Challenges to water resource management: The role of economic and modeling approaches

A Dinar - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The field of water management is continually changing. Water has been subject to external
shocks in the form of climate change and globalization. Water management analysis is …

How can residents protect and promote pollinators? The diffusion of residential pollinator-friendly gardening

CJ Silvert, C Gusto, LA Warner, JM Diaz… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization and land use change are leading causes of declines in pollinator abundance
and diversity. However, researchers in different regions of the world have found that some …

Attitude components affecting adoption of soil and water conservation measures by paddy farmers in Rasht County, Northern Iran

AA Faridi, M Kavoosi-Kalashami, H El Bilali - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Water and soil conservation measures (WSCM) can increase productivity while making
agricultural systems more sustainable. In this study, we upgraded the existing knowledge on …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on communicating 21st-Century agricultural innovations to Nigerian rural farmers

AA Ejem, C Aremu, OOP Ajakaiye… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
This perspective paper reviews the existing research directions on agricultural extension
programmes in Nigeria and highlights how they are incapable of diffusing enough …

Comparison of different modern irrigation system adopters through socio-economic, innovation characteristics and social capital values

M Yazdanpanah, T Zobeidi, A Mirzaei, K Löhr… - Regional Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Diffusion of modern irrigation systems is one of the most important objectives of Iranian
water policies targeting the sustainable use of water resources to resolve the water crisis …

Who conserves and who approves? Predicting water conservation intentions in urban landscapes with referent groups beyond the traditional 'important others'

LA Warner - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Water availability and conservation are among today's top global issues, and urban irrigated
landscapes have a pronounced role to play in developing solutions to water scarcity …

Growers' adoption intention of innovations is crucial to establish a sustainable greenhouse horticultural industry: An empirical study in Flanders and the Netherlands

I Moons, P De Pelsmacker, A Pijnenburg… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
In a project funded by the European Union, six high-tech innovations were developed to
improve the energy-efficiency and sustainability of the greenhouse horticultural industry in …

High impact water conservation: factors explaining residents' intent to reduce irrigated area in the yard

LA Warner, JM Diaz - International Journal of Water Resources …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As water scarcity worsens, social scientists seek strategies that facilitate water conservation
behaviours. This study analyses the factors driving engagement in a high-impact behaviour …

Beyond awareness: the persuasion stage of decision-making explains urban residents' compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions

LA Warner, D Kalauni, JM Diaz… - Urban Water …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Inadequate compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions poses a significant challenge
for policymakers, environmental educators, and communicators working in urban water …

Drivers of farmers' adoption of hermetic storage bags in Ghana

N Taku-Forchu, MD Lambert… - Journal of …, 2023 - newprairiepress.org
Post-harvest loss is a global challenge due to its serious threat to food security. Hermetic
storage bags offer one way to combat the loss of food after harvest. The rate at which …