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

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dc.contributor.authorZipper, Samuel C.
dc.contributor.authorJaramillo, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorWang-Erlandsson, Lan
dc.contributor.authorCornell, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.authorGleeson, Tom
dc.contributor.authorPorkka, Miina
dc.contributor.authorHäyhä, Tina
dc.contributor.authorCrépin, Anne-Sophie
dc.contributor.authorFetzer, Ingo
dc.contributor.authorGerten, Dieter
dc.contributor.authorHoff, Holger
dc.contributor.authorMatthews, Nathanial
dc.contributor.authorRicaurte-Villota, Constanza
dc.contributor.authorKummu, Matti
dc.contributor.authorWada, Yoshihide
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Line
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-10T16:50:33Z
dc.date.available2020-07-10T16:50:33Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe 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 water planetary boundary at these subglobal contexts occurs via two approaches: (i) calculating fair shares , in which local water cycle modifications are compared to that context's allocation of the global safe operating space, taking into account biophysical, socioeconomic, and ethical considerations; and (ii) defining a local safe operating space, in which interactions between water stores and Earth System components are used to define local boundaries required for sustaining the local water system in stable conditions, which we demonstrate with a case study of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta wetlands in Colombia. By harmonizing these two approaches, the water planetary boundary can ensure that water cycle modifications remain within both local and global boundaries and complement existing water management and governance approaches.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipS. C. Z. and L. W. E. were funded by the Swedish Research Council Formas (Project 2018‐02345, Ripples of Resilience). L. W. E., I. F., S. E. C., and D. G. were also funded by the European Research Council (Project ERC‐2016‐ADG 743080, Earth Resilience in the Anthropocene). F. J. was funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR, Project 2015‐06503) and the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning FORMAS (942‐2015‐740). M.P. was funded by Research Area 7 of The Bolin Centre for Climate Research. No data are used in this manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZipper, S. C., Jaramillo, F., Wang-Erlandsson, L., Cornell, S. E., Gleeson, T., Porkka, M., … & Gordon, L . (2020). Integrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scales. Earth’s Future, 8(2), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001377.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001377
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11919
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEarth's Futureen_US
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectEarth Systems
dc.subjectcross-scale
dc.subjectwater cycle
dc.subjectAnthropocene
dc.subjectplanetary boundaries
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineering
dc.titleIntegrating the Water Planetary Boundary With Water Management From Local to Global Scalesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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