Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
| 项目编号 | 1057744 |
| DDRI: Desalination and Development: The Technological Transformation of the Gulf of California in the Face of Climate Change | |
| Margaret Wilder | |
| 主持机构 | University of Arizona |
| 开始日期 | 2011-09-01 |
| 结束日期 | 2012-08-31 |
| 资助经费 | 13880(USD) |
| 项目类别 | Standard Grant |
| 资助机构 | US-NSF（美国国家科学基金会） |
| 项目所属计划 | STS-Sci, Tech & Society |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 英文简介 | Summary The provision of potable water in urbanizing arid regions is a critical challenge worldwide. The state of Baja California Sur (BCS) is located in Mexico's most arid region where groundwater supplies are insufficient to meet demands. Desalination?the conversion of saline water into potable water offers a potentially limitless supply and is becoming the preferred augmentation strategy in BCS. While desalination can reduce some vulnerabilities (e.g., future water supply), it may increase others (e.g., equity, affordability, environmental impacts, and energy demands). Research will be carried out over a 9-month period in two research sites in BCS (Los Cabos and La Paz), using semi-structured interviews, focus groups, household surveys, and a time-series analysis of secondary data. Significance & broader impact Existing research concludes that while large-scale water infrastructure projects (e.g., dams) have facilitated economic development, they have typically resulted in inequitable social outcomes and negative environmental impacts. This research examines how desalination, a relatively new water infrastructure technology, transforms and is transformed by social and environmental relations By framing desalination as an adaptive management strategy for dealing with growth and climate change, this research will illuminate how technology can alleviate or exacerbate vulnerability to water scarcity. It also highlights the decision-making and regulatory processes involved in adaptation actions. The study addresses an important gap in the understanding of the social and environmental consequences of desalination technology. The policy-oriented approach will develop a set of best management practices for water managers and decision-makers considering the adoption of desalination technology. |
| 来源学科分类 | Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences |
| URL | https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1057744 |
| 资源类型 | 项目 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/343434 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Margaret Wilder.DDRI: Desalination and Development: The Technological Transformation of the Gulf of California in the Face of Climate Change.2011. |
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