Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.coverage.countryChina
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionEastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierMatthew McCartney: 0000-0001-6342-2815
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.040en
cg.identifier.urlhttps://ac.els-cdn.com/S0048969718300421/1-s2.0-S0048969718300421-main.pdf?_tid=f9ece1d2-1aa6-11e8-bd92-00000aab0f6c&acdnat=1519616689_e389c8dbeceef2e477e95bff7632ec3fen
cg.issn0048-9697en
cg.journalScience of the Total Environmenten
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume627en
dc.contributor.authorVollmer, D.en
dc.contributor.authorShaad, K.en
dc.contributor.authorSouter, N.J.en
dc.contributor.authorFarrell, T.en
dc.contributor.authorDudgeon, D.en
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, C.A.en
dc.contributor.authorFauconnier, I.en
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, G.M.en
dc.contributor.authorMcCartney, Matthew P.en
dc.contributor.authorPower, A.G.en
dc.contributor.authorMcNally, A.en
dc.contributor.authorAndelman, Sandy J.en
dc.contributor.authorCapon, T.en
dc.contributor.authorDevineni, N.en
dc.contributor.authorApirumanekul, C.en
dc.contributor.authorNam Ng, C.en
dc.contributor.authorShaw, M.R.en
dc.contributor.authorWang, R.Y.en
dc.contributor.authorLai, C.en
dc.contributor.authorWang, Z.en
dc.contributor.authorRegan, H.M.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T05:32:45Zen
dc.date.available2018-04-18T05:32:45Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/92086
dc.titleIntegrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health indexen
dcterms.abstractDegradation of freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide is a primary cause of increasing water insecurity, raising the need for integrated solutions to freshwater management. While methods for characterizing the multi-faceted challenges of managing freshwater ecosystems abound, they tend to emphasize either social or ecological dimensions and fall short of being truly integrative. This paper suggests that management for sustainability of freshwater systems needs to consider the linkages between human water uses, freshwater ecosystems and governance. We present a conceptualization of freshwater resources as part of an integrated social-ecological system and propose a set of corresponding indicators to monitor freshwater ecosystem health and to highlight priorities for management. We demonstrate an application of this new framework —the Freshwater Health Index (FHI) — in the Dongjiang River Basin in southern China, where stakeholders are addressing multiple and conflicting freshwater demands. By combining empirical and modeled datasets with surveys to gauge stakeholders' preferences and elicit expert information about governance mechanisms, the FHI helps stakeholders understand the status of freshwater ecosystems in their basin, how ecosystems are being manipulated to enhance or decrease water-related services, and how well the existing water resource management regime is equipped to govern these dynamics over time. This framework helps to operationalize a truly integrated approach to water resource management by recognizing the interplay between governance, stakeholders, freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationVollmer, D.; Shaad, K.; Souter, N. J.; Farrell, T.; Dudgeon, D.; Sullivan, C. A.; Fauconnier, I.; MacDonald, G. M.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Power, A. G.; McNally, A.; Andelman, S. J.; Capon, T.; Devineni, N.; Apirumanekul, C.; Nam Ng, C.; Shaw, M. R.; Wang, R. Y.; Lai, C.; Wang, Z.; Regan, H. M. 2018. Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index. Science of the Total Environment, 10p. (Online first) doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.040en
dcterms.extentp. 304-313en
dcterms.issued2018-06
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectfreshwateren
dcterms.subjectwater governanceen
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen
dcterms.subjectecosystem servicesen
dcterms.subjectecological factorsen
dcterms.subjectwater securityen
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen
dcterms.subjectwater managementen
dcterms.subjectwater demanden
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental healthen
dcterms.subjectindicatorsen
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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