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Panel: Ethics-Based Decision-Making In Societal Water Management, Amy Hardberger
Panel: Ethics-Based Decision-Making In Societal Water Management, Amy Hardberger
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There is an ethical overlay to water-related decision-making and management, frequently drawing on personal experiences with water and the ubiquitous need for water. The modern South African Bill of Rights, ensuring its people’s access to water; the movement towards recognizing water as a basic human right; and even occurrences in Texas, including the passage of “environmental flows legislation” and the efforts to preserve and protect the Edwards Aquifer, reflect the presence of ethics in decision-making with respect to water management. Ethics are a part of water management decision-making.
Why We Do The Things We Do? The Role Of Ethics In Water Resource Planning, Amy Hardberger
Why We Do The Things We Do? The Role Of Ethics In Water Resource Planning, Amy Hardberger
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Water provides a natural framework in the role of ethics because ethical issues are present in every facet of water management. The value of water and the creation of ethics dictate decisions regarding water resource management. Value can be assessed from factors including happiness, well-being, or intrinsic value. Once a value is assessed, obligations that dictate actions regarding this issue are generated, and an ethic is created.
Various domestic and international policies have, both explicitly and implicitly, called for a human right to water. The presence of domestic and international policies that recognize or protect a person’s right to water …
From Policy To Reality: Maximizing Urban Water Conservation In Texas, Amy Hardberger
From Policy To Reality: Maximizing Urban Water Conservation In Texas, Amy Hardberger
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Ensuring that Texas is sustainable in the 21st century depends in large part on smart management of the state’s water resources. A central element of that challenge is improving the efficiency of water use in the rapidly growing urban areas of the state. More efficient water use technologies, more sophisticated understanding of water pricing, and the ability to more carefully measure water use at both the individual and municipal level provide new opportunities to reach advanced levels of water use efficiency.
Water supply planning is constantly evolving and forces such as population growth and climate change are making it more …