A review of progress in empowerment of women in rural water management decision-making processes

In this scientific article, international and national legislation on citizens decision-making processes has been investigated, to what extent is the importance of public control in the process of political decision-making, the implementation of citizens' participation in local government directly by itself or through elected representatives (political institutions). Also, practical proposals aimed at increasing the participation of public structures in decision-making were made.

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Statistics and Artificial Intelligence-Based Pavement Performance and Remaining Service Life Prediction Models for Flexible and Composite Pavement Systems

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198120915889 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2674 (10) ◽

pp. 448-460

Author(s):

Orhan Kaya ◽

Halil Ceylan ◽

Sunghwan Kim ◽

Danny Waid ◽

Brian P. Moore

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Decision Making ◽

Prediction Models ◽

Pavement Management ◽

Pavement Performance ◽

Management Decision ◽

Performance Models ◽

Remaining Service Life ◽

Management Decision Making ◽

Decision Making Processes

In their pavement management decision-making processes, U.S. state highway agencies are required to develop performance-based approaches by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) federal transportation legislation. One of the performance-based approaches to facilitate pavement management decision-making processes is the use of remaining service life (RSL) models. In this study, a detailed step-by-step methodology for the development of pavement performance and RSL prediction models for flexible and composite (asphalt concrete [AC] over jointed plain concrete pavement [JPCP]) pavement systems in Iowa is described. To develop such RSL models, pavement performance models based on statistics and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques were initially developed. While statistically defined pavement performance models were found to be accurate in predicting pavement performance at project level, AI-based pavement performance models were found to be successful in predicting pavement performance in network level analysis. Network level pavement performance models using both statistics and AI-based approaches were also developed to evaluate the relative success of these two models for network level pavement performance modeling. As part of this study, in the development of pavement RSL prediction models, automation tools for future pavement performance predictions were developed and used along with the threshold limits for various pavement performance indicators specified by the Federal Highway Administration. These RSL models will help engineers in decision-making processes at both network and project levels and for different types of pavement management business decisions.

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Landscape Based Agricultural Water Demand Modeling—A Tool for Water Management Decision Making in British Columbia, Canada

Frontiers in Environmental Science ◽

10.3389/fenvs.2018.00074 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Denise Neilsen ◽

Matthew Bakker ◽

Ted Van der Gulik ◽

Scott Smith ◽

Alex Cannon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Decision Making ◽

British Columbia ◽

Water Demand ◽

Management Decision ◽

Agricultural Water ◽

Demand Modeling ◽

Management Decision Making

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Gender differences in senior management decision making in the New England Area Health Service

Australian Health Review ◽

10.1071/ah040073 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 73

Author(s):

Donna M Anderson

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Decision Making ◽

Health Service ◽

New England ◽

Management Decision ◽

Senior Managers ◽

Area Health Service ◽

Management Decision Making ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Area Health

Data from a questionnaire administered to senior managers in the New England Area Health Service (NEAHS) was used to examine gender differences in decision-making processes. The study found that female managers were more likely to report that they included staff in decision-making processes. The small size of the population restricted the statistical analysis; more meaningful findings may result if the study were to be repeated using a larger population of senior managers.

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Decision Making for Managing Community Flood Risks: Perspectives of United States Floodplain Managers

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science ◽

10.1007/s13753-021-00367-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jenna Tyler ◽

Abdul-Akeem Sadiq ◽

Douglas S. Noonan ◽

Rebecca M. Entress

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Decision Making ◽

Flood Management ◽

The United States ◽

Poverty Rate ◽

Management Decision ◽

Flood Risks ◽

Management Decision Making ◽

Decision Making Processes

AbstractTo reduce flood losses, floodplain managers make decisions on how to effectively manage their community’s flood risks. While there is a growing body of research that examines how individuals and households make decisions to manage their flood risks, far less attention has been directed at understanding the decision-making processes for flood management at the community level. This study aimed to narrow this research gap by examining floodplain managers’ perceptions of the quality of their community’s flood management decision-making processes. Data gathered from interviews with 200 floodplain managers in the United States indicate that most floodplain managers perceive their community’s flood management decision-making processes to be good. The results also indicate that communities participating in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Rating System, as well as communities with a higher level of concern for flooding and a lower poverty rate, are significantly more likely to report better flood management decision-making processes.

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What water managers need to know about public participation: one US practitioner's perspective

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2005.0017 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 269-278 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

James L. Creighton

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Decision Making ◽

Public Participation ◽

Management Decision ◽

The Us ◽

Management Decision Making ◽

The Usa

Increasingly, public participation is a precondition for water management decision making. In the USA, water management agencies have been utilizing public participation since the early 1970s, with varying degrees of success and commitment to the process. Some of the US experience may not be transferable to other countries or other cultures. But the author describes basic lessons he believes are fundamental to effective public participation in virtually all countries and situations.

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Exploring the use of economic evaluation in Australian wildland fire management decision-making

International Journal of Wildland Fire ◽

10.1071/wf13140 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 555 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Helena Clayton ◽

Melinda R. Mylek ◽

Jacki Schirmer ◽

Geoffrey J. Cary ◽

Stephen R. Dovers

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Economic Evaluation ◽

Fire Management ◽

Wildland Fire ◽

Management Decision ◽

Scarce Resources ◽

Economic Information ◽

Management Decision Making ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Policy Objectives

Wildland fire managers make daily decisions about ways to allocate scarce resources to meet policy objectives. Making these decisions has become more challenging as the frequency and size of fires increase, as does associated risk to assets and costs of management. There is growing interest in using economic evaluation to inform resource allocation decisions, but little work has examined the economic evaluation needs of wildland fire managers, their current use of economic information and the factors that aid or hinder use. This study examined these issues through a survey of Australian wildland fire managers in fire management and policy roles. We found that despite strong interest in economic evaluation, managers have limited familiarity with most evaluation methods or use of the information derived. Several actions can improve the use and usefulness of economic evaluation for wildland fire managers: first, building capacity of managers to both commission and use economic information; second, integrating analysis of market and non-market benefits and costs as part of economic evaluation and third, better integrating economic evaluation with the broader context of decision-making processes.

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