish Prayag; Josephine Godwyll; Dave White. 2020. "Toward a resilient organization: analysis of employee skills and organization adaptive traits." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 29, no. 4: 658-677.
Climate change has been referred to as an involuntary exposure, meaning people do not voluntarily put themselves at risk for climate-related ill health or reduced standard of living. The purpose of this study is to examine people’s risk perceptions and related beliefs regarding (1) the likelihood of different risks occurring at different times and places and (2) collective (government) responsibility and personal efficacy in dealing with climate change, as well as (3) explore the ways in which climate risk may be amplified when posed against individual health and well-being. Previous research on this topic has largely focused on one community or one nation state, and so a unique characteristic of this study is the comparison between six different city (country) sites by their development and national wealth. Here, we collected 401 surveys from Phoenix (USA), Brisbane (Australia), Wellington (New Zealand), Shanghai (China), Viti Levu (Fiji), and Mexico City (Mexico). Results suggest that the hyperopia effect characterized the sample from each study site but was more pronounced in developed sites, suggesting that the more developed sites employ a broader perspective when approaching ways to mitigate their risk against climate-related health and well-being impacts.
Meredith Gartin; Kelli L. Larson; Alexandra Brewis; Rhian Stotts; Amber Wutich; Dave White; Margaret Du Bray. Climate Change as an Involuntary Exposure: A Comparative Risk Perception Study from Six Countries across the Global Development Gradient. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1894 .
AMA StyleMeredith Gartin, Kelli L. Larson, Alexandra Brewis, Rhian Stotts, Amber Wutich, Dave White, Margaret Du Bray. Climate Change as an Involuntary Exposure: A Comparative Risk Perception Study from Six Countries across the Global Development Gradient. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (6):1894.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeredith Gartin; Kelli L. Larson; Alexandra Brewis; Rhian Stotts; Amber Wutich; Dave White; Margaret Du Bray. 2020. "Climate Change as an Involuntary Exposure: A Comparative Risk Perception Study from Six Countries across the Global Development Gradient." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 1894.
Rapid growth in the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus literature calls for an assessment of the trajectory and impacts of this scholarship to identify key themes and future research directions. In this paper, we report on a bibliometric analysis of this literature that focuses on (1) examining publication trends and geographic focus of research, (2) identifying research hotspots and emerging themes, (3) assessing the integrated nature of research, and (4) reflecting on major developments and ways forward. We used Elsevier’s SCOPUS database to search for publications from January 2011 to May 2018 on the FEW nexus, and analyzed the final sample of 257 publications using BibExcel and Vosviewer software tools. The analysis showed steady growth in publications since 2011 with a sharp upturn in 2015 and 2016, coinciding with major funding calls. Thematic analysis of abstracts revealed a strong focus on quantitative resource interlinkages with limited attention to qualitative institutional capacities and intersectoral governance challenges. Term co-occurrence network map showed the term “investment” connected with a large number of frequently cited terms, while the term “governance” demonstrated much weaker links. We reflect on how these findings may help us better understand and address the enduring challenge of transitioning from nexus thinking to action.
Adenike K. Opejin; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal; Dave D. White; J. Leah Jones; Ross Maciejewski; Giuseppe Mascaro; Hessam S. Sarjoughian. A Bibliometric Analysis of Food-Energy-Water Nexus Literature. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1112 .
AMA StyleAdenike K. Opejin, Rimjhim M. Aggarwal, Dave D. White, J. Leah Jones, Ross Maciejewski, Giuseppe Mascaro, Hessam S. Sarjoughian. A Bibliometric Analysis of Food-Energy-Water Nexus Literature. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):1112.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdenike K. Opejin; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal; Dave D. White; J. Leah Jones; Ross Maciejewski; Giuseppe Mascaro; Hessam S. Sarjoughian. 2020. "A Bibliometric Analysis of Food-Energy-Water Nexus Literature." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 1112.
Wutich, A., C. DeMyers, J. C. Bausch, D. D. White, and A. Sullivan. 2020. Stakeholders and social influence in a shadow network: implications for transitions toward urban water sustainability in the Colorado River basin. Ecology and Society 25(1):28. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11451-250128
Amber Wutich; Christine DeMyers; Julia C. Bausch; Dave D. White; Abigail Sullivan. Stakeholders and social influence in a shadow network: implications for transitions toward urban water sustainability in the Colorado River basin. Ecology and Society 2020, 25, 1 .
AMA StyleAmber Wutich, Christine DeMyers, Julia C. Bausch, Dave D. White, Abigail Sullivan. Stakeholders and social influence in a shadow network: implications for transitions toward urban water sustainability in the Colorado River basin. Ecology and Society. 2020; 25 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmber Wutich; Christine DeMyers; Julia C. Bausch; Dave D. White; Abigail Sullivan. 2020. "Stakeholders and social influence in a shadow network: implications for transitions toward urban water sustainability in the Colorado River basin." Ecology and Society 25, no. 1: 1.
Current population and climate trends are increasing the need to adopt holistic approaches for managing water and energy systems, especially in water-limited regions like the Southwestern U.S. In this study, we quantify the implications of future energy mix alternatives on the water-energy nexus in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan region using the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) platform. We first show that LEAP is able to simulate historical observations of energy generation and consumption from 2001 to 2018. We then simulate future electricity generation through 2060 under the same demand projections and different energy mix solutions. Results of our simulations are as follows. (i) Water heating accounts for 71% of the total water-related uses and its energy needs are projected to double in 2060, due to population growth; the energy required to treat and move water is instead expected to decrease by 9%, mainly because of declining agricultural water demands. (ii) Energy mix solutions that transition faster to renewable sources are more sustainable than a business as usual scenario that relies more on fossil fuels, because renewable technologies require less water for electricity generation (−35%) and reduce CO2 emissions (−57%). (iii) The aggressive transition to renewable energy is projected to have higher structural costs than the business as usual scenario, but comparable total expenses because of the lower operational cost of renewable technologies. This work complements and expands previous regional studies focused on the Southwestern U.S. and supports current efforts of local stakeholder engagement initiated by the authors.
Adil Mounir; Giuseppe Mascaro; Dave White. A metropolitan scale analysis of the impacts of future electricity mix alternatives on the water-energy nexus. Applied Energy 2019, 256, 113870 .
AMA StyleAdil Mounir, Giuseppe Mascaro, Dave White. A metropolitan scale analysis of the impacts of future electricity mix alternatives on the water-energy nexus. Applied Energy. 2019; 256 ():113870.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdil Mounir; Giuseppe Mascaro; Dave White. 2019. "A metropolitan scale analysis of the impacts of future electricity mix alternatives on the water-energy nexus." Applied Energy 256, no. : 113870.
Global water scarcity has been a growing concern among policy makers, researchers, and the general public. Rapid urbanization with more concentrated populations and emergent patterns of climate change (e.g., soaring temperatures and 19 years of drought) added uncertainty and complexity to the risk of water shortage for the Phoenix Metropolitan Area (PMA). In this study, we used a numerical simulation tool, termed WaterSim 5.0, to assess water sustainability indicators in PMA. Four hypothetical scenarios were evaluated, viz. desert, and green landscaping, as well as urban expansion into desert or agricultural lands, bracketing plausible paths of future development in the study area. Model outputs were evaluated using four sustainability indicators and policy controls: (1) groundwater use, (2) agricultural production, (3) personal water use, and (4) the 100-year adequate water supply metric for new population growth. All four scenarios were examined using both current (19%) and complete (100%) wastewater reclamation. We found that the rate of wastewater reuse drives a reduction in groundwater dependency in urban growth; urban-agriculture conversion provides a convenient means to enhance water sustainability. In the broader context, sustainable water planning strategies need to take into account other crucial environmental and socio-economic measures such as changes in thermal stress, agricultural production, and outdoor and rural lifestyles.
Zhi-Hua Wang; Rachel Von Gnechten; David A. Sampson; Dave D. White. Wastewater Reclamation Holds a Key for Water Sustainability in Future Urban Development of Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3537 .
AMA StyleZhi-Hua Wang, Rachel Von Gnechten, David A. Sampson, Dave D. White. Wastewater Reclamation Holds a Key for Water Sustainability in Future Urban Development of Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (13):3537.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhi-Hua Wang; Rachel Von Gnechten; David A. Sampson; Dave D. White. 2019. "Wastewater Reclamation Holds a Key for Water Sustainability in Future Urban Development of Phoenix Metropolitan Area." Sustainability 11, no. 13: 3537.
This article presents an integrated theoretical model, drawing from sustainability transition research and attitude theory, to explain public perceptions of urban water sustainability transitions and public support for transformational water-management strategies. We test the model with empirical data from a random-sample residential survey in three cities in the western United States dependent on Colorado River water: Phoenix, Arizona, Denver, Colorado, and Las Vegas, Nevada. As one of the most heavily managed and over-allocated transboundary river systems in the world, sustainable water management of the Colorado River is critical to the future of the region. Cities face increasing pressure on water resources as population, development, and uncertainty about the future increase. While a growing number of scholars focus on sustainability transitions, a few studies focus explicitly on the role of the public as fundamental actors. This is despite the acknowledgement that public support may constrain or enable transitions and that major societal changes will affect the public in numerous and critical ways. We hypothesize that environmental orientation, procedural knowledge, perceived personal responsibility, trust in government, and socio-economic resources predict public perceptions of the need for transitions and public support for transformational water-management strategies. We use ANOVA to identify differences between cities, and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to evaluate the conceptual model. Results provide partial support for the hypothesized model and the findings replicate across cities. The findings suggest several policy implications for basin-wide and city-scale water management in the Colorado River basin.
Dave D. White; Eleanor K. Rauh; Abigail Sullivan; Kelli L. Larson; Amber Wutich; Danielle Linthicum; Veronica Horvath; Krista L. Lawless. Public attitudes toward urban water sustainability transitions: a multi-city survey in the western United States. Sustainability Science 2019, 14, 1469 -1483.
AMA StyleDave D. White, Eleanor K. Rauh, Abigail Sullivan, Kelli L. Larson, Amber Wutich, Danielle Linthicum, Veronica Horvath, Krista L. Lawless. Public attitudes toward urban water sustainability transitions: a multi-city survey in the western United States. Sustainability Science. 2019; 14 (6):1469-1483.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDave D. White; Eleanor K. Rauh; Abigail Sullivan; Kelli L. Larson; Amber Wutich; Danielle Linthicum; Veronica Horvath; Krista L. Lawless. 2019. "Public attitudes toward urban water sustainability transitions: a multi-city survey in the western United States." Sustainability Science 14, no. 6: 1469-1483.
Integrating divergent knowledge systems among scientists and other stakeholders with diverse values and interests presents a major obstacle for collaboration to inform sustainability in social-ecological systems. This integration has been hampered by, among other issues, unrealistic expectations about the ability of science to inform policy decisions, differences in scientific and political understandings of uncertainty, difficulty achieving scientific consensus on complex topics, different time scales for scientific and political processes, and social and cultural differences between scientists and policy makers. Boundary organizations theory presents one promising approach for overcoming these barriers and enhancing the linkages between science and decision making. Boundary organizations provide institutional structure, space, bilateral knowledge translators, and incentives for the creation of boundary objects such as maps, models, and decision support systems. Boundary organizations and objects can help to structure the relationships between multiple stakeholders. This chapter examines the design and functions of the Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) at Arizona State University and the use of the WaterSim and the Decision Theater as examples of effective use of boundary organization principles. We discuss these concepts in the context of water resources management in the Phoenix metropolitan area in arid southwestern United States.
Dave D. White; Kelli L. Larson; Amber Wutich. Boundary Organizations and Objects Supporting Stakeholders for Decision Making on Sustainable Water Management in Phoenix, Arizona USA. CO2, Temperature, and Trees 2018, 333 -352.
AMA StyleDave D. White, Kelli L. Larson, Amber Wutich. Boundary Organizations and Objects Supporting Stakeholders for Decision Making on Sustainable Water Management in Phoenix, Arizona USA. CO2, Temperature, and Trees. 2018; ():333-352.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDave D. White; Kelli L. Larson; Amber Wutich. 2018. "Boundary Organizations and Objects Supporting Stakeholders for Decision Making on Sustainable Water Management in Phoenix, Arizona USA." CO2, Temperature, and Trees , no. : 333-352.
Agriculture, environment, industry, and millions of households in the western US and northern Mexico depend on the Colorado River, which is facing increasing water shortages due to climate change and rising demand. Collaborative governance will likely be key to solving allocation issues and achieving sustainable water use but has recently faced multiple challenges. This research integrates concepts from institutional, adaptive governance, and bargaining theories to analyze barriers and facilitators to collaborative governance in the drought contingency plan (DCP) process for the lower Colorado River basin from an Arizona stakeholder’s perspective. The DCP is ultimately an effort to create a set of rules to prevent and address shortages in the basin. Through a content analysis of public meetings of the Central Arizona Project’s governing board, we find a collective DCP or future related policy may be possible. But barriers to collaborative governance have intensified over time, hindering the process and making an agreement increasingly unlikely. The process is a perfect example of the interplay between rules and norms, and the issues that arise when norms underlying rules are interpreted differently. Our analysis provides insights for the design of collaborative water governance, including that conducting an analysis of power dynamics among the stakeholders would advance the DCP process. We ultimately argue that the Colorado River basin would benefit from a transition towards adaptive governance, and that our recommendations to improve collaboration are an important initial step. Additionally, our results reveal areas that require more empirical research, including understanding how to prepare for policy windows, rapid trust building among stakeholders, and theory building related to equity and marginalization in collaborative governance processes.
Abigail Sullivan; Dave D. White; Michael Hanemann. Designing collaborative governance: Insights from the drought contingency planning process for the lower Colorado River basin. Environmental Science & Policy 2018, 91, 39 -49.
AMA StyleAbigail Sullivan, Dave D. White, Michael Hanemann. Designing collaborative governance: Insights from the drought contingency planning process for the lower Colorado River basin. Environmental Science & Policy. 2018; 91 ():39-49.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbigail Sullivan; Dave D. White; Michael Hanemann. 2018. "Designing collaborative governance: Insights from the drought contingency planning process for the lower Colorado River basin." Environmental Science & Policy 91, no. : 39-49.
One of the most pressing global challenges for sustainable development is freshwater management. Sustainable water governance requires interdisciplinary knowledge about environmental and social processes as well as participatory strategies that bring scientists, managers, policymakers, and other stakeholders together to cooperatively produce knowledge and solutions, promote social learning, and build enduring institutional capacity. Cooperative production of knowledge and action is designed to enhance the likelihood that the findings, models, simulations, and decision support tools developed are scientifically credible, solutions‐oriented, and relevant to management needs and stakeholders' perspectives. To explore how interdisciplinary science and sustainable water management can be co‐developed in practice, the experiences of an international collaboration are drawn on to improve local capacity to manage existing and future water resources efficiently, sustainably, and equitably in the State of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil. Systems are developed to model and simulate rainfall, reservoir management, and flood forecasting that allow users to create, save, and compare future scenarios. A web‐enabled decision support system is also designed to integrate models to inform water management and climate adaptation. The challenges and lessons learned from this project, the transferability of this approach, and strategies for evaluating the impacts on management decisions and sustainability outcomes are discussed.
Dave D. White; Krista L. Lawless; Enrique Vivoni; Giuseppe Mascaro; Robert Pahle; Ipsita Kumar; Pedro Coli; Raúl Muñoz Castillo; Fekadu Moreda; Marcelo Asfora. Co‐Producing Interdisciplinary Knowledge and Action for Sustainable Water Governance: Lessons from the Development of a Water Resources Decision Support System in Pernambuco, Brazil. Global Challenges 2018, 3, 1800012 .
AMA StyleDave D. White, Krista L. Lawless, Enrique Vivoni, Giuseppe Mascaro, Robert Pahle, Ipsita Kumar, Pedro Coli, Raúl Muñoz Castillo, Fekadu Moreda, Marcelo Asfora. Co‐Producing Interdisciplinary Knowledge and Action for Sustainable Water Governance: Lessons from the Development of a Water Resources Decision Support System in Pernambuco, Brazil. Global Challenges. 2018; 3 (4):1800012.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDave D. White; Krista L. Lawless; Enrique Vivoni; Giuseppe Mascaro; Robert Pahle; Ipsita Kumar; Pedro Coli; Raúl Muñoz Castillo; Fekadu Moreda; Marcelo Asfora. 2018. "Co‐Producing Interdisciplinary Knowledge and Action for Sustainable Water Governance: Lessons from the Development of a Water Resources Decision Support System in Pernambuco, Brazil." Global Challenges 3, no. 4: 1800012.
The linkages between land and water use are often neglected when considering resource management. Here, we examined regional changes in land and water use along the US-Mexico border in the decades following the North American Free Trade Agreement, using bi-national land cover maps from 1992 to 2011, a process-based hydrology and irrigation model driven with long-term meteorological data, and agricultural production and urban water demand statistics. During the study period, land and water use in the region partially re-oriented around the needs of US cities, leading to crop to urban conversions and water savings in the US, while agricultural and urban expansion in Mexico resulted in local aquifer exploitation and reduced river flows. We identified that land uses with lower rates of water consumption (urban in US and agriculture in Mexico) expanded more than those with higher demands (irrigated agriculture in US and urban in Mexico) due to the water scarcity in the region. This resulted in divergent trends in the US and Mexico that in aggregate has led to an unsustainable trajectory in land and water resources.
Theodore Joseph Bohn; Enrique R Vivoni; Giuseppe Mascaro; Dave D. White. Land and water use changes in the US–Mexico border region, 1992–2011. Environmental Research Letters 2018, 13, 114005 .
AMA StyleTheodore Joseph Bohn, Enrique R Vivoni, Giuseppe Mascaro, Dave D. White. Land and water use changes in the US–Mexico border region, 1992–2011. Environmental Research Letters. 2018; 13 (11):114005.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTheodore Joseph Bohn; Enrique R Vivoni; Giuseppe Mascaro; Dave D. White. 2018. "Land and water use changes in the US–Mexico border region, 1992–2011." Environmental Research Letters 13, no. 11: 114005.
Leon Clarke; Leah Nichols; Robert Vallario; Mohamad Hejazi; Jill Horing; Anthony C. Janetos; Katharine J. Mach; Michael D. Mastrandrea; Marilee Orr; Benjamin Lee Preston; Patrick M. Reed; Ron Sands; Dave D. White. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleLeon Clarke, Leah Nichols, Robert Vallario, Mohamad Hejazi, Jill Horing, Anthony C. Janetos, Katharine J. Mach, Michael D. Mastrandrea, Marilee Orr, Benjamin Lee Preston, Patrick M. Reed, Ron Sands, Dave D. White. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeon Clarke; Leah Nichols; Robert Vallario; Mohamad Hejazi; Jill Horing; Anthony C. Janetos; Katharine J. Mach; Michael D. Mastrandrea; Marilee Orr; Benjamin Lee Preston; Patrick M. Reed; Ron Sands; Dave D. White. 2018. "Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II." Chapter 17 : Sectoral Interdependencies, Multiple Stressors, and Complex Systems. Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: The Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II , no. : 1.
West African regions along the Niger River experience climate and land cover changes that affect hydrological processes and therewith the distribution of fresh water resources (WR). This study provides an investigation of long-term changes in terrestrial water storages (TWS) of the Niger River basin and its subregions by analyzing a decade of satellite gravity data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission. The location of large trends in TWS maps of differently processed GRACE solutions points to rising groundwater stocks. Soil moisture data from a global land surface model allow separating the effect of significantly increasing amount of WR from that of TWS variations. Surface water variations from a global water storage model validated with observations from altimetry data were applied to estimate the groundwater component in WR. For the whole Niger, a rise in groundwater stocks is estimated to be 93 ± 61 km3 between January 2003 and December 2013. A careful analysis of uncertainties in all data sets supports the significance of the groundwater rise. Our results confirm previous observations of rising water tables, indicating that effects of land cover changes on groundwater storage are relevant on basin scales. Areas with rising water storage are stocking a comfortable backup to mitigate possible future droughts and to deliver water to remote areas. This has implications for Niger water management strategies. Increasing groundwater recharges may be accompanied by reduction in water quality. This study helps to inform authority's decision to mitigate its negative impacts on local communities.
S. Werth; Dave White; D. W. Bliss. GRACE Detected Rise of Groundwater in the Sahelian Niger River Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 2017, 122, 1 .
AMA StyleS. Werth, Dave White, D. W. Bliss. GRACE Detected Rise of Groundwater in the Sahelian Niger River Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 2017; 122 (12):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleS. Werth; Dave White; D. W. Bliss. 2017. "GRACE Detected Rise of Groundwater in the Sahelian Niger River Basin." Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 122, no. 12: 1.
Understanding the food-energy-water nexus is necessary to identify risks and inform strategies for nexus governance to support resilient, secure, and sustainable societies. To manage risks and realize efficiencies, we must understand not only how these systems are physically connected but also how they are institutionally linked. It is important to understand how actors who make planning, management, and policy decisions understand the relationships among components of the systems. Our question is: How do stakeholders involved in food, energy, and water governance in Phoenix, Arizona understand the nexus and what are the implications for integrated nexus governance? We employ a case study design, generate qualitative data through focus groups and interviews, and conduct a content analysis. While stakeholders in the Phoenix area who are actively engaged in food, energy, and water systems governance appreciate the rationale for nexus thinking, they recognize practical limitations to implementing these concepts. Concept maps of nexus interactions provide one view of system interconnections that be used to complement other ways of knowing the nexus, such as physical infrastructure system diagrams or actor-networks. Stakeholders believe nexus governance could be improved through awareness and education, consensus and collaboration, transparency, economic incentives, working across scales, and incremental reforms.
Dave D. White; J. Leah Jones; Ross Maciejewski; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Giuseppe Mascaro. Stakeholder Analysis for the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Phoenix, Arizona: Implications for Nexus Governance. Sustainability 2017, 9, 2204 .
AMA StyleDave D. White, J. Leah Jones, Ross Maciejewski, Rimjhim Aggarwal, Giuseppe Mascaro. Stakeholder Analysis for the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Phoenix, Arizona: Implications for Nexus Governance. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (12):2204.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDave D. White; J. Leah Jones; Ross Maciejewski; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Giuseppe Mascaro. 2017. "Stakeholder Analysis for the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Phoenix, Arizona: Implications for Nexus Governance." Sustainability 9, no. 12: 2204.
Island nations are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including changes in sea level, storms, coastal erosion, and freshwater availability. The purpose of this cross-cultural study is to understand how emotional responses to climate change are inequitably distributed across people living in island nations with varying climate change vulnerability. We consider how emotional responses (particularly sadness, worry, anger, happiness, and hope) may be related to people's biophysical vulnerability, adaptive capacity, and likelihood of relocation in the face of climate change. Using data from 272 ethnographic interviews collected in local communities in Fiji, Cyprus, New Zealand, and England, we explore the emotional reactions of respondents to current and future effects of climate change. Our results demonstrate that respondents in island nations with greater biophysical vulnerability are more likely to be concerned about relocation as a result of climate change, and they are also more likely to indicate their sadness or anger. Countries with higher adaptive capacity and lower biophysical vulnerability are more likely to suggest that, though they are sad about the effects of climate change, they feel neutral about its overall effect. This research demonstrates how focusing on emotional responses within communities affected by climate change brings important and under-explored dimensions of climate-related environmental injustice into sharp relief.
Margaret V. Du Bray; Amber Wutich; Kelli L. Larson; Dave White; Alexandra Brewis. Emotion, Coping, and Climate Change in Island Nations: Implications for Environmental Justice. Environmental Justice 2017, 10, 102 -107.
AMA StyleMargaret V. Du Bray, Amber Wutich, Kelli L. Larson, Dave White, Alexandra Brewis. Emotion, Coping, and Climate Change in Island Nations: Implications for Environmental Justice. Environmental Justice. 2017; 10 (4):102-107.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMargaret V. Du Bray; Amber Wutich; Kelli L. Larson; Dave White; Alexandra Brewis. 2017. "Emotion, Coping, and Climate Change in Island Nations: Implications for Environmental Justice." Environmental Justice 10, no. 4: 102-107.
Many population centers in the American West rely on water from the Colorado River Basin, which has faced shortages in recent years that are anticipated to be exacerbated by climate change. Shortages to urban water supplies related to climate change will not be limited to cities dependent on the Colorado River. Considering this, addressing sustainable water governance is timely and critical for cities, states, and regions facing supply shortages and pollution problems. Engaging in sustainability transitions of these hydro-social systems will increase the ability of such systems to meet the water needs of urban communities. In this paper, we identify historical transitions in water governance and examine their context for three sites in the Colorado River Basin (Denver, Colorado, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona) to provide insight for intentional transitions towards sustainable, or “water sensitive” cities. The comparative historical approach employed allows us to more fully understand differences in present-day water governance decisions between the sites, identify past catalysts for transitions, and recognize emerging patterns and opportunities that may impact current and future water governance in the Colorado River Basin and beyond.
Abigail Sullivan; Dave D. White; Kelli L. Larson; Amber Wutich. Towards Water Sensitive Cities in the Colorado River Basin: A Comparative Historical Analysis to Inform Future Urban Water Sustainability Transitions. Sustainability 2017, 9, 761 .
AMA StyleAbigail Sullivan, Dave D. White, Kelli L. Larson, Amber Wutich. Towards Water Sensitive Cities in the Colorado River Basin: A Comparative Historical Analysis to Inform Future Urban Water Sustainability Transitions. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (5):761.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbigail Sullivan; Dave D. White; Kelli L. Larson; Amber Wutich. 2017. "Towards Water Sensitive Cities in the Colorado River Basin: A Comparative Historical Analysis to Inform Future Urban Water Sustainability Transitions." Sustainability 9, no. 5: 761.
Abigail Sullivan; Abigail M. York; Dave D. White; Sharon J. Hall; Scott T. Yabiku. De jure versus de facto institutions: trust, information, and collective efforts to manage the invasive mile-a-minute weed (Mikania micrantha). International Journal of the Commons 2017, 11, 171 .
AMA StyleAbigail Sullivan, Abigail M. York, Dave D. White, Sharon J. Hall, Scott T. Yabiku. De jure versus de facto institutions: trust, information, and collective efforts to manage the invasive mile-a-minute weed (Mikania micrantha). International Journal of the Commons. 2017; 11 (1):171.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbigail Sullivan; Abigail M. York; Dave D. White; Sharon J. Hall; Scott T. Yabiku. 2017. "De jure versus de facto institutions: trust, information, and collective efforts to manage the invasive mile-a-minute weed (Mikania micrantha)." International Journal of the Commons 11, no. 1: 171.
Jacelyn Rice; Amber Wutich; Dave White; Paul Westerhoff. Comparing actual de facto wastewater reuse and its public acceptability: A three city case study. Sustainable Cities and Society 2016, 27, 467 -474.
AMA StyleJacelyn Rice, Amber Wutich, Dave White, Paul Westerhoff. Comparing actual de facto wastewater reuse and its public acceptability: A three city case study. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2016; 27 ():467-474.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJacelyn Rice; Amber Wutich; Dave White; Paul Westerhoff. 2016. "Comparing actual de facto wastewater reuse and its public acceptability: A three city case study." Sustainable Cities and Society 27, no. : 467-474.
Patricia Gober; David A. Sampson; Ray Quay; Dave D. White; Winston T.L. Chow. Urban adaptation to mega-drought: Anticipatory water modeling, policy, and planning for the urban Southwest. Sustainable Cities and Society 2016, 27, 497 -504.
AMA StylePatricia Gober, David A. Sampson, Ray Quay, Dave D. White, Winston T.L. Chow. Urban adaptation to mega-drought: Anticipatory water modeling, policy, and planning for the urban Southwest. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2016; 27 ():497-504.
Chicago/Turabian StylePatricia Gober; David A. Sampson; Ray Quay; Dave D. White; Winston T.L. Chow. 2016. "Urban adaptation to mega-drought: Anticipatory water modeling, policy, and planning for the urban Southwest." Sustainable Cities and Society 27, no. : 497-504.