Humanity shapes freshwater flows and biosphere dynamics from a local to a global scale. Successful management of target resources in the short term tends to alienate the social and economic development process from its ultimate dependence on the life-supporting environment. Freshwater becomes transformed into a resource for optimal management in development, neglecting the multiple functions of freshwater in dynamic landscapes and its fundamental role as the bloodstream of the biosphere. The current tension of these differences in worldview is exemplified through the recent development of modern aquaculture contrasted with examples of catchment-based stewardship of freshwater flows in dynamic landscapes. In particular, the social and institutional dimension of catchment management is highlighted and features of social-ecological systems for resilience building are presented. It is concluded that this broader view of freshwater provides the foundation for hydrosolidarity.
Carl Folke, Stephen Polasky, Johan Rockström, Victor Galaz, Frances Westley, Michèle Lamont, Marten Scheffer, Henrik Österblom, Stephen R. Carpenter, F. Stuart Chapin, Karen C. Seto, Elke U. Weber, Beatrice Crona, Gretchen C. Daily, Partha Dasgupta, Owen Gaffney, Line Gordon, Holger Hoff, Simon A. Levin, Jane Lubchenco, Will Steffen, Brian Walker
Carl Folke, Stephen R. Carpenter, F. Stuart Chapin, Owen Gaffney, Victor Galaz, Holger Hoffmann, Michèle Lamont, Stephen Polasky, Johan Rockström, Marten Scheffer, Frances Westley, Henrik Österblom
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