Bringing sustainability science to water basin management

Jurgen Schmandt

Energy, 2006, vol. 31, issue 13, 2350-2360

Abstract: Sustainability science studies the causes, pathways and impacts of complex development problems that result from the interaction of natural and social forces. Water availability in arid basins with rapidly growing populations presents a perfect example of a development problem that needs sustainability science to provide the scientific underpinnings for integrated management of the basin. The author (1) introduces the concept of sustainability science, (2) applies the concept to integrated water basin management, and (3) illustrates the use of sustainability science in the management of the arid Rio Grande basin on the border between Mexico and the United States.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.01.009

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