PA13G:
Integrating Socioeconomics and Governance into Studies of Food and Water Systems Posters


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Session ID#: 52799

Session Description:
In recent years there has been increased recognition of the critical need to incorporate socio-economic and governance (SEG) aspects into studies of agricultural and water systems. Despite its necessity, the integration has been proven to be challenging because biophysical and SEG simulation tools often function at different spatial and temporal scales, critical SEG drivers can be hard to identify and quantity, application of SEG studies might be limited to specific situations, and interactions among different components and feedback processes are not fully understood. This session will highlight challenges and successes in integrating social, economic, and domestic and international political elements into different biophysical platforms including physically-based, system dynamics, and empirical models.  We invite abstracts related to characterization of essential drivers to consider, characterization of challenges encountered in integration, case study applications, and policy-making perspectives.
Primary Convener:  Keyvan Malek, Washington State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States
Conveners:  Kirti Rajagopalan, Washington State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States, Jennifer Givens, Utah State University, Dept. of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, Logan, UT, United States and Brian Chaffin, Assistant Professor, University of Montana, Society & Conservation, Missoula, MT, United States
Primary Liaison:  Kirti Rajagopalan, Washington State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States
Chairs:  Kirti Rajagopalan, Washington State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States, Jennifer Givens, Utah State University, Dept. of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, Logan, UT, United States, Keyvan Malek, Washington State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States and Brian Chaffin, Assistant Professor, University of Montana, Society & Conservation, Missoula, MT, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Kirti Rajagopalan, Washington State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • H - Hydrology
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0402 Agricultural systems [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1834 Human impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
6615 Legislation and regulations [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Climate Impacts on Agricultural Productivity: Estimation using Matching (382009)
Nicholas Potter, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States, Michael Brady, Washington State University, School of Economic Sciences, Pullman, United States and Kirti Rajagopalan, Washington State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States
Estimating the Sustainability of Rural and Urban Areas by Using Sustainable FWE Index (349730)
Chun Yueh Lin, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan and Chihhao Fan, National Taiwan University, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan
Examining Agricultural Cost Components in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain for Integration into a Decision Support System (396636)
Collin Lawrence1, Mustapha Alhassan1, Emily Pindilli2 and Steven Richardson1, (1)USGS, Reston, VA, United States, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Science and Decisions Support Center, Reston, VA, United States
Incorporating Social System Dynamics in the Columbia River Basin: Food-Energy-Water Resilience and Sustainability Modeling in the Yakima River Basin (449436)
Jennifer Givens1, Julie Padowski2, Christian Guzman3, Keyvan Malek3, Rebecca Witinok-Huber4, Barbara Cosens5, Michael Briscoe6, Jan Boll7 and Jennifer C Adam8, (1)Utah State University, Dept. of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, Logan, UT, United States, (2)Washington State University, Center for Environmental Research, Education & Outreach, Pullman, WA, United States, (3)Washington State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States, (4)University of Wyoming, Laramie, United States, (5)University of Idaho, College of Law, Moscow, ID, United States, (6)Utah State University, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology, Logan, United States, (7)Washington State University, Pullman, United States, (8)Washington State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pullman, United States
Modeling coupled natural and human systems in lake catchments reveals feedbacks among land-management decisions, water quality degradation, and altered property values (411126)
Kelly M Cobourn1, Cayelan Carey2, Kevin Boyle3, Christopher Duffy4, Hilary A Dugan5, Kaitlin Farrell3, Leah Fitchett3, Paul C Hanson6, Virginia Reilly Henson3, Michael Sorice3, Armen Kemanian7, Lele Shu8, Weizhe Weng3, Kathleen C Weathers9 and Yu Zhang10, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, United States, (3)Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, United States, (4)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, University Park, United States, (5)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Limnology, Madison, United States, (6)University of Wisconsin Madison, Center for Limnology, Madison, WI, United States, (7)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, (8)Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, (9)Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, United States, (10)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, United States
Technology for Trade: A Conceptual Framework to Improve Water Use for Agriculture and Beyond. (397183)
Kirti Rajagopalan1, Jonathan Yoder2, John T Abatzoglou3, Jennifer C Adam4, Katie Allen5, Michael Brady6, Michael E Barber7, Joseph H Cook2, Dan Haller8, Lav Khot9, Chad E Kruger10, Mingliang Liu11, Bart Nijssen12, Julie Padowski13, Troy Peters2, Nigel Bruce Pickering2, Cynthia Schuman14, Claudio Stockle15, Georgine Yorgey16 and Richael Young17, (1)Washington State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States, (2)Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States, (3)University of California Merced, Merced, United States, (4)Washington State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pullman, United States, (5)Kansas State University, Manhattan, United States, (6)Washington State University, School of Economic Sciences, Pullman, United States, (7)University of Utah, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Salt Lake City, United States, (8)Aspect Consulting, Yakima, United States, (9)Washington State Univresity, Pullman, WA, United States, (10)Washington State University, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wenatchee, WA, United States, (11)Washington State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States, (12)University of Washington Seattle Campus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States, (13)Washington State University, Center for Environmental Research, Education & Outreach, Pullman, WA, United States, (14)Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States, (15)Washington State University, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, United States, (16)Washington State University, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Pullman, United States, (17)Mammoth Trading, Denver, CO, United States

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