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Dr. Rimjhim Aggarwal is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. Trained as an economist, her research examines the relationships between globalization, resilience of social-ecological systems, and livelihoods from multidisciplinary perspectives. Her current project on “Activating Global Citizenship through the UN Sustainable Development Goals” is funded through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She is also working on a National Science Foundation funded project on “Innovations in Food, Energy and Water Nexus”. Dr. Aggarwal has previously worked as a consultant for the World Bank and the United Nations University’s World Institute for Development Economics Research.
Water supplies are projected to become increasingly scarce, driving farmers, energy producers, and urban dwellers towards an urgent and emerging need to improve the effectiveness and the efficiency of water use. Given that agricultural water use is the largest water consumer throughout the U.S. Southwest, this study sought to answer two specific research questions: (1) How does water consumption vary by crop type on a metropolitan spatial scale? (2) What is the impact of drought on agricultural water consumption? To answer the above research questions, 92 Landsat images were acquired to generate fine-resolution daily evapotranspiration (ET) maps at 30 m spatial resolution for both dry and wet years (a total of 1095 ET maps), and major crop types were identified for the Phoenix Active Management Area. The study area has a subtropical desert climate and relies almost completely on irrigation for farming. Results suggest that there are some factors that farmers and water managers can control. During dry years, crops of all types use more water. Practices that can offset this higher water use include double or multiple cropping practice, drought tolerant crop selection, and optimizing the total farmed area. Double and multiple cropping practices result in water savings because soil moisture is retained from one planting to another. Further water savings occur when drought tolerant crop types are selected, especially in dry years. Finally, disproportionately large area coverage of high water consuming crops can be balanced and/or reduced or replaced with more water efficient crops. This study provides strong evidence that water savings can be achieved through policies that create incentives for adopting smart cropping strategies, thus providing important guidelines for sustainable agriculture management and climate adaptation to improve future food security.
Soe W. Myint; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Baojuan Zheng; Elizabeth A. Wentz; Jim Holway; Chao Fan; Nancy J. Selover; Chuyuan Wang; Heather A. Fischer. Adaptive Crop Management under Climate Uncertainty: Changing the Game for Sustainable Water Use. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1080 .
AMA StyleSoe W. Myint, Rimjhim Aggarwal, Baojuan Zheng, Elizabeth A. Wentz, Jim Holway, Chao Fan, Nancy J. Selover, Chuyuan Wang, Heather A. Fischer. Adaptive Crop Management under Climate Uncertainty: Changing the Game for Sustainable Water Use. Atmosphere. 2021; 12 (8):1080.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSoe W. Myint; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Baojuan Zheng; Elizabeth A. Wentz; Jim Holway; Chao Fan; Nancy J. Selover; Chuyuan Wang; Heather A. Fischer. 2021. "Adaptive Crop Management under Climate Uncertainty: Changing the Game for Sustainable Water Use." Atmosphere 12, no. 8: 1080.
The world’s global plastics waste crisis demands policy coordination and technological solutions to improve waste management systems, and organizations worldwide have created momentum around the concept of a circular economy. This paper advances a holistic, inclusive circular economy framework that aims to empower waste pickers with the following basic pillars: (1) build collaborative networks of stakeholders to enable inclusion of waste pickers; (2) establish cooperative enterprise models to integrate waste pickers into the formal economy; (3) build waste pickers’ technical skills and capacity for entrepreneurship; and (4) provide access to technologies and markets that enable waste pickers to manufacture upcycled products.
Rajesh Buch; Alicia Marseille; Matthew Williams; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Aparna Sharma. From Waste Pickers to Producers: An Inclusive Circular Economy Solution through Development of Cooperatives in Waste Management. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8925 .
AMA StyleRajesh Buch, Alicia Marseille, Matthew Williams, Rimjhim Aggarwal, Aparna Sharma. From Waste Pickers to Producers: An Inclusive Circular Economy Solution through Development of Cooperatives in Waste Management. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8925.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRajesh Buch; Alicia Marseille; Matthew Williams; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Aparna Sharma. 2021. "From Waste Pickers to Producers: An Inclusive Circular Economy Solution through Development of Cooperatives in Waste Management." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8925.
As the global population is projected to increase by two billion people by 2050, so will the demand for phosphorus (P), an essential nutrient for all living organisms and a major driver of eutrophication. To sustainably meet these challenges, we apply the conceptual framework of transition management (TM) to demonstrate how the trajectory of the current linear P use system could be strategically shifted toward a more circular P system. We present US case studies to examine P transitions management in intensive agriculture, wastewater disposal, and food waste management. Our goal is twofold. By first understanding past transitions in P management in the USA, we can build upon these insights for future management. This can then be applied to other global regions such as developing countries to bypass stages of transition as they intensify agriculture, incorporate sewers into cities, and expand waste management, to avoid becoming entrenched in unsustainable P management. We suggest how spaces for experimentation and collaboration can be created, how and which actor networks can be mobilized, and what action strategies and policies can be recommended to accelerate their transition to P sustainability. Our case studies show that while substantial improvements have been made, the transition toward a circular economy of P is far from complete. Our findings point to the value of utilizing TM for future progress in the US Development of TM frameworks for managing P in other regions of the world may enable them to achieve sustainable P development faster and more effectively than the USA.
Heidi M. Peterson; Lawrence A. Baker; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal; Treavor H. Boyer; Neng Iong Chan. A transition management framework to stimulate a circular phosphorus system. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2021, 1 -25.
AMA StyleHeidi M. Peterson, Lawrence A. Baker, Rimjhim M. Aggarwal, Treavor H. Boyer, Neng Iong Chan. A transition management framework to stimulate a circular phosphorus system. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2021; ():1-25.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeidi M. Peterson; Lawrence A. Baker; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal; Treavor H. Boyer; Neng Iong Chan. 2021. "A transition management framework to stimulate a circular phosphorus system." Environment, Development and Sustainability , no. : 1-25.
A decades-long debate remains unsettled regarding whether to contain urban development for farmland protection, due to concerns on food security. Existing studies often follow the framing that urban encroachment of farmland undermines food self-sufficiency. Here we reexamine the validity of this problem framing by going beyond the focus on urban encroachment of farmland. We proposed an analytical framework that distinguishes four types of urbanization-associated farmland loss (UAFL) and highlights the direct and indirect linkages between urbanization and the agri-food system. We then conducted a macro-micro comparative study along the urban-rural gradient in the context of China, where ensuring grain self-sufficiency is a national strategic goal. At the macro scale, we comparatively analyzed land use/cover change during 2000−2015 for southeast and northwest China. The results show that the majority of farmland loss was not due to urban development in both regions. At the micro scale, we contrasted household (HH) interviews about farmland loss causes and impacts in two representative rural and peri-urban villages in China. The results show that urbanization can undermine grain self-sufficiency by reducing farming’s economic viability and thus farmers’ willingness to farm. Our findings suggest that the prevailing framing—urban encroachment of farmland threatens food security—is a fake problem, invalid for advocating urban containment. We emphasize policy challenges at the regional, village, and household levels for enhancing food self-sufficiency and identify a research need to better protect farmland. Further, we highlight the necessity and promise of syndrome-based archetypical research of the UAFL issue for advancing sustainability.
Bing-Bing Zhou; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Jianguo Wu; Ligang Lv. Urbanization-associated farmland loss: A macro-micro comparative study in China. Land Use Policy 2020, 101, 105228 .
AMA StyleBing-Bing Zhou, Rimjhim Aggarwal, Jianguo Wu, Ligang Lv. Urbanization-associated farmland loss: A macro-micro comparative study in China. Land Use Policy. 2020; 101 ():105228.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBing-Bing Zhou; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Jianguo Wu; Ligang Lv. 2020. "Urbanization-associated farmland loss: A macro-micro comparative study in China." Land Use Policy 101, no. : 105228.
Implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) requires evidence-based analyses of the interactions between the different goals to design coherent policies. In this paper, we focus on the interactions between economic growth (SDG 8), reduced inequalities (SDG 10), and climate action (SDG 13). Some previous studies have found an inverted U-shaped relationship between income per capita and inequality, and a similar relationship between income per capita and environmental degradation. Despite their weak theoretical and empirical bases, these hypothesized relationships have gained popularity and are assumed to be universally true. Given differences in underlying contextual conditions across countries, the assumption of universal applicability of these curves for policy prescriptions can be potentially misleading. Advances in data analytics offer novel ways to probe deeper into these complex interactions. Using data from 70 countries, representing 72% of the world population and 89% of the global gross domestic product (GDP), we apply a nonparametric classification tree technique to identify clusters of countries that share similar development pathways in the pre-recession (1980–2008) and post-recession (2009–2014) period. The main outcome of interest is the change in per capita CO2 emissions (post-recession). We examine how it varies with trajectories of GDP growth, GDP growth variability, Gini index, carbon intensity, and CO2 emissions (pre-recession). Our study identifies twelve country clusters with three categories of emission trajectories: decreasing (four clusters), stabilizing (three clusters), and increasing (five clusters). Through the application of data mining tools, the study helps unravel the complexity of factors underlying development pathways and contributes toward informed policy decisions.
Datu Buyung Agusdinata; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Xiaosu Ding. Economic growth, inequality, and environment nexus: using data mining techniques to unravel archetypes of development trajectories. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2020, 23, 6234 -6258.
AMA StyleDatu Buyung Agusdinata, Rimjhim Aggarwal, Xiaosu Ding. Economic growth, inequality, and environment nexus: using data mining techniques to unravel archetypes of development trajectories. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2020; 23 (4):6234-6258.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDatu Buyung Agusdinata; Rimjhim Aggarwal; Xiaosu Ding. 2020. "Economic growth, inequality, and environment nexus: using data mining techniques to unravel archetypes of development trajectories." Environment, Development and Sustainability 23, no. 4: 6234-6258.
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.
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.
Governing common pool resources (CPR) in the face of disturbances such as globalization and climate change is challenging. The outcome of any CPR governance regime is the influenced by local combinations of social, institutional, and biophysical factors, as well as cross-scale interdependencies. In this study, we take a step towards understanding multiple-causation of CPR outcomes by analyzing 1) the co-occurrence of Destign Principles (DP) by activity (irrigation, fishery and forestry), and 2) the combination(s) of DPs leading to social and ecological success. We analyzed 69 cases pertaining to three different activities: irrigation, fishery, and forestry. We find that the importance of the design principles is dependent upon the natural and hard human made infrastructure (i.e. canals, equipment, vessels etc.). For example, clearly defined social bounduaries are important when the natural infrastructure is highly mobile (i.e. tuna fish), while monitoring is more important when the natural infrastructure is more static (i.e. forests or water contained within an irrigation system). However, we also find that congruence between local conditions and rules and proportionality between investment and extraction are key for CPR success independent from the natural and human hard made infrastructure. We further provide new visualization techniques for co-occurrence patterns and add to qualitative comparative analysis by introducing a reliability metric to deal with a large meta-analysis dataset on secondary data where information is missing or uncertain.
Jacopo Alessandro Baggio; Allain J Barnett; Irene Perez-Ibarra; Ute Brady; Elicia Ratajczyk; Nathan Rollins; Cathy Rubiños; Hoon C Shin; David J Yu; Rimjhim Aggarwal; John M Anderies; Marco A Janssen. Explaining success and failure in the commons: the configural nature of Ostrom's institutional design principles. International Journal of the Commons 2016, 10, 417 .
AMA StyleJacopo Alessandro Baggio, Allain J Barnett, Irene Perez-Ibarra, Ute Brady, Elicia Ratajczyk, Nathan Rollins, Cathy Rubiños, Hoon C Shin, David J Yu, Rimjhim Aggarwal, John M Anderies, Marco A Janssen. Explaining success and failure in the commons: the configural nature of Ostrom's institutional design principles. International Journal of the Commons. 2016; 10 (2):417.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJacopo Alessandro Baggio; Allain J Barnett; Irene Perez-Ibarra; Ute Brady; Elicia Ratajczyk; Nathan Rollins; Cathy Rubiños; Hoon C Shin; David J Yu; Rimjhim Aggarwal; John M Anderies; Marco A Janssen. 2016. "Explaining success and failure in the commons: the configural nature of Ostrom's institutional design principles." International Journal of the Commons 10, no. 2: 417.
Large-N comparative studies have helped common pool resource scholars gain general insights into the factors that influence collective action and governance outcomes. However, these studies are often limited by missing data, and suffer from the methodological limitation that important information is lost when we reduce textual information to quantitative data. This study was motivated by nine case studies that appeared to be inconsistent with the expectation that the presence of Ostrom’s Design Principles increases the likelihood of successful common pool resource governance. These cases highlight the limitations of coding and analysing Large-N case studies. We examine two issues: 1) the challenge of missing data and 2) potential approaches that rely on context (which is often lost in the coding process) to address inconsistencies between empirical observations theoretical predictions. For the latter, we conduct a post-hoc qualitative analysis of a large-N comparative study to explore 2 types of inconsistencies: 1) cases where evidence for nearly all design principles was found, but available evidence led to the assessment that the CPR system was unsuccessful and 2) cases where the CPR system was deemed successful despite finding limited or no evidence for design principles. We describe inherent challenges to large-N comparative analysis to coding complex and dynamically changing common pool resource systems for the presence or absence of design principles and the determination of “success”. Finally, we illustrate how, in some cases, our qualitative analysis revealed that the identity of absent design principles explained inconsistencies hence de-facto reconciling such apparent inconsistencies with theoretical predictions. This analysis demonstrates the value of combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, and using mixed-methods approaches iteratively to build comprehensive methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding common pool resource governance in a dynamically changing context.
Allain J Barnett; Jacopo A Baggio; Hoon C Shin; David J Yu; Irene Perez-Ibarra; Cathy Rubinos; Ute Brady; Elicia Ratajczyk; Nathan Rollins; Rimjhim Aggarwal; John M Anderies; Marco A Janssen. An iterative approach to case study analysis: insights from qualitative analysis of quantitative inconsistencies. International Journal of the Commons 2016, 10, 467 .
AMA StyleAllain J Barnett, Jacopo A Baggio, Hoon C Shin, David J Yu, Irene Perez-Ibarra, Cathy Rubinos, Ute Brady, Elicia Ratajczyk, Nathan Rollins, Rimjhim Aggarwal, John M Anderies, Marco A Janssen. An iterative approach to case study analysis: insights from qualitative analysis of quantitative inconsistencies. International Journal of the Commons. 2016; 10 (2):467.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAllain J Barnett; Jacopo A Baggio; Hoon C Shin; David J Yu; Irene Perez-Ibarra; Cathy Rubinos; Ute Brady; Elicia Ratajczyk; Nathan Rollins; Rimjhim Aggarwal; John M Anderies; Marco A Janssen. 2016. "An iterative approach to case study analysis: insights from qualitative analysis of quantitative inconsistencies." International Journal of the Commons 10, no. 2: 467.
On-going efforts to understand the dynamics of coupled social-ecological (or more broadly, coupled infrastructure) systems and common pool resources have led to the generation of numerous datasets based on a large number of case studies. This data has facilitated the identification of important factors and fundamental principles which increase our understanding of such complex systems. However, the data at our disposal are often not easily comparable, have limited scope and scale, and are based on disparate underlying frameworks inhibiting synthesis, meta-analysis, and the validation of findings. Research efforts are further hampered when case inclusion criteria, variable definitions, coding schema, and inter-coder reliability testing are not made explicit in the presentation of research and shared among the research community. This paper first outlines challenges experienced by researchers engaged in a large-scale coding project; then highlights valuable lessons learned; and finally discusses opportunities for further research on comparative case study analysis focusing on social-ecological systems and common pool resources.
Elicia Ratajczyk; Ute Brady; Jacopo A. Baggio; Allain J. Barnett; Irene Perez-Ibarra; Nathan Rollins; Cathy Rubiños; Hoon C. Shin; David J. Yu; Rimjhim Aggarwal; John M. Anderies; Marco A. Janssen. Challenges and opportunities in coding the commons: problems, procedures, and potential solutions in large-N comparative case studies. International Journal of the Commons 2016, 10, 440 .
AMA StyleElicia Ratajczyk, Ute Brady, Jacopo A. Baggio, Allain J. Barnett, Irene Perez-Ibarra, Nathan Rollins, Cathy Rubiños, Hoon C. Shin, David J. Yu, Rimjhim Aggarwal, John M. Anderies, Marco A. Janssen. Challenges and opportunities in coding the commons: problems, procedures, and potential solutions in large-N comparative case studies. International Journal of the Commons. 2016; 10 (2):440.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElicia Ratajczyk; Ute Brady; Jacopo A. Baggio; Allain J. Barnett; Irene Perez-Ibarra; Nathan Rollins; Cathy Rubiños; Hoon C. Shin; David J. Yu; Rimjhim Aggarwal; John M. Anderies; Marco A. Janssen. 2016. "Challenges and opportunities in coding the commons: problems, procedures, and potential solutions in large-N comparative case studies." International Journal of the Commons 10, no. 2: 440.
This chapter explores some global development challenges – such as that of extreme poverty, growing inequalities, and poor governance, from the perspective of sustainability. We begin by questioning what we mean by “development” and tracing the evolution of this concept from the monolithic vision of development as a linear process that characterized postcolonial era thinking on development policy to that of “sustainable development” and the current thinking in terms of development as a highly contested term. We then examine some of the major challenges at the interface of international development and sustainability, such as the need to delink resource-intensive growth from progress on human development indicators. This discussion then leads us on to exploring some of the innovative solution options that have been proposed by central planners as well as grassroots level searchers and the usefulness of different approaches, such as randomized control trials, to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions. We conclude with a discussion of some open issues, such as the potential of human rights-based thinking about development and its implications for sustainability.
Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. International Development and Sustainability. Sustainability Science 2016, 273 -282.
AMA StyleRimjhim M. Aggarwal. International Development and Sustainability. Sustainability Science. 2016; ():273-282.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRimjhim M. Aggarwal. 2016. "International Development and Sustainability." Sustainability Science , no. : 273-282.
The prospect of unprecedented environmental change, combined with increasing demand on limited resources, demands adaptive responses at multiple levels. In this article, we analyze different attributes of farm-level capacity in central Arizona, USA, in relation to farmers’ responses to recent dynamism in commodity and land markets, and the institutional and social contexts of farmers’ water and production portfolios. Irrigated agriculture is at the heart of the history and identity of the American Southwest, although the future of agriculture is now threatened by the prospect of “mega-droughts,” urbanization and associated inter-sector and inter-state competition over water in an era of climatic change. We use farm-level survey data, supplemented by in-depth interviews, to explore the cross-level dimensions of capacity in the agriculture–urban nexus of central Arizona. The surveyed farmers demonstrate an interest in learning, capacity for adaptive management and risk-taking attitudes consistent with emerging theory of capacity for land use and livelihood transformation. However, many respondents perceive their self-efficacy in the face of future climatic and hydrological change as uncertain. Our study suggests that the components of transformational capacity will necessarily need to go beyond the objective resources and cognitive capacities of individuals to incorporate “linking” capacities: the political and social attributes necessary for collective strategy formation to shape choice and opportunity in the future.
Hallie Eakin; Abigail M York; Rimjhim M Aggarwal; Summer Waters; Jessica Welch; Cathy Rubiños; Skaidra Smith-Heisters; Chrissie Bausch; John M. Anderies. Cognitive and institutional influences on farmers’ adaptive capacity: insights into barriers and opportunities for transformative change in central Arizona. Regional Environmental Change 2015, 16, 801 -814.
AMA StyleHallie Eakin, Abigail M York, Rimjhim M Aggarwal, Summer Waters, Jessica Welch, Cathy Rubiños, Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Chrissie Bausch, John M. Anderies. Cognitive and institutional influences on farmers’ adaptive capacity: insights into barriers and opportunities for transformative change in central Arizona. Regional Environmental Change. 2015; 16 (3):801-814.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHallie Eakin; Abigail M York; Rimjhim M Aggarwal; Summer Waters; Jessica Welch; Cathy Rubiños; Skaidra Smith-Heisters; Chrissie Bausch; John M. Anderies. 2015. "Cognitive and institutional influences on farmers’ adaptive capacity: insights into barriers and opportunities for transformative change in central Arizona." Regional Environmental Change 16, no. 3: 801-814.
Particular visions of urban development are often codified in multi-year resource management policies. These policies, and the negotiations leading to them, are based in specific problem frames and narratives with long legacies. As conditions change and knowledge improves, there is often a need to revisit how problems, opportunities, and development pathways were defined historically, and to consider the viability of alternative pathways for development. In this article, we examine the case of agriculture near Metropolitan Phoenix, in the Central Arizona region, to highlight how frames and narratives embedded in policy can reinforce particular development pathways, even as information, conditions, and values evolve. Using expert interviews and secondary data, we document alternative frames and narratives that may offer different pathways for development and sustainability in the region. By highlighting alternative narratives, we demonstrate the uncertainties and limitations associated with all narratives about development pathways, and explore the possibilities that narrative shifts can alter future outcomes.
Julia C. Bausch; Hallie Eakin; Skaidra Smith-Heisters; Abigail M. York; Dave D. White; Cathy Rubiños; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. Development pathways at the agriculture–urban interface: the case of Central Arizona. Agriculture and Human Values 2015, 32, 743 -759.
AMA StyleJulia C. Bausch, Hallie Eakin, Skaidra Smith-Heisters, Abigail M. York, Dave D. White, Cathy Rubiños, Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. Development pathways at the agriculture–urban interface: the case of Central Arizona. Agriculture and Human Values. 2015; 32 (4):743-759.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJulia C. Bausch; Hallie Eakin; Skaidra Smith-Heisters; Abigail M. York; Dave D. White; Cathy Rubiños; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. 2015. "Development pathways at the agriculture–urban interface: the case of Central Arizona." Agriculture and Human Values 32, no. 4: 743-759.
Baojuan Zheng; Soe W. Myint; Prasad S. Thenkabail; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. A support vector machine to identify irrigated crop types using time-series Landsat NDVI data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 2015, 34, 103 -112.
AMA StyleBaojuan Zheng, Soe W. Myint, Prasad S. Thenkabail, Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. A support vector machine to identify irrigated crop types using time-series Landsat NDVI data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 2015; 34 ():103-112.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaojuan Zheng; Soe W. Myint; Prasad S. Thenkabail; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. 2015. "A support vector machine to identify irrigated crop types using time-series Landsat NDVI data." International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 34, no. : 103-112.
Rimjhim M. Aggarwal; Subhrajit Guhathakurta; Susanne Grossman-Clarke; Vasudha Lathey. How do variations in Urban Heat Islands in space and time influence household water use? The case of Phoenix, Arizona. Water Resources Research 2012, 48, 1 .
AMA StyleRimjhim M. Aggarwal, Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Susanne Grossman-Clarke, Vasudha Lathey. How do variations in Urban Heat Islands in space and time influence household water use? The case of Phoenix, Arizona. Water Resources Research. 2012; 48 (6):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRimjhim M. Aggarwal; Subhrajit Guhathakurta; Susanne Grossman-Clarke; Vasudha Lathey. 2012. "How do variations in Urban Heat Islands in space and time influence household water use? The case of Phoenix, Arizona." Water Resources Research 48, no. 6: 1.
This article examines the relationship between urban sprawl and health using a new methodological approach that accounts for the subregional variation in the different attributes of sprawl in metropolitan regions. We have developed several indicators of sprawl at the neighborhood level, including compactness, land use mix, automobile dependency, transportation connectivity, and walkability. We then use multinomial logistic models to estimate the contribution of these characteristics to the formation of high- and low-disease-prevalence clusters. Results indicate the significant role of walkability, percentage open space, and commute burden in explaining the prevalence of obesity and related diseases.
Vasudha Lathey; Subhrajit Guhathakurta; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. The Impact of Subregional Variations in Urban Sprawl on the Prevalence of Obesity and Related Morbidity. Journal of Planning Education and Research 2009, 29, 127 -141.
AMA StyleVasudha Lathey, Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. The Impact of Subregional Variations in Urban Sprawl on the Prevalence of Obesity and Related Morbidity. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 2009; 29 (2):127-141.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasudha Lathey; Subhrajit Guhathakurta; Rimjhim M. Aggarwal. 2009. "The Impact of Subregional Variations in Urban Sprawl on the Prevalence of Obesity and Related Morbidity." Journal of Planning Education and Research 29, no. 2: 127-141.