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Catalyzing action towards the sustainability of deltas

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dc.contributor.authorBrondizio, Eduardo S.
dc.contributor.authorFoufoula-Georgiou, Efi
dc.contributor.authorSzabo, Sylvia
dc.contributor.authorVogt, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorSebesvari, Zita
dc.contributor.authorRenaud, Fabrice G.
dc.contributor.authorNewton, Alice
dc.contributor.authorAnthony, Edward
dc.contributor.authorMansur, Andressa V.
dc.contributor.authorMatthews, Zoe
dc.contributor.authorHetrick, Scott
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Sandra M.
dc.contributor.authorTessler, Zachary
dc.contributor.authorTejedor, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorLongjas, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorDearing, John A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T15:56:47Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T15:56:47Z
dc.date.issued2016-04
dc.description.abstractDeltaic systems are among the most dynamic and productive environments on Earth and many have a high population density. Deltas play a central role in food and water security but are increasingly facing hazards such as submergence, riverine and coastal flooding, and coastal erosion. This paper synthesizes efforts of the Belmont Forum Deltas project, an international network of interdisciplinary research collaboration with focal areas in the Mekong, the Ganges Brahmaputra, and the Amazon deltas. The inherent complexity and dearth of knowledge about deltas require disciplinary expertise to advance jointly with interdisciplinary collaboration. An overarching research framework articulates focal research areas and collaborative modules, serving as an umbrella for both crosscutting and specific research questions. These modules have allowed for common definition of goals, responsibilities, and products, but flexible and decentralized disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations. Selforganization within and across areas of expertise has proven effective in bringing collaborators to commit to specific efforts. Knowledge co-production workshops focusing on vulnerability and risk have successfully strengthened interactions with regional organizations. As a distributed network, challenges remain in terms of type of and level of interaction and hands-on collaborative work among research partners, including joint fieldwork, but successes far outweigh difficulties. To illustrate these points, we present a review of three research domains built upon different arrangements of disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations: advancing biophysical classifications of deltas, understanding deltas as coupled social-ecological systems, and analyzing and informing social and environmental vulnerabilities in delta regions.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cosust.2016.05.001
dc.identifier.issn1877-3435
dc.identifier.otherAUT: ANE00265;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9523
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relationThe dynamics and rheology of self-assembled empty liquids: from patchy toy models to anisotropic realistic systems
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dc.titleCatalyzing action towards the sustainability of deltas
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleThe dynamics and rheology of self-assembled empty liquids: from patchy toy models to anisotropic realistic systems
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/702298/EU
oaire.citation.endPage194
oaire.citation.startPage182
oaire.citation.titleCurrent Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
oaire.citation.volume19
oaire.fundingStreamH2020
person.familyNameNewton
person.givenNameAlice
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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