How adjustments in land use patterns contribute to drought risk adaptation in a changing climate—A case study in China

Lei, Yongdeng; Wang, Jing ́ai; Yue, Yaojie; Yin, Yuanyuan; Sheng, Zhongyao

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.10.004

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“…Several concepts, such as driver (Connolly-Boutin and Smit 2015), exposure (Bennett et al 2015) and stressor (McCubbin et al 2015) have been used interchangeably in studying the effects of multiple stressors on human systems. Although there are considerable interactions between different sources of risk and vulnerability, there are studies in which the importance of different processes has been analyzed (Bunce et al 2010b;Eakin et al 2014;Fazey et al 2011;Feike et al 2015;Lei et al 2014;Nyantakyi-Frimpong and Bezner-Kerr 2015;Reid and Vogel 2006;Tschakert 2007). Methods through which the importance of different drivers has been evaluated range from the analysis of local and institutional perceptions to modelling and expert judgment (Räsänen et al 2016).…”

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“…The impacts of environment-related risks and vulnerabilities are often manifested via water in terms of changes in water quality and quantity (De Souza et al 2015;Rockström et al 2014). Furthermore, changes in intensity or frequency of floods and droughts are among the key stressors that cause harmful effects on many communities (Bormann et al 2012;Eriksen and Lind 2009;Head et al 2011;Lei et al 2014;López-i-Gelats et al 2015).…”

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Identifying mismatches between institutional perceptions of water-related risk drivers and water management strategies in three river basin areas

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Journal of Hydrology

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Identifying mismatches between institutional perceptions of water-related risk drivers and water management strategies in three river basin areas

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Monge

et al. 2017

Journal of Hydrology

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“…In North African regions, the water availability has become a limiting factor for agricultural practices, where water scarcity is always the main problem [1][2]. In Tunisia, rainfall shortage is unevenly distributed in space and irregular in time [3].…”

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Evaluation of Meskat System Functionality as Water Harvesting at Wadi Hamdoun Watershed (Sousse, Tunisia) Using the Geographic Information System

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In the Sahel of Tunisia, areas were characterized by complex landforms like hills and depression with active and alternation of the geographical processes between bare hilly limestones and fertile soils. These landforms consist of the Meskat system. It represents the commonly used micro-catchment of water harvesting for olive tree groves as traditional soil and water conservation technique. However, in recent years, this system seems to be increasingly neglected. The present study aims to determine the current functionality of the Meskat system in the watershed of Wadi Hamdoun through the use of a geographic information system (GIS) as well as field’s investigation. Results reveal the presence of areas that do not respect the standards corresponding to the Meskat system implementation, and which most likely are the principal cause of its decreasing performance degree. For instance, the main reasons for the system dysfunction due to the urban area expansion, the densification of the roads network, and the planting of impluvium. The urbanization is manifested in the sub-basins of Wadi Ed Diq (WD) and Wadi Haj Abid (WHA), with affected areas reaching 1.86 and 1.05 km2 respectively. In addition, satellite images show that the impluvium of Borjin Sub-catchment and Bellani Wadi Sub-basin are being used for growing olives, with planted area of around 0.81 and 0.56 km2 respectively. Moreover, the destruction of Mankaas is most felt in Hmadet El Borijin and Wadi Bin Shahed sub-basins, with coverage area of 0.77 and 0.66 km2, respectively.

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“…In the context of water policy, where reliance on expensive and site‐specific efficiency projects can serve to constrain future choice sets for irrigators, and greatly increase their exposure to capital loss (Adamson, Loch, & Schwabe, ), a better understanding of the decision‐making process and issues that irrigators use to inform that process can be of significant benefit. Thus, irrigator adoption of risk management processes, best management practices, technology adoption, engagement in policy/program offerings, and/or the exit of farming altogether can affect society and influence political choices for the wider agricultural sector (Lei, Wang, Yue, Yin, & Sheng, ; S. A. Wheeler, Zuo, & Loch, ). Hence, the decision‐making behavior of irrigators can be of significant interest to politicians, agency officials, resource managers, and researchers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The studies that used mixed methods mostly used them in data collection; but the data were not analyzed simultaneously. Instead, the qualitative information is used to back up the quantitative analysis (Jin et al, ; Khanal et al, ; Lei et al, ) or vice versa (Ilbery, ; Le Dang et al, ).…”

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Reviewing the decision‐making behavior of irrigators

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The contribution of agriculture to society is undeniable, as is its impact on the environment. Irrigators' decisions to follow best management practices or implement a policy change, to accept a technology, or even to exit farming, all affect society. Hence the decision-making behavior of irrigators is of interest to politicians, policymakers, and researchers due to their impact on resource use and social concerns for their welfare. There are numerous studies available regarding the decision-making behavior of irrigators. Most of them concentrate on decisions within a single time frame, single decisions with multiple driving forces, or multiple decisions with a single driving force. We have conducted a comprehensive review of the existing literature related to irrigators' decision-making behavior. We used a systematic method to identify relevant publications and used qualitative data analysis (content analysis) to analyze trends and/or patterns across the selected articles. This research provided a typology and an overarching high-level framework of irrigators' decision-making process irrespective of the types of decisions made.The results of the study demonstrate that it is highly beneficial to integrate both qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study to get a complete picture of irrigators' decision-making process. This allows us to ensure that we have captured the relevant drivers of decision-making in highly dynamic and complex environments. Better knowledge of irrigators' decision-making process allows regulators to shape improved agricultural policy and increase acceptance by irrigators of technologies that allow water managers to allocate resources fairly among different stakeholders. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Methods Engineering Water > Planning Water Human Water > Water Governance K E Y W O R D S decision-making framework, irrigators' decision-making behavior, qualitative and quantitative research methods, qualitative content analysis

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How adjustments in land use patterns contribute to drought risk adaptation in a changing climate—A case study in China

Cited by 29 publications

References 23 publications

Identifying mismatches between institutional perceptions of water-related risk drivers and water management strategies in three river basin areas

Identifying mismatches between institutional perceptions of water-related risk drivers and water management strategies in three river basin areas

Evaluation of Meskat System Functionality as Water Harvesting at Wadi Hamdoun Watershed (Sousse, Tunisia) Using the Geographic Information System

Reviewing the decision‐making behavior of irrigators

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