Socio-Hydrology, as a relatively new paradigm in resilient water management, has gained increased attention these days in reconciling contrasting issues in the fields of natural and social sciences.
Hence, there need effective and appropriate tools, models, and approaches to conduct researches so as to enrich this multidisciplinary field of study and ensure effective utilization of this vital but scarce resource, especially in areas where human communities are living in close proximity to natural water systems.
It is a general fact that human societies across the world are being challenged with significant water-related problems such as ecosystem degradation, groundwater depletion, natural and anthropogenic drought, and floods, water-borne health issues, and deforestation which are being exacerbated by climate change.
Modelling tools such as MikeShe and other 'Mike' tools are a good staring point Aklile.
https://www.mikepoweredbydhi.com/products/mike-she
There are many other modelling tools which you can find by searching the Internet.
Look also at the current water / environmental management practices and socio-economic impact studies.
In addition, you should look at any pertinent environmental legislation / practices / procedures etc; and any recent/new technologies for your areas of research.
Article Socio-hydrology: A new science of people and water
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socio-hydrology
Article Socio-hydrology with hydrosocial theory: two sides of the same coin?
Article Socio-hydrology: Use-Inspired Water Sustainability Science f...
Dear Aklile,
Very interesting work. You can visit the link:
Article Socio-hydrology with hydrosocial theory: two sides of the same coin?
Article Modelling the mutual interactions between hydrology, society...
- DOI:10.5194/piahs-374-9-2016
This is a huge issue: “It is a general fact that human societies across the world are being challenged with significant water-related problems such as ecosystem degradation, groundwater depletion, natural and anthropogenic drought, and floods, water-borne health issues, and deforestation which are being exacerbated by climate change”.
There is increasing talk of adaptation and resilience to the effects of climate change. Even if we admit that they are of anthropogenic origin, the impacts of these changes occur over such large time scales that they are incompatible with the time scales of action and policies for the management of water resources. See:
Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change: "Temporal Paradox" & "Chronology Protection Conjecture". (researchgate.net)
The question that can legitimately be asked is a question of the order of magnitude of the anthropogenic effects on the degradation of water resources: (i) direct and immediate effects on the artificialization of the water cycle associated with the modes of exploitation and development of resources (overexploitation of surface water and groundwater, hydro-agricultural development, industrial, urban and agricultural pollution, etc.); (ii) anthropogenic effects on climate change and their indirect and very long-term implications on the potential of resources. Moral: has everything been done on (i) in terms of research and modeling in order to ensure the sustainability of resource exploitation in the short, medium, and long term; to decree that it is urgent to tackle question (ii) head-on with all its uncertainties, particularly with regard to time scales and its non-uniform topology across the globe?
Dear Aklile
We have been working on a Life Safety Model (LSM) which is used to help improve emergency management for floods and dam breaks see: https://lifesafetymodel.net/
The LSM is an agent-based model. The agents in the model are people, buildings and vehicles. The agents interact dynamically with the modelled floodwater. The model takes into account people's age, weight, strength etc in how they interact with the floodwater. The LSM allows how different emergency management interventions can be help to reduce fatalities during extreme floods and dam failures. If you look on the LSM web site there is a publications page which provides links to various papers which may be of interest.
Best regards
Darren
Water mangement in the arid zone is dealt with extensively in our two books:
Book National Water Security, Case Study of an Arid Country: Tunisia
(6) Sécurité Hydrique de la Tunisie, Gérer l'eau en conditions de pénurie | Request PDF (researchgate.net)
We are allowed to communicate copies of the book in french in the scientific sphere, just request on my RG page. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to do so with the English book
More resources on water resources in the arid zone can be found on the following projects referenes:
https://www.researchgate.net/project/National-Water-Security
https://www.researchgate.net/project/The-Holistic-Water-Balance-Blue-Green-Virtual-Water
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Water-Management-and-Governance-2
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