Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Responses to Drought and Flooding

Responses to Drought and Flooding

Water plays a significant role in the life cycle of plants. However, insufficient or excess of water can be detrimental and pose a serious threat to plants.

Adaptations that Reduce Water Loss

Adaptations that Reduce Water Loss

Though evaporation from plant leaves drives transpiration, it also results in loss of water. Because water is critical for photosynthetic reactions and other cellular processes, evolutionary pressures on plants in different environments have driven the acquisition of adaptations that reduce water loss.

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

As the human population continues to grow and use resources, we must be mindful of our planet’s natural limits. Sustainable development provides a pathway to maintain and improve human life now while also ensuring that future generations will have the resources that they need. The long-term success of sustainability efforts rests on understanding the interplay between human actions and ecological systems.

Design Example: Analyzing Capacity Contours for Flood Risk Assessment

Design Example: Analyzing Capacity Contours for Flood Risk Assessment

Flood risk assessment involves careful planning and analysis to ensure the safety of communities near water retention structures. Capacity contours are a vital tool in this process, as they illustrate the potential spread of water at specific levels in a given area. In the context of building a bund across a small valley, these contours play a critical role in evaluating the safety of nearby residential areas.In this example, the bund is intended to store stormwater in the valley. The engineers...

What is Climate?

What is Climate?

Climate refers to the prevailing weather conditions in a specific area over an extended period. As the saying goes, “Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.” Climate is influenced by geographic factors, such as latitude, terrain, and proximity to bodies of water.

Design Example: Managing Concrete Workability

Design Example: Managing Concrete Workability

This example deals with managing the workability of concrete for a raft foundation project under hot weather conditions. Workability is crucial for ensuring the concrete is easy to place, compact, and finish. In this scenario, a slump test — a common method to measure the workability of fresh concrete — initially indicated low workability. This was attributed to the rapid water loss from the concrete mix, exacerbated by the high temperatures causing the course aggregates to heat up.

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Chronic Wasting Disease in Farmed Cervids, South Korea, 2001-2024.

Emerging infectious diseases·2026

Same author

White-Tailed Deer Prion Protein Gene Variability Suggests Selection Against Chronic Wasting Disease in Canada's Prairies.

Viruses·2025

Same author

Addressing chronic wasting disease in Korean farms: topsoil removal and 2N NaOH treatment before cervid restocking.

Prion·2025

Same author

Transmission and Characterization of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Chronic Wasting Disease in the North American Deer Mouse.

Viruses·2025

Same author

Effective integration of drone technology for mapping and managing palm species in the Peruvian Amazon.

Nature communications·2025

Same author

Detection of chronic wasting disease prions in the farm soil of the Republic of Korea.

mSphere·2025

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Semi-High Throughput Screening for Potential Drought-tolerance in Lettuce Lactuca sativa Germplasm Collections

Semi-High Throughput Screening for Potential Drought-tolerance in Lettuce Lactuca sativa Germplasm Collections

Published on: April 17, 2015

Developing resilience to England's future droughts: time for cap and trade?

Gordon Mitchell¹, Adrian McDonald¹

¹The School of Geography and Water@Leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.

Journal of Environmental Management

|December 3, 2014

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

England

Keywords:

Demand management Drought resilience TWUC Water resource trading Water scarcity

More Related Videos

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Published on: July 24, 2016

Author Spotlight: Unraveling Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses Using the PlantScreen Robotic Platform

Author Spotlight: Unraveling Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses Using the PlantScreen Robotic Platform

Published on: June 7, 2024

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Semi-High Throughput Screening for Potential Drought-tolerance in Lettuce Lactuca sativa Germplasm Collections

Semi-High Throughput Screening for Potential Drought-tolerance in Lettuce Lactuca sativa Germplasm Collections

Published on: April 17, 2015

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

Published on: July 24, 2016

Author Spotlight: Unraveling Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses Using the PlantScreen Robotic Platform

Author Spotlight: Unraveling Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses Using the PlantScreen Robotic Platform

Published on: June 7, 2024

Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Water Resource Management
Environmental Economics

Background:

England faces significant water stress, with future droughts posing major challenges to the water industry.
Current demand management strategies lack effective incentives for widespread adoption of conservation practices.
Water pricing alone is insufficient for managing short-term supply restrictions during droughts.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an innovative demand management system for drought resilience in water-stressed areas of England.
To explore the applicability of a cap and trade (C&T) model within England's water market.
To initiate a debate on the practical implementation of a C&T system for water resource management.

Main Methods:

Conceptualizing a cap and trade (C&T) system tailored for water resource management.
Analyzing the potential of C&T to incentivize water conservation and drought resilience.
Drawing on international experiences with cap and trade systems in other sectors.

Main Results:

A cap and trade (C&T) system offers a potentially effective mechanism for managing water demand and enhancing drought resilience.
International precedents suggest C&T models can be successful and are not necessarily overly complex.
The proposed C&T system represents a significant innovation for England's water market.

Conclusions:

A cap and trade (C&T) system could provide a more effective and economically efficient approach to water demand management in England.
Implementing a C&T model can foster greater resilience to drought conditions.
Further discussion and research are needed to determine the optimal design for a C&T system in England's water sector.