scholarly journals An uncertainty-based smart market model for groundwater management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soroush Sharghi ◽  
Reza Kerachian
Keyword(s):  
Wholesale Price ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Market Mechanism ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Water Users ◽  
The Status ◽  
Trading Policy

Abstract This paper presents a new water market mechanism, which can be used for selecting the best trading policy by incorporating the uncertainties of total annual available water and wholesale price of agricultural products. In this mechanism, water users are asked to submit bid packages via a web-based platform. A bid package represents the real values that a user puts on different quantities of withdrawn groundwater considering its quality. Then, the most reliable water trading policy as well as the price of water are calculated by taking the market endogenous and exogenous uncertainties into account using the regret theory. The results show that by applying the proposed uncertainty-based smart groundwater market mechanisms to the Nough Plain in Iran, the average productivity of water users increases about 18% compared to the status quo condition. Furthermore, based on the outputs of the proposed market model, groundwater is finally distributed to agricultural users almost proportional to their farms area.

Research Portals

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Becker ◽  
Ralf Knackstedt ◽  
Lukasz Lis ◽  
Armin Stein ◽  
Matthias Steinhorst
Keyword(s):  
Web Search ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research Communities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Knowledge Management Tools

Research portals are a means to present, discuss, and advance scientific findings. They are web-based knowledge management tools for research communities. Research portals foster collaboration among a community of scientists, research funders, and political decision-makers. However, research communities might not possess the knowledge and experience required to design a research portal. The authors support them by analyzing the status quo of existing portals and providing respective improvement perspectives. The authors ask what typical characteristics of such portals are and how these characteristics can be used to evaluate the advancement of individual portals and they seek to distinguish classes of differently advanced research portals and determine their status quo. The authors’ research is based on a systematic web search, during which the authors identify 813 relevant research portals. Following a multi-method approach, they assign each research portal a previously distinguished class of advancement. The authors conclude that research portals generally only offer basic functionality and discuss functionality that is underrepresented in this pool of analyzed research portals and elaborate on improvement perspectives in 11 feature dimensions.

scholarly journals Status-quo of the different canal systems of Punjab, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 889 (1) ◽  
pp. 012063
Author(s):  
Harinderpal Singh Bedi ◽  
Sandeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Water ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The State ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
The Status ◽  
Canal Systems ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Three Rivers

Abstract In India, Punjab is a state which grows large proportion of countries agricultural products and the dependence of cultivatable land, for irrigation, is highly shifting towards the use of surface water. Currently, there are three major fresh water rivers that flow through Punjab i.e., Ravi, Beas and Satluj. Since, India’s independence and its partition, several reforms have taken place with respect to the modifications in the flow of these rivers. As several activities of the state such as, industrial, domestic, geo-political etc., are dependent on the availability of the fresh water, therefore, it is imperative to provide the status-quo of the changes in the rivers of Punjab. This article brings forward, the present condition of the three rivers of Punjab with respect to the development of canals, construction of headworks, dams etc. It is expected that this article will provide an insight of the complete fresh water distribution in the state Punjab, India, to the various stakeholders of associated fields.

scholarly journals Thousands of reptile species threatened by under-regulated global trade

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin M. Marshall ◽  
Colin Strine ◽  
Alice C. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Wildlife Trade ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Biodiversity Crisis ◽  
Trade Regulation ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
The Status ◽  
Key Driver

Abstract Wildlife trade is a key driver of the biodiversity crisis. Unregulated, or under-regulated wildlife trade can lead to unsustainable exploitation of wild populations. International efforts to regulate wildlife mostly miss ‘lower-value’ species, such as those imported as pets, resulting in limited knowledge of trade in groups like reptiles. Here we generate a dataset on web-based private commercial trade of reptiles to highlight the scope of the global reptile trade. We find that over 35% of reptile species are traded online. Three quarters of this trade is in species that are not covered by international trade regulation. These species include numerous endangered or range-restricted species, especially hotspots within Asia. Approximately 90% of traded reptile species and half of traded individuals are captured from the wild. Exploitation can occur immediately after scientific description, leaving new endemic species especially vulnerable. Pronounced gaps in regulation imply trade is having unknown impacts on numerous threatened species. Gaps in monitoring demand a reconsideration of international reptile trade regulations. We suggest reversing the status-quo, requiring proof of sustainability before trade is permitted.

scholarly journals Effects of the implementation of a progressive tariffs policy on water management in DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Aloysius Suratin ◽  
Eka Triakuntini ◽  
Herdis Herdiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Market Mechanism ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Status ◽  
Number Of Customers

Abstract The status of the availability of water resources in DKI (Indonesia’s Special Region of) Jakarta has reached a critical phase. Determination of progressive tariffs by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in 2007 aimed to encourage water users to use water resources rationally and in a sustainable way. However, since the launch of the policy, there has been no evaluation to determine the effectiveness of these progressive tariffs. This research analysed empirical data to examine the effect of policy interventions on water use behaviour in DKI Jakarta. An analysis was carried out by calculating water usage before progressive tariffs were applied and comparing them to water use after the tariffs were applied. Another analysis calculated the number of customers before and after the implementation of progressive tariffs and compared the changes. The increase in water prices plotted are stated in nominal value by assuming the average level of inflation in Jakarta (especially the price of water) was nearly under 2 percent and the price of water was not controlled by the market mechanism The results of this study indicate that before progressive tariffs were applied, water consumption had declined despite an increase in the number of customers, however, water consumption increased after the implementation. This shows that progressive tariffs are effective instruments to distribute clean water access through cross-subsidies, however, it has no effect on consumption levels.

‘Sustainable’ water abstraction: catchment abstraction management strategies in England and Wales

Water Policy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-667
Author(s):  
Cindy Warwick
Keyword(s):  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Environmental Flows ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Water Quantity ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Water Abstraction ◽  
Water Users ◽  
The Status

Sustainability of water quantity management is largely associated with the provision of environmental flows. However, the implementation of environmental flows has been problematic, particularly when water needed for the environment has already been allocated to other uses. The potential rebalancing of allocations brings other aspects of sustainability to the fore, namely distributional and procedural justice. This paper reviews the Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies (CAMS) programme established in England and Wales in 2001 with the aim of creating a ‘sustainable’ balance between water users and the environment. A review of CAMS outcomes from the first 4 years of implementation found that the ‘sustainable’ balance achieved broadly equates to maintenance of the status quo. This is in part because, without appreciation of the inequities in abstraction rights and the lack of tools for their management, constrictions on environmental improvement remain. Increased transparency of these inequities and constraints is proposed as a priority for procedural justice and as a basis for further decision making regarding allocations. The case study has shown that to move beyond the platitudes of sustainability to real changes for environment and society, the history and institutions of environmental management, distributive justice and procedural justice must be critically reviewed and challenged.

Music Educators’ Understanding and Opinions of U.S. Copyright Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Okley Egger ◽  
D. Gregory Springer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Free Response ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Status ◽  
Service Music

The purpose of this study was to examine music educators’ understanding and opinions of U.S. copyright law. In-service music educators ( N = 50) completed a web-based questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward, knowledge of, and preparation/training for understanding copyright law. Respondents reported generally favorable attitudes toward copyright law. Results also indicated that respondents had a limited understanding of certain aspects of copyright law. These in-service music teachers reported that their undergraduate preparation did not prepare them well to understand copyright law, and the majority (64%) indicated completing zero undergraduate courses that included copyright law as a content area and few professional development sessions focused on understanding copyright law. Analysis of respondents’ answers to a free-response question indicated the following themes: (a) rationalizing unethical/illegal behaviors, (b) criticizing the status quo, and (c) expressing a desire for more information about copyright.

scholarly journals Palatable disruption: the politics of plant milk

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 945-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Clay ◽  
Alexandra E. Sexton ◽  
Tara Garnett ◽  
Jamie Lorimer
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The Political ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
The Past ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The Status ◽  
Systemic Problems

Abstract Plant-based milk alternatives–or mylks–have surged in popularity over the past ten years. We consider the politics and consumer subjectivities fostered by mylks as part of the broader trend towards ‘plant-based’ food. We demonstrate how mylk companies inherit and strategically deploy positive framings of milk as wholesome and convenient, as well as negative framings of dairy as environmentally damaging and cruel, to position plant-based as the ‘better’ alternative. By navigating this affective landscape, brands attempt to (re)make mylk as simultaneously palatable and disruptive to the status quo. We examine the politics of mylks through the concept of palatable disruption, where people are encouraged to care about the environment, health, and animal welfare enough to adopt mylks but to ultimately remain consumers of a commodity food. By encouraging consumers to reach for “plant-based” as a way to cope with environmental catastrophe and a life out of balance, mylks promote a neoliberal ethic: they individualize systemic problems and further entrench market mechanisms as solutions, thereby reinforcing the political economy of industrial agriculture. In conclusion, we reflect on the limits of the current plant-based trend for transitioning to more just and sustainable food production and consumption.

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