Viewing agricultural water management through a systems analysis lens

Appropriate agricultural water management (AWM) is crucial not only for alleviating water scarcity but also for food and nutrition security and healthy ecosystems. The multi‐dimensional nature of AWM and inherently complex feedbacks between its components necessitate a systems approach. This paper p...

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Main Authors: Zhu, Tingju, Rosegrant, Mark W., Ringler, Claudia
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Geophysical Union 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100147
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description Appropriate agricultural water management (AWM) is crucial not only for alleviating water scarcity but also for food and nutrition security and healthy ecosystems. The multi‐dimensional nature of AWM and inherently complex feedbacks between its components necessitate a systems approach. This paper proposes six dimensions of AWM and illustrates the importance of a systems approach using six separate, but linked, classical AWM topics. By emphasizing the whole picture of AWM and interactions among its sub‐systems at multiple levels, a systems approach offers the opportunity to holistically scrutinize the pros and cons of proposed AWM interventions beyond their direct effects at the locus that a single dimensional approach foretells.
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spelling CGSpace1001472024-10-25T07:59:15Z Viewing agricultural water management through a systems analysis lens Zhu, Tingju Rosegrant, Mark W. Ringler, Claudia water management water policies sustainability water availability agriculture irrigation systems analysis agricultural productivity water productivity water use Appropriate agricultural water management (AWM) is crucial not only for alleviating water scarcity but also for food and nutrition security and healthy ecosystems. The multi‐dimensional nature of AWM and inherently complex feedbacks between its components necessitate a systems approach. This paper proposes six dimensions of AWM and illustrates the importance of a systems approach using six separate, but linked, classical AWM topics. By emphasizing the whole picture of AWM and interactions among its sub‐systems at multiple levels, a systems approach offers the opportunity to holistically scrutinize the pros and cons of proposed AWM interventions beyond their direct effects at the locus that a single dimensional approach foretells. 2019-03 2019-03-06T07:22:56Z 2019-03-06T07:22:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100147 en Open Access American Geophysical Union Zhu, Tingju; Ringler , Claudia; Rosegrant, Mark W. 2019. Viewing agricultural water management through a systems analysis lens. Water resources research. 39p. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2017WR021007
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water availability
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irrigation
systems analysis
agricultural productivity
water productivity
water use
Zhu, Tingju
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Ringler, Claudia
Viewing agricultural water management through a systems analysis lens
title Viewing agricultural water management through a systems analysis lens
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title_short Viewing agricultural water management through a systems analysis lens
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water policies
sustainability
water availability
agriculture
irrigation
systems analysis
agricultural productivity
water productivity
water use
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