Contesting Hidden Waters : Conflict Resolution for Groundwater and Aquifers /
The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population. The utilization of aquifer systems also extends beyond freshwater supply to include other resources such as heat extraction and the storage and disposal of substances. Unlike...
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London :
Routledge/Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Series: | Earthscan water text series.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Introduction: A guided journey to the underworld; What are the main causes that usually lead to water conflicts?; Multiple working hypotheses; Junk science; Stealth issue advocacy; Tensions between the political and the technical; Hydromyths and the hydrohydra; The dilemma of boundaries; References; 2 Groundwater governance versus aquifer governance; What is groundwater governance?; What is aquifer governance?; Transdisciplinary subterranean governance.
- Aquifer communitiesThe concurrency experiment or 'prove-it' policies; Unitization; Niche diplomacy; References; 3 Water negotiation frameworks; Loops, knots, webs and nets; Hydro-Trifecta Framework; References; 4 The silent revolution and the coming war of the wells?; War of the well?; The silent revolution; Exempt wells; Contested expertise; California case study; Applying the Hydro-Trifecta Framework; Which siting mechanism should be used?; The graduated circle of transdisciplinarity; Spaghetti western water war
- Oregon case study; Conflict cartography; Complexity; Dueling experts syndrome.
- Applying the Hydro-Trifecta Framework to the spaghetti western water warThe graduated circle of transdisciplinarity; References; 5 Conflictive rationality and aquifer protection; Overview of motivation for groundwater protection; Case study and hydrogeologic overview; Wellhead protection areas; Hydrogeology and influence on wellhead protection areas; Challenges to the wellhead protection plan; The western boundary problem; The science panel situation; The new identity; Boundary wars return; Stakeholder assessment; What are your concerns?; What are your desired outcomes?
- What is the history of collaboration and the potential for future collaboration?What is the role of the university?; What has been the role of the press?; Applying the Hydro-Trifecta Framework; References; 6 A star is born: Documentary film as a tool in conflict resolution; The facilitative filmmaker; Systems thinking, situation mapping, network analysis and documentaries; Dueling documentaries debating water issues; References; 7 Peak oil meets peak water: The Disi Aquifer; Contested expertise, dueling experts and multiple working hypotheses; The power of silence.
- Mechanism for cooperation
- the Hydro-Trifecta FrameworkWhich siting mechanism should be used?; The graduated circle of transdisciplinarity; References; 8 Lessons learned; References; Appendix A: Groundwater protection role play; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; Background; The mediator; Groundwater scientist for EZWater; GEOWater groundwater engineer; References; Appendix B: Listing of water documentary videos; References; Index.