Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales.

ABSTRACT: The planetary boundaries framework defines the "safe operating space for humanity" represented by nine global processes that can destabilize the Earth System if perturbed. The water planetary boundary attempts to provide a global limit to anthropogenic water cycle modifications, but it has been challenging to translate and apply it to the regional and local scales at which water problems and management typically occur. We develop a cross-scale approach by which the water planetary boundary could guide sustainable water management and governance at subglobal contexts defined by physical features (e.g., watershed or aquifer), political borders (e.g., city, nation, or group of nations), or commercial entities (e.g., corporation, trade group, or financial institution). The application of the w

SUBMITTER: Zipper SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7375053 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature