Integrated ecological-economic modelling of water pollution abatement management options in the Upper Ems River Basin

Völk, Martin; Hirschfeld, Jesko; Dehnhardt, Alexandra; Schmidt, Gerd; Bohn, Carsten; Liersch, Stefan; Gassman, Philip W.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.01.016

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“…The ellipse marks the five catchments with the highest reduction demand contributions per arable area. Reducing loads in those catchments can come at high costs, since reducing the total agricultural area has been found to be much more expensive than the cutting of excess nutrient surpluses from relatively polluting farms (Volk et al 2008). The fact that environmental studies addressed to managers and decision makers often neglect prevailing heterogeneity in farm contributions (Balana et al 2011) can, therefore, have negative environmental and economic consequences.…”

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confidence: 99%

Saving the Baltic Sea, the Inland Waters of Its Drainage Basin, or Both? Spatial Perspectives on Reducing P-Loads in Eastern Sweden

Andersson

Jarsjö

Petersson

2014

AMBIO

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Nutrient loads from inland sources to the Baltic Sea and adjacent inland waters need to be reduced in order to prevent eutrophication and meet requirements of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP). We here investigate the spatial implications of using different possible criteria for reducing water-borne phosphorous (P) loads in the Northern Baltic Sea River Basin District (NBS-RBD) in Sweden. Results show that most catchments that have a high degree of internal eutrophication do not express high export of P from their outlets. Furthermore, due to lake retention, lake catchments with high P-loads per agricultural area (which is potentially of concern for the WFD) did not considerably contribute to the P-loading of the Baltic Sea. Spatially uniform water quality goals may, therefore, not be effective in NBS-RBD, emphasizing more generally the need for regional adaptation of WFD and BSAP-related goals.

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confidence: 99%

Saving the Baltic Sea, the Inland Waters of Its Drainage Basin, or Both? Spatial Perspectives on Reducing P-Loads in Eastern Sweden

Andersson

Jarsjö

Petersson

2014

AMBIO

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“…CNH studies (1) take advantage of both social and natural system variables, (2) are multidisciplinary in theoretical approach, (3) integrate research methods across disciplines, and (4) are "context specific" while understanding temporal dynamics (Liu et al, 2007). Within CNH studies, our framework fits under a class of hydroeconomic models that Brouwer and Hofkes (2008) identify as modular (Volk et al, 2008;Jonkman et al, 2008;Barton et al, 2008) and holistic (Ward and Pulido-Velazquez, 2008a;Cai et al, 2008;Pulido-Velazquez et al, 2008).…”

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Conserving the Ogallala Aquifer in southwestern Kansas: from the wells to people, a holistic coupled natural–human model

Aistrup¹,

Bulatewicz²,

Kulcsár³

et al. 2017

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The impact of water policy on conserving the Ogallala Aquifer in Groundwater Management District 3 (GMD3) in southwestern Kansas is analyzed using a system-level theoretical approach integrating agricultural water and land use patterns, changing climate, economic trends, and population dynamics. In so doing, we (1) model the current hyper-extractive coupled natural-human (CNH) system, (2) forecast outcomes of policy scenarios transitioning the current groundwater-based economic system toward more sustainable paths for the social, economic, and natural components of the integrated system, and (3) develop public policy options for enhanced conservation while minimizing the economic costs for the region's communities. The findings corroborate previous studies showing that conservation often leads initially to an expansion of irrigation activities. However, we also find that the expanded presence of irrigated acreage reduces the impact of an increasingly drier climate on the region's economy and creates greater long-term stability in the farming sector along with increased employment and population in the region. On the negative side, conservation lowers the net present value of farmers' current investments and there is not a policy scenario that achieves a truly sustainable solution as defined by Peter H. Gleick. This study reinforces the salience of interdisciplinary linked CNH models to provide policy prescriptions to untangle and address significant environmental policy issues.

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“…Ecological implementation of watershed management philosophy is based on ecology for our country by the European Water Framework modelling is necessary to improve river management [9,10]. Also we can show the alternative river management strategies in the Hungarian reaches of the Tisza River Basin [11].…”

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The River Management Modelling For Ecology

Yenil¹,

Taner

2014

AJWR

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In this study, the river management modelling was analysed based on ecology at a critical approach. Our laws and legal arrangements that are one of the significant water resources, affect our river management. This modelling obtains these laws and legal arrangement's effective and problems. These problems create to ensure ecological sustainability. So, we used SWOT analysis for the existing laws and institutions. Also we discussed the methodological approaches that the protection of nature is important taking a decision and runtime for the place of the institutional structuring. The river management modelling develops for our country from taking the European Water Framework Directive's knowledge. In addition, to ensure the monitoring of ecological criteria which constitutes important basis for planning of watershed, vegetation, aquatic wildlife and coastal land use systematic recommendations have been created. Development of the river management and application can be settled in our country. The river management is also important for our energy about natural life and transportation.

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Integrated ecological-economic modelling of water pollution abatement management options in the Upper Ems River Basin

Cited by 115 publications

References 18 publications

Saving the Baltic Sea, the Inland Waters of Its Drainage Basin, or Both? Spatial Perspectives on Reducing P-Loads in Eastern Sweden

Saving the Baltic Sea, the Inland Waters of Its Drainage Basin, or Both? Spatial Perspectives on Reducing P-Loads in Eastern Sweden

Conserving the Ogallala Aquifer in southwestern Kansas: from the wells to people, a holistic coupled natural–human model

The River Management Modelling For Ecology

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