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Adaptive irrigation infrastructure - linking insights from human-water interactions and adaptive pathways

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posted on 2023-05-20, 14:54 authored by Nikkels, MJ, Saideepa KumarSaideepa Kumar, Holger MeinkeHolger Meinke
Irrigation systems face unforeseeable changes in climate, technologies, and societal preferences during their lifetime, potentially rendering them obsolete or inadequate. To remain functional, irrigation systems need to be adaptive to changes as the future unfolds. Past approaches to irrigation system design were largely informed by engineering or economic criteria. This is increasingly recognised as insufficient. We provide examples of contemporary irrigation systems in Australia to highlight the need for planning and design approaches that recognise the complex interactions between human and water systems and embrace unknowns. We review literature on hydro-social interactions and dynamic adaptive pathways to provide insights for the development of adaptive irrigation systems.

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Publication title

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volume

40

Pagination

37-42

ISSN

1877-3435

Department/School

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

Publisher

Elsevier

Place of publication

Netherlands

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© 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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