Journal article
Towards new types of water-centric collaboration
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Water management, Vol.163(1), pp.39-51
01/01/2010
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2010.163.1.39
Abstract
This paper discusses the instigation of a programme intended to create a water-focused upper Mississippi river basin observatory. The observatory would consist of a number of interdisciplinary, multi-institutional teams synergistically collaborating on a series of research sites at different locations within the basin. There is no existing recipe for establishing an observatory, but there is a vast amount of experience and knowledge that can be shared to help establish one. The concept of an observatory process is introduced to encapsulate the long-term, interactive and dynamic nature of what is proposed. Building an observatory should be a collaborative, inclusive and equitable process and could be used to establish a practical problem-solving agenda linking the abundance of research carried out in the upper Mississippi river basin to the needs of mission agencies and stakeholders within the basin. In order to begin the process, a workshop brought together an international team of research scientists and practitioners to discuss how the process could become a reality. Surveys were used to assess the understanding, perceived challenges and aspirations of the participants before and after the workshop, the results of which are presented as a key element of the action research. A draft Amana protocol, based on the outcomes of the workshop discussions, is presented as a possible means of moving the observatory process forward.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Towards new types of water-centric collaboration
- Creators
- P. F. Quinn - Univ Newcastle, Sch Civil Engn & Geosci, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, EnglandC. J. M. HewettM. Muste - University of IowaI. Popescu - UNESCO
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Water management, Vol.163(1), pp.39-51
- Publisher
- THOMAS TELFORD PUBLISHING
- DOI
- 10.1680/wama.2010.163.1.39
- ISSN
- 1741-7589
- eISSN
- 1751-7729
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering; Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984460335002771
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