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Hein T, Hauer C, Schmid M, Stöglehner G, Stumpp C, Ertl T, Graf W, Habersack H, Haidvogl G, Hood-Novotny R, Laaha G, Langergraber G, Muhar S, Schmid E, Schmidt-Kloiber A, Schmutz S, Schulz K, Weigelhofer G, Winiwarter V, Baldan D, Canet-Marti A, Eder M, Flödl P, Kearney K, Ondiek R, Pucher B, Pucher M, Simperler L, Tschikof M, Wang C. The coupled socio-ecohydrological evolution of river systems: Towards an integrative perspective of river systems in the 21st century. Sci Total Environ 2021; 801:149619. [PMID: 34438150 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
River systems have undergone a massive transformation since the Anthropocene. The natural properties of river systems have been drastically altered and reshaped, limiting the use of management frameworks, their scientific knowledge base and their ability to provide adequate solutions for current problems and those of the future, such as climate change, biodiversity crisis and increased demands for water resources. To address these challenges, a socioecologically driven research agenda for river systems that complements current approaches is needed and proposed. The implementation of the concepts of social metabolism and the colonisation of natural systems into existing concepts can provide a new basis to analyse the coevolutionary coupling of social systems with ecological and hydrological (i.e., 'socio-ecohydrological') systems within rivers. To operationalize this research agenda, we highlight four initial core topics defined as research clusters (RCs) to address specific system properties in an integrative manner. The colonisation of natural systems by social systems is seen as a significant driver of the transformation processes in river systems. These transformation processes are influenced by connectivity (RC 1), which primarily addresses biophysical aspects and governance (RC 2), which focuses on the changes in social systems. The metabolism (RC 3) and vulnerability (RC 4) of the social and natural systems are significant aspects of the coupling of social systems and ecohydrological systems with investments, energy, resources, services and associated risks and impacts. This socio-ecohydrological research agenda complements other recent approaches, such as 'socio-ecological', 'socio-hydrological' or 'socio-geomorphological' systems, by focusing on the coupling of social systems with natural systems in rivers and thus, by viewing the socioeconomic features of river systems as being just as important as their natural characteristics. The proposed research agenda builds on interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity and requires the implementation of such programmes into the education of a new generation of river system scientists, managers and engineers who are aware of the transformation processes and the coupling between systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thomas Hein
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria; WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station GmbH, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, 3293 Lunz am See, Austria.
| | - Christoph Hauer
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research, Muthgasse 107, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Martin Schmid
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Social Ecology, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna, Austria
| | - Gernot Stöglehner
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Christine Stumpp
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Soil Physics and Rural Water Management, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Thomas Ertl
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Wolfram Graf
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
| | - Helmut Habersack
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research, Muthgasse 107, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Gertrud Haidvogl
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
| | - Rebecca Hood-Novotny
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Soil Research, Konrad Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430 Tulln/Donau, Austria
| | - Gregor Laaha
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Statistics, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Günter Langergraber
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Susanna Muhar
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
| | - Erwin Schmid
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sustainable Economic Development, Feistmantelstraße 4, 1180 Vienna, Austria
| | - Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
| | - Stefan Schmutz
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
| | - Karsten Schulz
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Gabriele Weigelhofer
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria; WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station GmbH, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, 3293 Lunz am See, Austria
| | - Verena Winiwarter
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Social Ecology, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna, Austria
| | - Damiano Baldan
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria; WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station GmbH, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, 3293 Lunz am See, Austria
| | - Alba Canet-Marti
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Markus Eder
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research, Muthgasse 107, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Peter Flödl
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and River Research, Muthgasse 107, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Katharina Kearney
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Risper Ondiek
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
| | - Bernhard Pucher
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Matthias Pucher
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria; WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station GmbH, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, 3293 Lunz am See, Austria
| | - Lena Simperler
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
| | - Martin Tschikof
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Gregor Mendel Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria; WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station GmbH, Dr. Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, 3293 Lunz am See, Austria
| | - Cong Wang
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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