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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
世界の淡水資源:21世紀のソフトパスの解決策
1Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, Oakland, CA 94612, USA.
まとめ
20世紀の水管理は大規模なインフラに依拠していたが",ソフト・パス"への移行が進んでいる. この新しいアプローチは,伝統的なシステムとコミュニティ規模のソリューション,効率的な技術,持続可能な水資源のための環境保護のバランスをとります.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 水資源の管理 水資源の管理
- 政策研究 政策研究
背景:
- 歴史的な水政策は,ダムや水路などの大規模なインフラに重点を置いていました.
- これらの中央集権化されたシステムは,大きな利益をもたらしたが,社会的,経済的,そして生態学的にも大きなコストを負った.
- 既存の水の問題は依然として存在し,過去のアプローチの不十分さを示している.
研究 の 目的:
- 20世紀の伝統的な水政策の限界を分析する.
- 移行期間の"ソフトパス"水管理戦略のコンセプトと構成要素を導入する.
- 集中と分散の水道ソリューションを統合したバランスの取れたアプローチの必要性を強調する.
主な方法:
- 歴史的な水政策とインフラ開発に関する文献レビュー.
- 大規模な水道プロジェクトの社会的,経済的,生態学的影響の分析.
- "ソフトパス"アプローチのための概念的枠組みの開発.
主要な成果:
- 大規模な水道インフラは利益をもたらしたが,意図せぬ悪影響ももたらした.
- 現在の水の問題は,中央集権的な解決策から脱却することを必要としています.
- "ソフトパス"は,様々な水管理技術を統合した補完的な戦略を提供します.
結論:
- "ソフトパス"は,地域規模のシステム,分散的意思決定,水市場,効率的な技術,環境保護を統合しています.
- この移行は,残った水問題の解決を,より持続的かつ公平にすることを目的としています.
- 伝統的なインフラストラクチャと"ソフトパス"要素を組み合わせたハイブリッドアプローチは,将来の水安全保障に不可欠です.
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