Impacts Of Anthropogenic Activities On Watersheds In A Changing Climate

Author : Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes,Fernando António Leal Pacheco
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783036502663

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Impacts of Anthropogenic Activities on Watersheds in a Changing Climate by Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes,Fernando António Leal Pacheco Pdf

The immediate goal of this Special Issue was the characterization of land uses and occupations (LULC) in watersheds and the assessment of impacts caused by anthropogenic activities. The goal was immediate because the ultimate purpose was to help bring disturbed watersheds to a better condition or a utopian sustainable status. The steps followed to attain this objective included publishing studies on the understanding of factors and variables that control hydrology and water quality changes in response to human activities. Following this first step, the Special Issue selected work that described adaption measures capable of improving the watershed condition (water availability and quality), namely LULC conversions (e.g., monocultures into agro-forestry systems). Concerning the LULC measures, however, efficacy was questioned unless supported by public programs that force consumers to participate in concomitant costs, because conversions may be viewed as an environmental service.

Author : Fernando A.L. Pacheco,Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 303650267X

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Impacts of Anthropogenic Activities on Watersheds in a Changing Climate by Fernando A.L. Pacheco,Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes Pdf

The immediate goal of this Special Issue was the characterization of land uses and occupations (LULC) in watersheds and the assessment of impacts caused by anthropogenic activities. The goal was immediate because the ultimate purpose was to help bring disturbed watersheds to a better condition or a utopian sustainable status. The steps followed to attain this objective included publishing studies on the understanding of factors and variables that control hydrology and water quality changes in response to human activities. Following this first step, the Special Issue selected work that described adaption measures capable of improving the watershed condition (water availability and quality), namely LULC conversions (e.g., monocultures into agro-forestry systems). Concerning the LULC measures, however, efficacy was questioned unless supported by public programs that force consumers to participate in concomitant costs, because conversions may be viewed as an environmental service.

Author : Junguo Liu,Zhan Tian,Qinhua Ye,Laixiang Sun,Shiqiang Wu
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832545164

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Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Water Management by Junguo Liu,Zhan Tian,Qinhua Ye,Laixiang Sun,Shiqiang Wu Pdf

Water plays an essential role in the development and functioning of a city, but could also be a key risk factor for urban pluvial flooding, which may occur more frequently in the context of future climate change. The traditional means of flood risk management relied heavily on engineering measures, or the use of “gray” infrastructure. Recently, there has been a call to integrate nature-based solutions (NBS), which make use of natural processes and ecosystem services, with conventional engineering approaches. NBS infrastructures and designs pay great attention to ecosystem services considerations in assessing their induced hydrological processes, as well as in managing the stormwater and mitigating urban flood and droughts. Nevertheless, compared with grey infrastructure, larger space could be demanded for NBS, while the buffer effect for NBS in extremes events is still uncertain for evaluation.

Author : Michael J. Kennish,Hans W. Paerl,Joseph R. Crosswell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000917826

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Climate Change and Estuaries by Michael J. Kennish,Hans W. Paerl,Joseph R. Crosswell Pdf

Climate change is having an increasing impact on coastal, estuarine, and marine environments worldwide. This book provides state-of-the-art coverage of climate change effects on estuarine ecosystems from local, regional, and global perspectives. With editors among the most noted international scholars in coastal ecology and estuarine science and contributors who are world-class in their fields, the chapters in this volume consist of comprehensive studies in coastal, estuarine and marine sciences, climate change, and coastal management and provide an extensive international collection of data in tabular, illustrated, and narrative formats useful for coastal scientists, planners, and managers. Comprised of three sections: (1) physical-chemical aspects; (2) biological aspects; and (3) management aspects, the book not only examines climatic and non-climatic drivers of change affecting coastal, estuarine, and marine environments but also their interactions and effects on populations of organisms, communities, habitats, and ecosystem structure and function. Pulling together today’s most salient issues and key literature advances for those concerned with coastal management, it allows the reader to see across direct and indirect interactions among disciplinary and ecosystem boundaries. Climate Change and Estuaries meets the research needs of climate scientists, estuarine and marine biologists, marine chemists, marine geologists, hydrologists, and coastal engineers, while students, professors, administrators, and other professionals will also find it an exhaustive reference.

Author : Yang Yu,Mariano Moreno De Las Heras,Hu Liu,Peng Shi,Omer Yetemen,Patricia Saco
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832528778

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Hydrological connectivity and sustainable watershed management in a changing environment by Yang Yu,Mariano Moreno De Las Heras,Hu Liu,Peng Shi,Omer Yetemen,Patricia Saco Pdf

Author : Zhangxi Hu,Aifeng Li,Zhun Li,Margaret R. Mulholland
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832547274

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The impacts of anthropogenic activity and climate change on the formation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and its ecological consequence by Zhangxi Hu,Aifeng Li,Zhun Li,Margaret R. Mulholland Pdf

Author : Jingfeng Xiao,Ge Sun, Lu Hao,Gang Dong,Zhiqiang Zhang
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783039214471

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Afforestation and Reforestation: Drivers, Dynamics, and Impacts by Jingfeng Xiao,Ge Sun, Lu Hao,Gang Dong,Zhiqiang Zhang Pdf

Afforestation/reforestation (or forestation) has been implemented worldwide as an effective measure towards sustainable ecosystem services and addresses global environmental problems such as climate change. The conversion of grasslands, croplands, shrublands, or bare lands to forests can dramatically alter forest water, energy, and carbon cycles and, thus, ecosystem services (e.g., carbon sequestration, soil erosion control, and water quality improvement). Large-scale afforestation/reforestation is typically driven by policies and, in turn, can also have substantial socioeconomic impacts. To enable success, forestation endeavors require novel approaches that involve a series of complex processes and interdisciplinary sciences. For example, exotic or fast-growing tree species are often used to improve soil conditions of degraded lands or maximize productivity, and it often takes a long time to understand and quantify the consequences of such practices at watershed or regional scales. Maintaining the sustainability of man-made forests is becoming increasingly challenging under a changing environment and disturbance regime changes such as wildland fires, urbanization, drought, air pollution, climate change, and socioeconomic change. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on case studies of the drivers, dynamics, and impacts of afforestation/reforestation at regional, national, or global scales. These new studies provide an update on the scientific advances related to forestation. This information is urgently needed by land managers and policy makers to better manage forest resources in today’s rapidly changing environments.

Author : Chuanfu Zang,Zhenzhong Zeng,Fei Tian,Patrick Laux,Ganquan Mao
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832518816

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Hydroclimatic Extremes: Human-Natural System Adaptation and Impacts by Chuanfu Zang,Zhenzhong Zeng,Fei Tian,Patrick Laux,Ganquan Mao Pdf

Author : Xixi Wang
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323915625

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Water-Soil-Vegetation Nexus and Climate Change by Xixi Wang Pdf

Water-Soil-Vegetation Nexus and Climate Change presents a broad overview of the research needs and approaches regarding water-soil-vegetation nexus and climate change. It includes chapters discussing water budget and factors that affect hydrologic processes such as precipitation, runoff, infiltration, evapotranspiration, soil water, and groundwater, in addition to a focus on consumptive (e.g., domestic and irrigation) and non-consumptive (e.g., eco-environmental) water uses, and water shortage. Throughout Water-Soil-Vegetation Nexus and Climate Change chapters specifically deal with the fundamental principles and also case studies, applications, and decision support tools, that can be usable for developing practical management measures in sustaining our eco-environment and society by maintaining an optimal water-soil-vegetation equilibrium. Written with water resources students and professors in mind, this book will provide the reader with further knowledge on the water-soil-vegetation nexus and its connection to climate change. Includes both principles and applications, providing the reader with options for both application types as needed Emphasizes the nexuses rather than individual processes, allowing the reader to understand the whole picture Presents case studies and decision support tools that can be used for developing practical management measures in changing climate

Author : Uday Chatterjee,Angela Oyilieze Akanwa,Suresh Kumar,Sudhir Kumar Singh,Abira Dutta Roy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031155017

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Ecological Footprints of Climate Change by Uday Chatterjee,Angela Oyilieze Akanwa,Suresh Kumar,Sudhir Kumar Singh,Abira Dutta Roy Pdf

This book explores global implications of human activities that trigger changes in climate and the appropriate scientific, adaptive, and sustainable approaches as a proven information tool. It reveals that the ecological, social, and economic dynamics of the changing earth encompasses huge uncertainties coupled with its ability to be linked to other forms of global change. From a scientific perspective, multiple efforts are expedient to integrate the many aspects of global changes. Increases in science and technology have afforded nations the ability to plan for the future by investing in adaptive and mitigative measures to monitor present and future changes. Just as the climatic and ecological impacts of climate change are unequally distributed, so is the adaptive capacity to cope with these impacts in different nations. Considering that wealth, infrastructure, and political stability all contribute to a nation's capacity to anticipate and respond to change. So, global South nations who are disadvantaged in these areas are faced with more inequalities and more unique adaptive strategies. There is need for increased aggregate efforts and interaction between scientists, stakeholders, and policy makers to improve both decision-making and global change in science. Scientists and researchers need to work on expanding the range of polices that are proposed, debated, and implemented. This way, novelty, new ideas and methodologies are infused into the society. At this point of multiple climate footprints, there is an immense need to explore all ideas evaluating their possibilities in presenting alternative futures, developing alternative policies, and adaptive options to solve the intractable ecological footprints of climate change.

Author : Kathleen A. Miller,Alan F. Hamlet,Douglas S. Kenney,Kelly T. Redmond
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482227987

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Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate by Kathleen A. Miller,Alan F. Hamlet,Douglas S. Kenney,Kelly T. Redmond Pdf

Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate addresses the current challenges facing western water planners and policy makers in the United States and considers strategies for managing water resources and related risks in the future. Written by highly-regarded experts in the industry, the book offers a wealth of experience, and explains the physical, socioeconomic, and institutional context for western water resource management. The authors discuss the complexities of water policy, describe the framework for water policy and planning, and identify many of the issues surrounding the subject. A provocative examination of policy issues surrounding western water resources, this book: Considers the implications of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change for the region’s water resources, and explains limitations on the predictability of local-scale changes Stresses linkages between climate patterns and weather events, and related hydrologic impacts Describes the environmental consequences of historical water system development and the challenges that climate change poses for protection of aquatic ecosystems Examines coordination of drought management by local, state and national government agencies Includes insights on planning for climate change adaptation from case studies across the western United States Discusses the challenges and opportunities in water/energy/land system management, and its prospects for developing climate change response strategies Presents evidence of changes in water scarcity and flooding potential in the region and identifies a set of adaptation strategies to support the long-term sustainability of irrigated agriculture and urban communities Draws upon Colorado’s experience in defining rights for surface and tributary groundwater use to explain potential conflicts and challenges in establishing fair and effective coordination of water rights for these resources Assesses the role of policy in driving flood losses Explores policy approaches for achieving equitable and environmentally responsible planning outcomes despite multiple sources of uncertainty Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate describes patterns of water availability, existing policy problems and the potential impacts of climate change in the western United States, and functions as a practical reference for the student or professional invested in water policy and management.

Author : Murat Eyvaz,Ahmed Albahnasawi,Ercan Gürbulak,Ebubekir Yüksel
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781803550367

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Water Conservation by Murat Eyvaz,Ahmed Albahnasawi,Ercan Gürbulak,Ebubekir Yüksel Pdf

To conserve water, one of the most valuable and vital resources in the world, management and public strategies, processes to reduce water consumption in industrial/commercial applications, and methods such as smart irrigation systems have been proposed. Local authorities have focused on infrastructure operations to prevent water losses and flow measurements have begun to be followed more closely. The use of greywater for partial recycling of water for household purposes and rainwater harvesting systems are being encouraged. In addition, there is more research on water conservation, its smart use, and recycling of used water being conducted. This book presents valuable scientific research on water and land management, groundwater management, and water/wastewater treatment applications for the conservation of water.

Author : Christopher Ndehedehe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031377273

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Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Anthropocene by Christopher Ndehedehe Pdf

This book explores how human civilization has contributed to changes in the Anthropocene, an era that marks a fundamental change in the way mankind has interacted with the Earth system. It examines the 21st century in the context of human development of water infrastructures, climate change impacts on freshwater resources, groundwater depletion, rising population, land use change, extreme events (droughts, floods, and wildfires). The implications of climate change impacts on environmental assets and the global water cycle are also highlighted. The book takes a pragmatically trans-disciplinary and holistic approach to the discussion of these issues, and the Earth system in the Anthropocene, drawing from a plethora of case studies. The capabilities of machine learning tools in satellite hydrology applications have been demonstrated as well as the feasibility of remote sensing data and innovative geospatial tools in environmental assessment. The book further showcases the multiple strengths and potential of new multi-disciplinary satellite radar programmes and geodetic missions, to measure and characterize extreme events, and their links to global climate, as well as in remote sensing of the environment. The aim is to provide innovative tools and a scientific framework that underpin our fundamental understanding of environmental systems, and the complexities of socio-hydrological systems in the Anthropocene. Policy issues have also been raised as an important aspect that can strengthen the management and administration of water resources, particularly in emerging economies where observational data is often lacking, limited, or difficult to access. It also highlights the lessons learned from freshwater hotspots (e.g., Lake Chad and Lake Urmia) where prolonged droughts and human activities have led to a permanent loss of surface water. It identifies the role of institutions and stakeholders in driving policies that underpins water management and climate change adaptation. The book articulates the novel applications of remote sensing tools as part of a monitoring framework that can alert stakeholders and the public sector to the dangers of mismanagement of freshwater in these hotspots and help facilitate water governance approaches. The book fills a critical gap in the multi-disciplinary aspect of planetary science, particularly in understanding the impacts of climate change and human actions on freshwater resources, as well as the stability of the Earth system.

Author : Makoto Taniguchi,William C. Burnett,Yoshihiro Fukushima,MARTIN HAIGH,Yu Umezawa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780415472791

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From Headwaters to the Ocean by Makoto Taniguchi,William C. Burnett,Yoshihiro Fukushima,MARTIN HAIGH,Yu Umezawa Pdf

The vulnerability of water resources due to climate change and human activities is globally increasing. The phenomenon of hydrological change is complicated because of the combinations and interactions between natural climate fluctuation, global warming and human activities including changes in land utilization. The impact areas of hydrological changes are also not only within the basin, but reach to the ocean through coastal water exchanges. This book presents contributions focused on integrated water management from headwater to the ocean in a time of climate change and increasing population.

Author : Robert J. Naiman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Watershed management
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063905610

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Watershed Management by Robert J. Naiman Pdf

Conceptual separation of humans and natural ecosystems is reflected in the thinking of most natural resource management professions, including for estry, wildlife management, fisheries, range management, and watershed management (Burch 1971). Such thinking can deny the reality of the human element in local, regional, and global ecosystems (Bonnicksen and Lee 1982, Klausner 1971, Vayda 1977). As complex organisms with highly developed cultural abilities to modify their environment, humans directly or indirectly affect almost all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems (Bennett 1976). Conse quently, information for managing watershed ecosystems is incomplete without consideration of human institutions and activities. Sociologists have studied the relationships between human societies and the land base or ecosystems on which they depend for over 60 years (Field and Burch 1990). These studies are distinguished by (1) a holistic perspec tive that sees people and their environments as interacting systems, (2) flex ible approaches that permit either the environment or human society to be treated as the independent variable in analyzing of society-environment re lations, and (3) accumulation of a substantial body of knowledge about how the future welfare of a society is influenced by its uses (or misuses) of land and water (Firey 1990).