Refining management strategies for groundwater resources

Klein, Wendy A.; Manda, Alex K.; Griffin, Michael T.

doi:10.1007/s10040-014-1177-2

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“…The islands are spread along a complex geodynamic setting, near the triple junction between American, African, and Eurasian lithospheric plates, this context being reflected by intense seismic and volcanic activities [36]. Since the settlement in the late 14th century, a total of 28 eruptions took place in the archipelago area, both inland (15) or offshore (13), the latter of which corresponded to a submarine eruption that took place in 1998-2000 near Terceira island [37,38].…”

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“…The opportunity and advantages of the sustainable development of groundwater resources has been illustrated in several case studies [10][11][12][13][14], often pushed by policy developments [15][16][17]. Nevertheless, management gaps are often observed, leading to the need of taking into account the effectiveness of measures taken [18], and besides the lack of knowledge, ineffectiveness drivers are explained by inadequate government structure [1,19].…”

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Groundwater Governance in the Azores Archipelago (Portugal): Valuing and Protecting a Strategic Resource in Small Islands

Cruz

Soares

2018

Water

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Studies on groundwater governance status at EU national and river basin district levels are rare, hindering lessons learned at each administrative scale to be shared. Groundwater is a common-pool resource of strategic significance in the Azores archipelago (Portugal), thus calling for sustainable development. Groundwater governance emerged in the last decades as a path to sustainable resources management, and the present paper characterizes the current status of governance in the Azores, where management is pursued according to a vertically-integrated system. A survey made among 43 specialists showed that despite the instrumental role of groundwater for water supply there is a need to increase awareness on groundwater valuing and protection. The application of benchmark criteria to evaluate the groundwater governance state-of-art shows that technical capacities are diminishing governance effectiveness due to the lack of quantitative data, and further enforcing of the groundwater legal framework to the specificities of the Azores is needed. The empowerment of the government agency being responsible for the groundwater management is also envisaged. The failure to account for the economic dimension of the groundwater governance, the insufficient development of cross-sectorial approaches, and the unsuccessful public participation are other weaknesses on the groundwater governance in the Azores.

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Groundwater Governance in the Azores Archipelago (Portugal): Valuing and Protecting a Strategic Resource in Small Islands

Cruz

Soares

2018

Water

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“…Groundwater management planning provides a mechanism for integrating and synergizing institutions and instruments for groundwater management (Foster et al 2015). Planning involves defining or setting a vision and objectives for the system, analyzing the present situation and determining the stressors on the system, and specifying the instruments that will be used to address stressors and to achieve the desired vision (Klein et al 2014; Quevauviller et al 2016). In setting a vision and laying out a path for achieving that vision, planning brings together the full realm of institutions and instruments for groundwater management.…”

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Groundwater Plans in the United States: Regulatory Frameworks and Management Goals

Gage

Milman

2020

Groundwater

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Groundwater management plans are an important tool for preventing and addressing degradation and depletion of the resource. Through plans, water users and regulators set forth goals and identify strategies to address the needs of multiple resource users while considering physical constraints of the groundwater resource. This research examines the status of groundwater management plans in the United States, identifying in which states groundwater management plans are produced and the circumstances that lead to the inclusion of quantifiable goals in those plans. Findings indicate that legal and regulatory requirements for quantifiable goals can lead to the development of more comprehensive groundwater management plans, and, that such goals can be set even when uncertainties exist.

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Analytic Hierarchy Process to Weigh Groundwater Management Criteria in Coastal Regions

Klein

Manda

2019

Coastal Zone Management

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Refining management strategies for groundwater resources

Cited by 3 publications

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Groundwater Governance in the Azores Archipelago (Portugal): Valuing and Protecting a Strategic Resource in Small Islands

Groundwater Governance in the Azores Archipelago (Portugal): Valuing and Protecting a Strategic Resource in Small Islands

Groundwater Plans in the United States: Regulatory Frameworks and Management Goals

Analytic Hierarchy Process to Weigh Groundwater Management Criteria in Coastal Regions

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