Handbook of Knowledge Management for Sustainable Water Systems.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction and a theoretical framework for Knowledge Management for Sustainable Water Systems -- Part 1 Organizational and Administrative Aspects of Knowledge Management for Sustainable Water Systems -- Chapter 1 Perspectives from a water research institute on Knowledge Management for Sustainable Water Management -- Introduction -- 1.1 The setting - Eawag's funding, scope and mandate -- 1.2 Understanding SWM‐related demands for KM at Eawag -- 1.3 Current measures to meet SWM‐related demands for KM at Eawag -- 1.3.1 Data management -- 1.3.2 Management of scientific and technical knowledge -- 1.3.3 Management of experiential and practical knowledge -- 1.4 Unresolved issues and challenges in SWM‐related KM -- 1.4.1 Information overload and fatigue -- 1.4.2 Open access -- 1.4.3 Quality control and collaborative editing -- 1.4.4 Resource demands -- 1.5 Future directions for SWM‐related KM -- 1.6 Concluding comments -- References -- Chapter 2 Information transfer and knowledge sharing by water user associations in China -- Introduction -- 2.1 Literature review -- 2.2 WUA set‐up and operation in China -- 2.3 WUA information transfer and knowledge sharing -- 2.3.1 Basic information -- 2.3.2 Water use management -- 2.3.3 Financial management -- 2.3.4 Infrastructure management -- 2.3.5 Water trade -- 2.4 WUA in Shiyang River basin -- 2.4.1 Water rights allocation -- 2.4.2 Stakeholders of WUA -- 2.4.3 Information transfer and knowledge sharing in water use management -- 2.4.4 Information transfer and knowledge sharing in water tariff management -- 2.4.5 Information transfer and knowledge sharing of water rights trade -- 2.5 Suggestions -- References -- Chapter 3 Knowledge Management Systems for urban water sustainability: Lessons for developing nations -- Introduction.

3.1 Population trends towards urbanization -- 3.2 Water issues plaguing South Africa -- 3.3 Evaluating South Africa -- 3.4 Sweden - the aspirational model -- 3.5 Urban water sustainability -- 3.6 Knowledge Management Systems (KMSs) -- 3.7 Knowledge Management for urban water sustainability in South Africa -- 3.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 A Knowledge Management model for corporate water responsibility -- Introduction -- 4.1 Corporate water responsibility as a socially oriented process -- 4.2 Insights from Knowledge Management theory -- 4.3 Contribution, limitations and implications -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 How 21st century Knowledge Management can greatly improve talent management for sustainable water project‐teams -- Introduction -- 5.1 Talent‐requirements or competency modeling as applied to water projects -- 5.1.1 Aspects of modern HR management relevant to staffing project teams -- 5.1.2 Currently available HR‐related online technologies in the public domain -- 5.1.3 Practices specific to sustainable water‐aid -- 5.2 Empirical glimpse at needed competencies for sustainable water projects via HR big data -- 5.2.1 Fundamentals of statistical dimension‐reduction -- 5.2.2 Q‐methodology contrasted with traditional R‐methodology/questionnaire factor analysis -- 5.2.3 Important big data sources for future water‐project required talents -- 5.2.4 Water‐project data source for water‐related talents specific to the "war on unsafe water -- 5.2.5 First empirical study of O*Net competencies specific to sustainable water‐aid projects -- 5.3 How modern knowledge‐management technologies can make competency tests "time‐affordable -- 5.3.1 A resurgence to computer‐adaptive testing afforded by 21st century crowd‐sourcing -- 5.3.2 Why modern Knowledge Management applied to talent management needs CAT -- 5.4 Limitations.

5.5 Future research -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 How sustainable innovations win in the fish industry: Theorizing incumbent‐entrant dynamics across aquaculture and fisheries -- Introduction -- 6.1 Background -- 6.1.1 Including sustainability in business value -- 6.1.2 Linking sustainable innovations to Incumbent‐Entrant Dynamics (IED) -- 6.2 Theorizing incumbent‐entrant dynamics in the fish industry -- 6.2.1 Industry setting - the global fish industry -- 6.2.2 The incumbent firms -- 6.2.3 The entrants -- 6.3 Data and methods -- 6.3.1 An analysis of incumbents' sustainability -- 6.3.2 Sample -- 6.4 Results -- 6.5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7 Decrease in federal regulations in the U.S.: Preparing for dirty water, can Knowledge Management help? -- Introduction -- 7.1 The Clean Water Act of 1972 -- 7.1.1 Unsafe water -- 7.2 Regulation rollback -- 7.3 CWA offenders -- 7.3.1 Arsenic and other chemicals in West Virginia -- 7.3.2 Chemical spill in West Virginia -- 7.3.3 Lead in Michigan -- 7.3.4 Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Ontario -- 7.3.5 Toxin in Ohio -- 7.3.6 Case summary -- 7.4 Knowledge Management - dirty waterThe author acknowledges and is thankful to Dr. Vallari Chandna for her helpful and stimulating comments on this part of the chapter. -- 7.5 Avoiding non‐potable water without federal restrictions -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part 2 Regional Aspects of Knowledge Management for Sustainable Water Systems -- Chapter 8 Knowledge Management strategies for drinking water protection in mountain forests -- Introduction -- 8.1 Knowledge Management basics in forest ecosystems -- 8.2 Identify and generate knowledge about DWPS in forested catchments -- 8.2.1 General outline for knowledge generation -- 8.2.2 General knowledge base - the water protection functionality of forest ecosystems -- 8.3 Application of the knowledge‐base.

8.3.1 The Forest Hydrotope Model - the specific knowledge level -- 8.3.2 Best Practices - the general knowledge level -- 8.4 Decision Support System - specific examples -- 8.5 Knowledge transfer to stakeholders -- 8.5.1 Participative stakeholder workshops and panel discussions -- 8.5.2 Field excursions to representative forest stands -- 8.5.3 Application of Best Practices in a pilot case -- 8.5.4 Handbook "Soil Functions for the Water Sector -- 8.5.5 Evaluation -- 8.6 Synthesis and lessons learned -- References -- Chapter 9 Knowledge Management, openness, and transparency in sustainable water systems: The case of Eau Méditerranée -- Introduction -- 9.1 Background/context -- 9.1.1 Big Data -- 9.1.2 The regulation of water in France -- 9.1.3 New Public Management -- 9.1.4 Cross transparency requirements -- 9.2 The case study - Eau Méditerranée -- 9.2.1 Methodology -- 9.2.2 Presentation of the findings from the case study -- 9.2.3 Summary of the case study -- 9.3 An analysis of the case study -- 9.3.1 The traditional approach to Knowledge Management -- 9.3.2 Zuboff's Information Panopticon/Open Source Model -- 9.3.3 Foucault's perspective -- 9.4 Lessons to be learned/practical implications -- 9.4.1 Granularity -- 9.4.2 A diversity of viewpoints -- 9.4.3 Closing the loop -- 9.5 Knowledge Management and sustainability -- References -- Chapter 10 Complexity, collective action, and water management: The case of Bilbao ria -- Introduction -- 10.1 Conceptual analysis -- 10.1.1 Common resources and complexity -- 10.1.2 Commons' governance and collective action -- 10.1.3 Water management: From control to adaptive water management -- 10.2 Case study: Water management and collective action in the Bilbao estuary -- 10.2.1 The estuary's natural ecosystem as a pole for economic growth: Industrial development and pollution.

10.2.2 Collective action: Bilbao‐Biscay Water Consortium -- 10.2.3 Water supply, collection and distribution -- 10.2.4 The plan for the integral sanitation and clean‐up of the estuary -- 10.2.5 Building new water sanitation integrated infrastructures -- 10.3 Inquiring adaptive water management and Knowledge Management approach -- 10.3.1 Bilbao‐Biscay Water Consortium: From control to adaptive water management -- 10.3.2 Bilbao‐Biscay Water Consortium: Analysis of innovative adaptive water management case -- 10.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 Virtual and inter‐organizational processes of knowledge creation and Ba for sustainable management of rivers1 -- Introduction -- 11.1 Theoretical framework -- 11.2 Methods -- 11.3 Approach -- 11.3.1 The Flumen and BIVEE projects. A safe and sustainable future for a dangerous and neglected river -- 11.3.2 The BLESS+ project and the SECI model applied to develop solutions for the safety and the sustainable management of a river -- 11.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Water metabolism in the socio‐economic system -- 12.1 Background -- 12.2 Introduction to water metabolism -- 12.3 Review of methodologies for water metabolism -- 12.4 Water metabolism in China and its nexus with other resources -- 12.5 Conclusions -- References -- Index -- EULA.

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