8 results on '"Paul Seward"'
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2. Preface: Groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Lixiang Lin, Paul Seward, Daniel Olago, C.B. Gaye, and Yongxin Xu
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Sub saharan ,Hydrogeology ,business.industry ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Groundwater management ,Environmental science ,Water supply ,Water resource management ,business ,Groundwater ,Water Science and Technology - Published
- 2019
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3. The case for making more use of the Ostrom design principles in groundwater governance research: a South African perspective
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Yongxin Xu and Paul Seward
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Management science ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,Benchmarking ,Social learning ,01 natural sciences ,Global governance ,020801 environmental engineering ,Adaptive management ,Empirical research ,Resource (project management) ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Sanctions ,Relevance (law) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology - Abstract
This study investigates whether increased use of the Ostrom design principles could improve groundwater governance research. The principles relate to self-organizing governance systems of common-pool resources, which are more likely to be sustainable if all eight design principles—e.g. clear resource and user boundaries, collective-choice arrangements, monitoring, sanctions, conflict-resolution mechanisms—are present. Empirical studies have proven the relevance and effectiveness of the Ostrom design principles for a range of common-pool resources. However, the application of the design principles to groundwater has been limited. The South African institutional landscape was therefore chosen as a case study to investigate the relevance of the design principles. The case study involved (1) comparing the design principles with established global governance benchmarking criteria, (2) assessing how implementable the design principles would be in South Africa, and (3) comparing the aims of the design principles and the broad aims of groundwater governance in South Africa. It was found that the Ostrom design principles provide researchers with a common ‘language’ for learning about the specific issues of a particular setting, learning from experiments in that setting, and learning from the experience of others. The Ostrom design principles and associated adaptive management, social learning, use of the diagnostic approach, and more specific hydrogeological principles are not mutually exclusive and can be complimentary. The implementation of groundwater governance in South Africa has been poor and few Ostrom design principles have been adopted. More use of the Ostrom design principles could improve groundwater governance in South Africa and globally.
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- 2018
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4. Patient Care : Death and Life in the Emergency Room
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Paul Seward Md and Paul Seward Md
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- Nonfiction, Emergency medicine, Medical ethics, Emergency physicians, Emergency medical personnel, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patient, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, MEDICAL / Pediatrics
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Experience the real-life, high-stakes drama of emergency room care in 21 fascinating vignettes by a longtime ER physician. “Sad yet joyful, moving yet lighthearted... In the increasingly popular medical–memoir genre, this one stands out.” —Booklist Told in fast–paced, stand–alone chapters that recall unforgettable medical cases, Patient Care offers the fascination of medical mysteries, wrapped in the drama of living and dying. A snap judgment about a child nearly kills him, and a priest who may be having a heart attack refuses treatment. An asthmatic man develops air bubbles in his shoulders, and a pharmacist is haunted by a decision he makes. But the book goes beyond these stories. Each chapter explores ethical questions that remind us of the full humanity of patients, nurses, coroners, pharmacists, and, of course, doctors. How do they care for strangers in their moments of crisis? How do they care for themselves? Dr. Seward rejects doctor–as–God narratives to write frankly about moments of failure, and champions the role of his colleagues in health care. And, for all the moral dilemmas here, there is plenty of wit and humor, too. (See the patient who punches our doctor.) Readers of Patient Care will find themselves thinking along with Dr. Seward: “What is the right thing to do? What would I do?”
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- 2018
5. Putting research into use: A market failure approach
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Andy Frost, Ian Maudlin, Henry Wainwright, Paul Seward, Norman Clark, and Andrew Ward
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Value (ethics) ,Economic growth ,Public economics ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Economics ,Technology transfer ,Science policy ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Technology development ,Innovation adoption ,Market failure - Abstract
This paper explores innovation and technology development aid targeted at the African rural poor but often failing to deliver benefit. Using 5 cases of UK bilateral aid (current and historic) it suggests the prime importance of securing continuous knowledge interaction across the whole of the relevant value chain, combined with the need for institutional reform of science policy in this field. The paper’s approach emphasises the underlying problem as an inherent tendency to failure in knowledge markets combined with often unsuitable institutional contexts.
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- 2012
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6. Investigating a spatial approach to groundwater quantity management using radius of influence with a case study of South Africa
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Yongxin Xu, Anthony Turton, and Paul Seward
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Groundwater management ,Groundwater recharge ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,sustainability ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,groundwater, sustainability, spatial, water balance, indicators, institutions ,indicators ,Water resources ,Water balance ,spatial ,Balance (accounting) ,water balance ,Radius of influence ,Sustainability ,groundwater ,Environmental science ,institutions ,Water resource management ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Groundwater ,Water Science and Technology - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether a simple, spatially-based approach to groundwater sustainability using radius of influence should be used to replace the pervasive, yet deprecated, ‘natural recharge water balance’ volumetric method. Using South Africa as a case study, the radius of influence methodology was shown to be scientifically practical, to provide plausible results, and to be permissible under the country’s water laws. The approach also provides better indicators for institutions involved in groundwater management, and remains conceptually correct at all scales. However, further research is recommended on more robust alternatives to the Cooper-Jacob equation for determining radius of influence. Keywords : groundwater, sustainability, spatial, water balance, indicators, institutions
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- 2015
7. Challenges facing environmentally sustainable ground water use in South Africa
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Paul Seward
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Conservation of Natural Resources ,Resource (biology) ,Process (engineering) ,Environmental engineering ,Legislation ,Adaptive management ,South Africa ,Ecological goods and services ,Public participation ,Water Movements ,Business ,Computers in Earth Sciences ,Environmental planning ,License ,Water use ,Water Science and Technology ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
In 1998, South Africa promulgated a Water Act that is widely regarded as one of the most progressive and enabling pieces of environmental legislation in the world. The environmental aspects of the Water Act are commonly referred to as “resource-directed measures.” These measures attempt to find the right balance between (1) leaving water in the resource (“nonconsumptive use”) to provide ecological goods and services for society and (2) taking the water out of the system for “consumptive” human use. These measures also attempt to ensure that both nonconsumptive and consumptive use is sustainable. This article discusses some of the challenges faced in using the measures to achieve environmentally sustainable ground water use. A major challenge is that misunderstanding still abounds regarding the environmental aims of this legislation. Other major challenges identified included a severe shortage of technical capacity, an inordinately long water use license application process, incorporating adaptive management to deal with uncertainty, incorporating the public participation process, and revising policy implementation processes to accommodate highly localized aquifers. Selecting appropriate scientific methodology—neither too simplistic nor too involved—is a recurring challenge. It is suggested that an important part of addressing these and the other challenges identified is a period of reflection and dialogue between the various sectors involved.
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- 2008
8. Sustainable groundwater use, the capture principle, and adaptive management
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Yongxin Xu, Paul Seward, and Luc Brendonck
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Process (engineering) ,Computer science ,Environmental engineering ,Aquifer ,Groundwater recharge ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Conceptual basis ,Environmental economics ,Groundwater use ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Adaptive management ,Sustainability ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Groundwater ,Water Science and Technology - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the case for using ‘capture\' rather than recharge as the conceptual basis for sustainable groundwater use in South Africa. Capture refers to the sum of the increase in recharge and decrease in discharge brought about by pumping. Definitions of sustainability are reviewed, and the capture process is outlined. Implications for using the capture principle in the implementation of the NWA are discussed, and adaptive management is proposed as an appropriate management approach. Implications for groundwater monitoring are also discussed. Case studies are described that support the need for adaptive management and the application of the capture principle. Water SA Vol.32 (4) 2006: pp.473-482
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- 2007
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