Smart Territorial Relationships: A Conceptual Framework to Cope with the Rural-Urban Divide in Mountainous Regions

Climate change impact on the hydrological functioning of the mountain lakes: a conceptual framework

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-998 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Amaro Medina ◽

Cherie Westbrook

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Literature Review ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Research Area ◽

Mountain Lakes ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Hydrological Processes ◽

Mountain Lake ◽

Mountainous Regions ◽

Hydrological Functioning

<p>Mountain lakes are distinctive water bodies that not only serve as a crucial water resource for the inhabitants of the upland regions but also as an important destination for millions of tourists who are attracted by their beauty. Mountain lakes are fragile water bodies that are experiencing changes in their hydrological processes owing to global warming. Understanding the consequences is important as it can help identify whether climate change causes degradations in lake hydrological functioning. The interactions of hydrological processes in mountain lakes with external drivers are usually hard to explain explicitly owing to their complexity. To deal with that problem, scholars develop conceptual frameworks. The focus was on the Canadian Rocky Mountains where 5155 lakes were identified using GIS. To identify factors influencing lake hydrological function and their sensitivity to changing climate, a literature review was undertaken. Identified in the literature review were 13 natural drivers that reflected climate change impacts to lake hydrological functioning and 38 additional sub-factors that characterize the drivers. Using these factors, a conceptual framework for mountain lake hydrological functioning was developed. The major limitation to thorough testing of the conceptual framework was a small number of observations for lakes in the research area. Nevertheless, the conceptual framework is flexible and should be tested across many mountainous regions worldwide. Overall, the conducted research stresses the problem of limited hydrological understanding of lakes in the Canadian Rockies and presents a useful framework of the complex interactions of natural drivers and intra-lake processes under rising temperatures.</p>

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A conceptual framework for advanced practice: an action research project operationalizing anadvanced practitioner/consultant nurse role

Journal of Clinical Nursing ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2702.1997.00143.x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 179-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Kim Manley

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Advanced Practice ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Research Project ◽

Nurse Role

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Evaluating research in developmental disabilities: a conceptual framework for reviewing treatment outcomes

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ◽

10.1017/s0012162299000110 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 55-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Charlene Butler ◽

Henry Chambers ◽

Murray Goldstein ◽

Susan Harris ◽

Judy Leach ◽

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Keyword(s):

Developmental Disabilities ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Treatment Outcomes

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Understanding Why Older People Develop a Wish to Die

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000078 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 204-216 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

M. L. Rurup ◽

H. R. W. Pasman ◽

J. Goedhart ◽

D. J. H. Deeg ◽

A. J. F. M. Kerkhof ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Cohort Studies ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Life Events ◽

Traumatic Life Events ◽

Quantitative Studies ◽

Wish To Die ◽

Open Coding ◽

Death Wishes ◽

Depth Interviews

Background: Quantitative studies in several European countries showed that 10–20% of older people have or have had a wish to die. Aims: To improve our understanding of why some older people develop a wish to die. Methods: In-depth interviews with people with a wish to die (n = 31) were carried out. Through open coding and inductive analysis, we developed a conceptual framework to describe the development of death wishes. Respondents were selected from two cohort studies. Results: The wish to die had either been triggered suddenly after traumatic life events or had developed gradually after a life full of adversity, as a consequence of aging or illness, or after recurring depression. The respondents were in a situation they considered unacceptable, yet they felt they had no control to change their situation and thus progressively “gave up” trying. Recurring themes included being widowed, feeling lonely, being a victim, being dependent, and wanting to be useful. Developing thoughts about death as a positive thing or a release from problems seemed to them like a way to reclaim control. Conclusions: People who wish to die originally develop thoughts about death as a positive solution to life events or to an adverse situation, and eventually reach a balance of the wish to live and to die.

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