The impact of water management practices on subtropical pasture methane emissions and ecosystem service payments

Samuel D. Chamberlain; Peter M. Groffman; Elizabeth H. Boughton; Nuria Gomez-Casanovas; Evan H. DeLucia; Carl J. Bernacchi; Jed P. Sparks

doi:10.1002/eap.1514

Present challenges for future water sustainable cities: a case study from Italy

Drinking Water Engineering and Science Discussions ◽

10.5194/dwesd-6-151-2013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 151-166

Author(s):

L. Bonzanigo ◽

G. Sinnona

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Management Practices ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Severe Drought ◽

Sustainable Cities ◽

Adaptation Measures ◽

The Future ◽

Italian Context ◽

The Impact

Abstract. The global population is increasingly concentrated in cities. Cities and urban areas face many challenges – economic, social, health and environmental – which are often exacerbated by an increase in the frequency of natural disasters. Together, these challenges call for a shift towards sustainable cities which reduce their impact on the surrounding environment, whilst at the same time succeeding to make resources available to their increasing number of inhabitants. This article explores the state of the art of water management practices of the highly urbanised Northern Italian region and plans and scope for the future development of water management. Although the region is at present not under severe water stress, recently some cities faced water scarcity problems and were forced to implement water rationing. We assessed the vulnerability of Parma and Ferrara to a water crisis, together with the regular and emergency adaptation measures already in place, and the forecast for the near future. In two workshops, the authors adapted the Australian concept of Water Sensitive Urban Design for the Italian context. Although the population remains generally unaware of the impact of the two latest severe drought events (2003 and 2006/7), many adaptation measures towards a more sustainable use of the water resource are already in place – technically, institutionally, and individually. Water managers consider however that the drastic and definite changes needed to integrate the urban water management cycle, and which minimise the ecological footprint of urban spaces, lay far in the future.

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ANALYSIS OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE USE OF IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES AND WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ARKANSAS

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/aae.2017.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 159-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

QIUQIONG HUANG ◽

YING XU ◽

KENT KOVACS ◽

GRANT WEST

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Sprinkler Irrigation ◽

Climate Factors ◽

Average Temperature ◽

Sprinkler Systems ◽

Irrigation Technologies ◽

The Impact

AbstractThis study investigates which factors may influence producers’ use of irrigation technologies and/or water management practices (WMPs). One major finding is that Arkansas producers are more likely to rely on WMPs instead of sprinkler irrigation as a response to changes in depth to water and drought occurrences. This finding highlights the importance of expanding the existing literature that focuses mostly on more efficient irrigation technologies, especially in areas where WMPs are more prevalent. Climate factors also play a role. Sprinkler systems are more prevalent in regions with lower average temperature. WMPs are used to mitigate the impact of more frequent droughts.

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The effects of current water management practices on methane emissions in Japanese rice cultivation

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change ◽

10.1007/s11027-015-9665-9 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 85-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ai Leon ◽

Kazunori Kohyama ◽

Kazuyuki Yagi ◽

Yusuke Takata ◽

Hiroshi Obara

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Methane Emissions ◽

Rice Cultivation ◽

Current Water

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Review of Lessons Learned in Changing Agricultural Landscapes in Ethiopia: What Worked Well and What Didn’t Work so Well?

10.20944/preprints202010.0124.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Amare Haileslassie ◽

Wolde Mekuria ◽

Petra schmitter ◽

Stefan Uhlenbrook ◽

Eva Ludi

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Local Community ◽

Agricultural Landscape ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Land And Water Management ◽

The Impact

Ethiopia has decades of experience in implementing land and water management interventions. Nonetheless, there remains persisting challenges to follow an adaptive management (AM) approach in efforts of restoring and transforming agricultural landscapes. This review was carried out to synthesize evidences on the impact on agricultural landscapes following the implementation of land and water management practices and to evaluate the use of AM approaches. We explored how elements of the structures and functions of landscapes have been transformed, and how the components of AM, such as structured decision-making and learning processes, have been applied. Despite numerous environmental and economic benefits of land and water management interventions in Ethiopia, this review revealed gaps in AM approaches. These include: (i) insufficient efforts in relation to evidence based contextualization of interventions, (ii) insufficient efforts in monitoring of bio-physical and socio-economic processes and changes post implementation, (iii) lack of trade-off analyses, and (iv) inadequacy of local community engagement and provision of feedback. Given the many uncertainties we must deal with, efforts to restore and transform agricultural landscapes cannot follow a business-as-usual approach. Future investment, in AM approach, tailored to the needs and context would help to achieve the goals of sustainable agricultural landscape transformation. The success depends on three interdependent pillars of action: the ability to make a robust, co-developed plan of interventions, the ability to continuously monitor changes based on key variables, and to learn from the knowledge generated and apply the learning as implementation evolves.

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Changing Agricultural Landscapes in Ethiopia: Examining Application of Adaptive Management Approach

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12218939 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (21) ◽

pp. 8939

Author(s):

Amare Haileslassie ◽

Wolde Mekuria ◽

Petra Schmitter ◽

Stefan Uhlenbrook ◽

Eva Ludi

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Adaptive Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Local Community ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Management Approach ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Land And Water Management ◽

The Impact

Ethiopia has decades of experience in implementing land and water management interventions. The overarching objectives of this review were to synthesize evidences on the impact of implementation of land and water management practices on agricultural landscapes in Ethiopia and to evaluate the use of adaptive management (AM) approaches as a tool to manage uncertainties. We explored how elements of the structures and functions of landscapes have been transformed, and how the components of AM, such as structured decision-making and learning processes, have been applied. Despite numerous environmental and economic benefits of land and water management interventions in Ethiopia, this review revealed gaps in AM approaches. These include: (i) inadequate evidence-based contextualization of interventions, (ii) lack of monitoring of bio-physical and socioeconomic processes and changes post implementation, (iii) lack of trade-off analyses, and (iv) inadequacy of local community engagement and provision of feedback. Given the many uncertainties we must deal with, future investment in AM approaches tailored to the needs and context would help to achieve the goals of sustainable agricultural landscape transformation. The success depends, among other things, on the ability to learn from the knowledge generated and apply the learning as implementation evolves

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Present challenges for future water sustainable cities: a case study from Italy

Drinking Water Engineering and Science ◽

10.5194/dwes-7-35-2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 35-40

Author(s):

L. Bonzanigo ◽

G. Sinnona

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Management Practices ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

Severe Drought ◽

Sustainable Cities ◽

Adaptation Measures ◽

The Future ◽

Italian Context ◽

The Impact

Abstract. The global population is increasingly concentrated in cities. Cities and urban areas face many challenges – economic, social, health and environmental – which are often exacerbated by an increase in the frequency of natural disasters. Together, these challenges call for a shift towards sustainable cities which reduce their impact on the surrounding environment, whilst at the same time succeeding to make resources available to their increasing number of inhabitants. This study explores the state of the art of water management practices of the highly urbanised Northern Italian region and plans and scope for the future development of water management. Although the region is at present not under severe water stress, recently some cities faced water scarcity problems and were forced to implement water rationing. We assessed the vulnerability of Parma and Ferrara to a water crisis, together with the regular and emergency adaptation measures already in place, and the forecast for the near future. In two workshops, the authors adapted the Australian concept of water sensitive urban design for the Italian context. Although the population remains generally unaware of the impact of the two latest severe drought events (2003 and 2006/7), many adaptation measures towards a more sustainable use of the water resource are already in place – technically, institutionally, and individually. Water managers consider however that the drastic and definite changes needed to integrate the urban water management cycle, and which minimise the ecological footprint of urban spaces, lay far in the future.

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The Impact of Shariah Governance and Corporate Governance on the Risk Management Practices: Evidence from Local and Foreign Islamic Banks in Malaysia

The Journal of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research ◽

10.33102/jmifr.v15i2.174 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Sabri Embi ◽

Zurina Shafii

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Corporate Governance ◽

Management Practices ◽

Principal Component ◽

T Test ◽

The Body ◽

Primary Data ◽

Islamic Banks ◽

Shariah Governance ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Shariah governance and corporate governance (CG) on the risk management practices (RMPs) of local Islamic banks and foreign Islamic banks operating in Malaysia. The Shariah governance comprises the Shariah review (SR) and Shariah audit (SA) variables. The study also evaluates the level of RMPs, CG, SR, and SA between these two type of banks. With the aid of SPSS version 20, the items for RMPs, CG, SR, and SA were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA). From the PCA, one component or factor was extracted each for the CG, SR, and RMPs while another two factors were extracted for the SA. Primary data was collected using a self-administered survey questionnaire. The questionnaire covers four aspects ; CG, SR, SA, and RMPs. The data received from the 300 usable questionnaires were subjected to correlation and regression analyses as well as an independent t-test. The result of correlation analysis shows that all the four variables have large positive correlations with each other indicating a strong and significant relationship between them. From the regression analysis undertaken, CG, SR, and SA together explained 52.3 percent of the RMPs and CG emerged as the most influential variable that impacts the RMPs. The independent t-test carried out shows that there were significant differences in the CG and SA between the local and foreign Islamic banks. However, there were no significant differences between the two types of the bank in relation to SR and RMPs. The study has contributed to the body of knowledge and is beneficial to academicians, industry players, regulators, and other stakeholders.

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