scholarly journals Periurban Transformations in the Global South and Their Impact on Water-Based Livelihoods

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 458
Author(s):  
Carsten Butsch ◽  
Sophie-Bo Heinkel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Global South ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Institutional Supply ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Alternative Water

Urban sprawl and population increase are fundamentally transforming periurban areas in the Global South. These areas often suffer from inadequate environmental planning, resulting in water sources being overexploited, degraded, and redistributed. These processes affect water-based livelihoods due to disadvantages in water access and inadequate water governance. On the positive side, these transformation processes are leading to alternative water-based livelihoods. We systematically review and critically comment on the literature on water-based livelihoods in periurban areas of the Global South to provide the current scientific knowledge on this topic. Transformations of water-based livelihoods in periurban areas were also evaluated in terms of their sustainability. We conclude that rapid developments of periurban areas contain threats and potentials for water-based livelihoods and some emerging water-based livelihoods, whereas some emerging water-based livelihoods provide interim solutions for institutional supply gaps. Major lacunae in research are the (1) lack of holistic approaches, which address social dimensions of transformations, (2) the lack of studies applying a differentiated perspective on neighbouring areas within the urban fringe and (3) a lack of knowledge on emerging (water-based) livelihoods.

scholarly journals Tackling the global health threat of arboviruses: An appraisal of the three holistic approaches to health

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-381
Author(s):  
Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen ◽  
Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye ◽  
Mutiat Oluwakemi Mustapha ◽  
Sheriff Taye Mustapha ◽  
Nimat Toyosi Ajide-Bamigboye
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
One Health ◽  
Human Migration ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Planetary Health ◽  
Health Threat ◽  
Medical Factors ◽  
Arthropod Vectors ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Arboviral Diseases

Background: The rapid circulation of arboviruses in the human population has been linked with changes in climatic, environmental, and socio-economic conditions. These changes are known to alter the transmission cycles of arboviruses involving the anthropophilic vectors and thus facilitate an extensive geographical distribution of medically important arboviral diseases, thereby posing a significant health threat. Using our current understanding and assessment of relevant literature, this review aimed to understand the underlying factors promoting the spread of arboviruses and how the three most renowned interdisciplinary and holistic approaches to health such as One Health, Eco-Health, and Planetary Health can be a panacea for control of arboviruses. Methods: A comprehensive structured search of relevant databases such as Medline, PubMed, WHO, Scopus, Science Direct, DOAJ, AJOL, and Google Scholar was conducted to identify recent articles on arboviruses and holistic approaches to health using the keywords including "arboviral diseases", "arbovirus vectors", "arboviral infections", "epidemiology of arboviruses", "holistic approaches", "One Health", "Eco-Health", and "Planetary Health" Results: Changes in climatic factors like temperature, humidity, and precipitation support the growth, breeding, and fecundity of arthropod vectors transmitting the arboviral diseases. Increased human migration and urbanization due to socio-economic factors play an important role in population increase leading to the rapid geographical distribution of arthropod vectors and transmission of arboviral diseases. Medical factors like misdiagnosis and misclassification also contribute to the spread of arboviruses. Conclusion: This review highlights two important findings: First, climatic, environmental, socio-economic, and medical factors influence the constant distributions of arthropod vectors. Second, either of the three holistic approaches or a combination of any two can be adopted on arboviral disease control. Our findings underline the need for holistic approaches as the best strategy to mitigating and controlling the emerging and reemerging arboviruses.

Polycentric Water Governance in the Urban Global South

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Klaus Frey ◽  
Ruth Ferreira Ramos ◽  
Lidiane Alonso Paixão dos Anjos ◽  
Beatriz Milz ◽  
Pedro Roberto Jacobi
Keyword(s):  
Water Governance ◽  
Global South

scholarly journals Integrating knowledge to inform water quality planning in the Tully - Murray basin, Australia

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Kroon ◽  
C. J. Robinson ◽  
A. P. Dale
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Murray Basin

Decentralised approaches to water governance have emerged as a common approach to tackle complex environmental management issues in Australia and elsewhere. While decentralisation offers hope for a more holistic, integrated and effective approach to environmental planning decisions and solutions, challenges remain to put these ideals into practice. The present paper focuses on a key component of this approach to environmental planning and decision-making – the integration of different types of knowledge used to inform planning goals and the design of water quality management programs. The analysis draws on knowledge integration issues surrounding the water quality improvement plan in the Tully–Murray basin in north-eastern Australia. Here, government and non-government stakeholders are coordinating efforts to assess water quality condition and set management priorities for improving the quality of water entering the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage coastal lagoon. Our analysis of the kinds of knowledge and mechanisms of translation involved highlights three main points. First, the tensions between the uncertainty and bias in different types of knowledge brought to the planning table. Second, the timing of knowledge contributions that affects if and how knowledge contributions can be debated and integrated. Finally, the challenges faced by local collaborative groups to broker the translation and integration of knowledge needed to inform strategic environmental decisions and programs.

scholarly journals Caracterização Fisiográfica da Sub-Bacia do Riacho Jacaré – SE

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Fabrício Lopes de Macedo ◽  
Wellma Nascimento Pedra ◽  
Arisvaldo Vieira Mello Junior
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Shape Factor ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Form Factors ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Conservation Of Natural Resources ◽  
The Right ◽  
Physiographic Parameters

O Riacho Jacaré é um afluente do Rio São Francisco, está localizado em sua margem direita e apresenta grande relevância para a região Norte do Estado de Sergipe. A Sub-Bacia do Riacho Jacaré ao longo dos anos vem sofrendo graves processos de degradação ambiental, devido principalmente à má utilização do solo e dos recursos hídricos. Esse processo originou-se devido principalmente à falta de planejamento relacionado à utilização do uso e ocupação do solo na região. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo fornecer os parâmetros fisiográficos da Sub-Bacia do Riacho Jacaré, a fim de, favorecer práticas futuras relacionadas ao uso e ocupação do solo e da água, baseado em um planejamento ambiental adequado referente à conservação dos recursos naturais presentes. Os resultados demonstram que a sub-bacia, está sujeita parcialmente a processos de enchentes devido a sua forma aos fatores relacionados com o coeficiente de compacidade de 1,43 e ao fator forma de 0,47.Palavras-chave: Planejamento ambiental, geoprocessamento, enchentes. ABSTRACT The Riacho Jacaré is a tributary of the Rio Sao Francisco, is located in the right margin and are highly relevant to the region north of the state of Sergipe. Sub-Basin of Riacho Jacaré over the years has been suffering severe environmental degradation processes, mainly due to poor land use and water resources. This paper aims to provide the physiographic parameters of the Sub-Basin of Riacho Jacaré in order to encourage practices related to the use and occupation of land and water, based on an adequate environmental planning on the conservation of natural resources present. The results show that the Sub-Basin, is subject to partial flooding processes due to their form factors related to the compactness coefficient of 1.43 and the shape factor of 0.47. Keywords: Environmental planning, GIS, flood.  

A Deep Chart (the Aqua-Face of Deep Mapping)

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-108
Author(s):  
Eleanor Hayman ◽  
Mark Wedge ◽  
Colleen James
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Water Legislation ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Water Ethics ◽  
Alternative Water ◽  
Global Water

This paper showcases a counter-mapping project with the Tlingit and Tagish peoples of the circumpolar north. Engaging critically with the evolving theory and practice of deep mapping we reveal how collaborative water research designed to provide a framework for indigenous water legislation is expressed visually on a Google Earth platform. This aquatic counter-map, or as we call it, a deep chart, not only empowers the Tlingit and Tagish, but reclaims and revitalises critical cultural values, whilst simultaneously preserving linguistic and cultural memory in a digital form. More broadly, the deep chart is currently being brought into global water ethic debates as a visual ethno-cartographic example of an alternative relationship humans might have with water, paving the way for a new water consciousness. This is in direct contrast to current, dominant and sometimes destructive global water governance and water management models and practices. We showcase a participatory and aqua-centric deep charting paradigm that is evolving through Geographics Information Science (GIS) platforms in collaboration with the CTFN (Tlingit and Tagish) community and government. This research challenges the contemporary cartography of the dominant Anglo-American valuing of water. It also presents an alternative water vision that we argue can shift ‘terra-centric’ thinking towards ‘aqua-centric’ thinking. It further provides a blueprint for informing global water ethics debates.

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