A dynamic simulation based water resources education tool

Williams, Alison; Lansey, Kevin; Washburne, J.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.11.005

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“…Workshops, demonstrations, and meetings are likely to be better attended by agricultural and small agricultural landowners. Online water quality and conservation tools, like those developed by Williams et al (2009) and Werts et al (2012), may be best suited for targeting small agricultural landowners.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing different types of rural landowners: Implications for conservation practice adoption

Perry-Hill¹,

Prokopy²

2014

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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Although there is a substantial body of research on the factors affecting farmers' adoption of conservation practices, there is little existing research comparing different types of rural landowners and their land management decisions. This study examines the differences in awareness, attitudes, constraints, and behaviors of agricultural, small agricultural, and rural residential landowners. We conducted a mail survey of a stratified random sample of rural landowners owning two acres or more in the Little Calumet-Galien Watershed in northwestern Indiana. Generally, small agricultural and rural residential landowners have more positive attitudes, but are less familiar with water quality issues and conservation organizations. We found that being a small agricultural or rural residential landowner is associated with greater willingness to try conservation practices. For all landowners, perceived cost was the greatest barrier to conservation practice adoption. Based on these results, we suggest that to be successful, conservation programs targeted at small agricultural and rural residential landowners should address nonpoint source pollution and conservation practice awareness, as well as the cost of practice implementation. By using an evidence based approach to targeting outreach, conservation programs will become more efficient and effective.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing different types of rural landowners: Implications for conservation practice adoption

Perry-Hill¹,

Prokopy²

2014

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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“…This is a large increase from previous urban rates, which were only 30% in 1950 (UN, 2014). By 2050, the urban share will increase to 66% of the world's population (UN, 2014). These trends are reflected in Indonesia.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Waste Reduction Through Integrated Waste Management Modeling at Mustika Residence (Tangerang)

Johannes¹

2018

JESSD

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In Indonesia, there are classic issues about waste that are highlighted due to the country's critical conditions. Uncontrolled population growth and regional development have led to massive waste production. One popular practice in waste management is located at integrated waste management site (TPST). This practice has been implemented successfully by TPST Mustika Iklhas, a small community operation in Tangerang. Though different from previous operations, its success is achieved by active community participation, far away from government intervention. This study looks at management practices in TPST Mustika Ikhlas. The method used to address real and complex problems is called system dynamics. This method uses life cycle thinking to address the waste management practice in Mustika Residence. Once the model was constructed, a simulation was carried out within 1,080 days. In this study, exponential behaviors were generated in the main variables such as waste, inorganic waste, and compost. However, organic waste exhibited oscillation behavior due to its processing time needed to convert to compost. From the results and discussion, we conclude that integrated waste management in TPST Mustika Ikhlas has been effective in reducing waste through conversion to inorganic waste and compost. Intervention to Business-As-Usual (BAU) should focus on two leverage variables: retribution and TPST cash flow.

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“…However, the broad impacts of water shortage on socio-economic systems are not investigated. In contrast, Williams et al (2009) developed a dynamic simulation model to improve the understanding of undergraduate students of the complexity and conflicts in water resources systems. Their model simulates the available water supply (stream flow, groundwater, reservoir storage, imported water and treated water) and sectoral (agricultural, industrial, residential and non-residential) water demands, and reveals the effects of water scarcity on agriculture yield, farming incomes, per capita water use, supply cost and environmental economic valuation, based on the current water balance, and their connections to population growth, land management and water conservation policies.…”

Section: Drought Management and Water Resources Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Further, because complex systems can give rise to problems that resist solution, system dynamics aims to "facilitate recognition of interactions among disparate but interconnected subsystems" that drive the larger system's dynamic behavior, and to identify and understand their root causes (Mirchi et al, 2012(Mirchi et al, : 2423. System dynamics is often used for educational purposes and to promote public participation (Tidwell et al, 2004;Williams et al, 2009), and to assess policy options easily and inexpensively through comparison of alternative "what if" simulations (Winz et al, 2009). Its models can be developed quickly, are typically easy to modify and understand and can present simulation results clearly to a wide audience of users and decision makers (Prodanovic and Simonovic, 2010).…”

Section: Simulation Gaming and System Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Water conservation methods can reduce demand and include low-flow fixtures and appliances (toilets, showers and washers), grey-water reuse, xeriscaping, drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting systems for outdoor water use, as well as water pricing, while water research and development has the potential to reduce both indoor and outdoor water demand in the longer term (Ahmad and Prashar, 2010;Coomes et al, 2010;Tidwell et al, 2004;Williams et al, 2009). The IDT Model represents a sub-set of these conservation methods, including adoption of low-flow appliances, grey-water treatment and reuse, investment in water-related research and development and water rationing (Table 1).…”

Section: Municipal Water Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Davies

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A dynamic simulation based water resources education tool

Cited by 23 publications

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Comparing different types of rural landowners: Implications for conservation practice adoption

Comparing different types of rural landowners: Implications for conservation practice adoption

Waste Reduction Through Integrated Waste Management Modeling at Mustika Residence (Tangerang)

A water resources simulation gaming model for the Invitational Drought Tournament

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