The transboundariness approach and prioritization of transboundary aquifers between Mexico and Texas |
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Authors: | Rosario Sanchez Laura Rodriguez Cecilia Tortajada |
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Institution: | 1.Texas Water Resources Institute,Texas A&M University,College Station,USA;2.Water Management and Hydrological Sciences Program,Texas A&M University,College Station,USA;3.Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,National University of Singapore,Singapore,Singapore |
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Abstract: | “Transboundariness” refers to a new approach that identifies and prioritizes transboundary aquifers using socio-economic and political criteria, improving their characterization by using other variables in addition to their mere physical boundaries. This approach is applied to the hydrogeological units/aquifers shared by Mexico and Texas, with the following results. First, the rankings agree with the current level of attention to transboundary aquifers in the region by both countries, providing a quantifiable system that could be tested in other transboundary aquifers. Second, this approach provides a holistic and integrative perspective for transboundary aquifer assessment and prioritization. Third, this prioritization exercise expands the criteria currently used into a more integrative regime of groundwater links to the community as a whole. Finally, the results reflect not only how the transboundary aquifers are being used (or neglected) but also the socio-political context of the populations that depend on these resources for current and future development. |
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