Socio-hydrological approaches are gaining momentum due to the importance of understanding
the dynamics and co-evolution of water and human systems. Various socio-hydrological
approaches have been developed to improve the adaptive capacity of local people to deal with
water-related issues. In this study, a social-hydrological approach was...
Water is of vital and critical importance to ecosystems and human societies. The effects of
human activities on land and water are now large and extensive. These reflect physical changes to
the environment. Global change such as urbanization, population growth, socioeconomic change,
evolving energy needs, and climate change have put...
Considering the well‐documented impacts of land‐use change on water resources and the
rapid land‐use conversions occurring throughout Africa, in this study, we conducted a spatiotemporal
analysis of surface water quality and its relation with the land use and land cover (LULC)
pattern in Mokopane, Limpopo province of South Africa. Various...
Modeling insecurity under future climate change and socio-economic development is
indispensable for adaptive planning and sustainable management of water resources. This case study
strives to assess the water quality and quantity status for both the present and the near future in
the Ciliwung River basin inside the Jakarta Province under...
Informal recycling of electronics in the developing world has emerged as a new global environmental concern. The primary approach to address this problem has been command-and-control policies that ban informal recycling and international trade in electronic scrap. These bans are difficult to enforce and also have negative effects by reducing reuse...