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DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/ab8e8c
	Groundwater sustainability: A review of the interactions between science and policy
	Elshall A.S.; Arik A.D.; El-Kadi A.I.; Pierce S.; Ye M.; Burnett K.M.; Wada C.A.; Bremer L.L.; Chun G.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	17489318
卷号	15 期号:9
英文摘要	Concerns over groundwater depletion and ecosystem degradation have led to the incorporation of the concept of groundwater sustainability as a groundwater policy instrument in several water codes and management directives worldwide. Because sustainable groundwater management is embedded within integrated, co-evolving hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic systems, implementing such policies remains a challenge for water managers and the scientific community. The problem is further exacerbated when participatory processes are lacking, resulting in a communication gap among water authorities, scientists, and the broader community. This paper provides a systematic review of the concept of groundwater sustainability, and situates this concept within the calls from the hydrologic literature for more participatory and integrated approaches to water security. We discuss the definition of groundwater sustainability from both a policy and scientific perspective, tracing the evolution of this concept from safe yield, to sustainable groundwater management. We focus on the diversity of societal values related to groundwater sustainability, and the typology of the aquifer performance and governance factors. In addition, we systematically review the main components of an effective scientific evaluation of groundwater sustainability policy, which are multi-process modeling, uncertainty analysis, and participation. We conclude that effective groundwater sustainability policy implementation requires an iterative scientific evaluation that (i) engages stakeholders in a participatory process through collaborative modeling and social learning; (ii) provides improved understanding of the coevolving scenarios between surface water-groundwater systems, ecosystems, and human activities; and (iii) acknowledges and addresses uncertainty in our scientific knowledge and the diversity of societal preferences using multi-model uncertainty analysis and adaptive management. Although the development of such a transdisciplinary research approach, which connects policy, science, and practice for groundwater sustainability evaluation, is still in its infancy worldwide, we find that research towards groundwater sustainability is growing at a much faster rate than groundwater research as a whole. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.
英文关键词	ecosystem services; groundwater sustainability; integrated modeling; karst aquifer and coastal aquifer; participation; science policy interface; uncertainty analysis
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Aquifers; Ecosystems; Embedded systems; Surface waters; Sustainable development; Uncertainty analysis; Water management; Ecosystem degradation; Groundwater depletion; Participatory process; Scientific evaluations; Socio-economic systems; Sustainability evaluations; Sustainability policy; Sustainable groundwater management; Groundwater resources; environmental degradation; groundwater resource; policy making; science and technology; sustainability; water management; water planning
来源期刊	Environmental Research Letters
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/153835
作者单位	Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States; Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States; Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States; Environmental Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States; University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, Honolulu, HI, United States; Hawaiinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, Honolulu, HI, United States; Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Elshall A.S.,Arik A.D.,El-Kadi A.I.,et al. Groundwater sustainability: A review of the interactions between science and policy[J],2020,15(9).
APA	Elshall A.S..,Arik A.D..,El-Kadi A.I..,Pierce S..,Ye M..,...&Chun G..(2020).Groundwater sustainability: A review of the interactions between science and policy.Environmental Research Letters,15(9).
MLA	Elshall A.S.,et al."Groundwater sustainability: A review of the interactions between science and policy".Environmental Research Letters 15.9(2020).