The Role of Communication in Managing Complex Water–Energy–Food Governance Systems
| Autor: | Bryce Hannibal, Kent E. Portney, Robert A. Greer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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collective action
Resource (biology) lcsh:Hydraulic engineering 020209 energy media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Scarcity lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes lcsh:TC1-978 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Resource management 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology media_common lcsh:TD201-500 business.industry communication Corporate governance Environmental economics Resource depletion language.human_language governance Agriculture Food policy language business Nexus (standard) |
| Zdroj: | Water Volume 12 Issue 4 Water, Vol 12, Iss 1183, p 1183 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/w12041183 |
| Popis: | Managers of federal, state, local, and nonprofit organizations around the world are faced with the complex task of managing interconnected systems of scarce resources. One key example of this has been the recent research on the connections between water, energy, and food/agriculture, and the problem of managing these resources to be sustainable and reduce the likelihood of resource depletion. While engineering research has focused on achieving greater efficiencies in resource management, less attention has been given to issues of governance within the fragmented, decentralized, and polycentric systems that are responsible for resource delivery. The central question animating this paper is whether resource management decisions in water, energy, and food are siloed, and what theoretical frameworks can be leveraged to develop strategies to break down existing silos. Results from a survey of water agencies suggests that there is little communication between the water, energy, and food policy areas. If achieving greater nexus requires increased communication and repeated interactions, there is significant work to be done to re-think how policy and management are organized and conducted. |
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