Integrating Multiple Research Methods to Unravel the Complexity of Human‐Water Systems

AGU Advances

Sara Lindersson¹  Elisa Savelli¹  Giuliano Di Baldassarre¹  Vincent Odongo¹  Elena Raffetti¹  Faranak Tootoonchi¹  Hannah Cloke¹  Johanna Mård¹  Elena Mondino¹  Maria Rusca¹  Elena Ridolfi¹  Maurizio Mazzoleni¹ 

[1] Department of Earth Sciences Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden;

关键词: Anthropocene;    droughts;    floods;    interdisciplinarity;    sociohydrology;    uncertainty;   

DOI  :  10.1029/2021AV000473

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Predicting floods and droughts is essential to inform the development of policy in water management, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Yet, hydrological predictions are highly uncertain, while the frequency, severity and spatial distribution of extreme events are further complicated by the increasing impact of human activities on the water cycle. In this commentary, we argue that four main aspects characterizing the complexity of human‐water systems should be explicitly addressed: feedbacks, scales, tradeoffs and inequalities. We propose the integration of multiple research methods as a way to cope with complexity and develop policy‐relevant science.

【 授权许可】

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