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Social technologies are looking to develop novel tools for diagnostic, monitoring,
evaluation, and transfer needed in order to have successful social innovation projects that provide potentially better management schemes and in particular deal with
water scarcity. It is important to mention the efforts made in the area of technology
for social businesses that promote rural development and in social entrepreneurship
that join a socio-ecological scope with an economic benefit based on local communities’ self-management (Navarro and Climent 2010).
In this book, a series of chapters retake the key concepts and pillars of the RISZA
conceptual framework explained throughout this introduction chapter. Examples of
innovative dryland policies and case studies in response to climate change and other
global change drivers, and collective thinking gave place to this compendium of
highly diverse experiences representing transdisciplinary efforts coauthored by a
total of over 80 co-authors from different sectors and organizations. It presents
novel ideas to solve the continuously evolving and challenging dryland problems of
the Global South.
Acknowledgements The authors greatly appreciate the stimulating discussions and dialogues
with members of the RISZA network during many workshops and group meetings; a special thank
you to Mark Stafford Smith, Chair of the Science Committee of Future Earth. A special thanks to
Ana Delia del Pilar Moran Mendoza for logistic support in compiling all chapters of this book.
EHS gratefully acknowledges financial support by CONACYT (projects CB 2015-251388B,
293793, PDCPN-2017/5036).
References
Adams WA (2009) Green development: environment and sustainability in a developing world, 3rd
edn. Routledge, London, pp 225–228
Aeschbach W, Gleeson T (2012) Regional strategies for the accelerating global problem of groundwater depletion. Nat Geosci 5:853–861
Akhtar-Schuster M, Stringer LC, Erlewein A, Metternicht G, Minelli S, Safriel U, Sommer S
(2017) Unpacking the concept of land degradation neutrality and addressing its operation
through the Rio conventions. J Environ Manage 195:4–15
Alsina M (2003) La comunicación intercultural Barcelona. Ed. Antropos, Paris
Amdan L, Aragón RM, Jobbágy EG, Volante J, Paruelo JM (2013) Onset of deep drainage and salt
mobilization following forest clearing and cultivation in the Chaco plains (Argentina). Water
Resour Res 49:6601–6612
Ander-Egg E (1990) Repensando la Investigación-Acción-Participativa, Colección Política,
Servicios y Trabajo Social. Grupo Editorial Lumen Humanitas, Buenos Aires
Archibold OW (1995) Ecology of world vegetation. Chapman and Hall, London
Ashby WR (1962) Principles of the self-organizing system. In: Von Foerster H, Zopf GW Jr (eds)
Principles of self-organization: transactions of the University of Illinois Symposium. Pergamon
Press, London, pp 255–278
Bar-Yam Y (1997) Dynamics of complex systems. Westview Press, New England
Bastin JF, Berrahmouni N, Grainger A, Maniatis D, Mollicone D, Moore R, Patriarca C, Picard
N, Sparrow B, Abraham EM, Aloui K, Atesoglu A, Attore F, Bassüllü C, Bey A, Garzuglia
M, García Montero LG, Groot N, Guerin G, Lastadius L, Lowe AJ, Mamane B, Marchi G,
Patterson P, Rezende M, Ricci S, Salcedo I, Sanchez Paus Diaz A, Stolle F, Surappaeva V,
Castro R (2017) The extent of forest in dryland biomes. Science 356:635–638
1 Introduction: International Network for the Sustainability…
Social technologies are looking to develop novel tools for diagnostic, monitoring,
evaluation, and transfer needed in order to have successful social innovation projects that provide potentially better management schemes and in particular deal with
water scarcity. It is important to mention the efforts made in the area of technology
for social businesses that promote rural development and in social entrepreneurship
that join a socio-ecological scope with an economic benefit based on local communities’ self-management (Navarro and Climent 2010).
In this book, a series of chapters retake the key concepts and pillars of the RISZA
conceptual framework explained throughout this introduction chapter. Examples of
innovative dryland policies and case studies in response to climate change and other
global change drivers, and collective thinking gave place to this compendium of
highly diverse experiences representing transdisciplinary efforts coauthored by a
total of over 80 co-authors from different sectors and organizations. It presents
novel ideas to solve the continuously evolving and challenging dryland problems of
the Global South.
Acknowledgements The authors greatly appreciate the stimulating discussions and dialogues
with members of the RISZA network during many workshops and group meetings; a special thank
you to Mark Stafford Smith, Chair of the Science Committee of Future Earth. A special thanks to
Ana Delia del Pilar Moran Mendoza for logistic support in compiling all chapters of this book.
EHS gratefully acknowledges financial support by CONACYT (projects CB 2015-251388B,
293793, PDCPN-2017/5036).
References
Adams WA (2009) Green development: environment and sustainability in a developing world, 3rd
edn. Routledge, London, pp 225–228
Aeschbach W, Gleeson T (2012) Regional strategies for the accelerating global problem of groundwater depletion. Nat Geosci 5:853–861
Akhtar-Schuster M, Stringer LC, Erlewein A, Metternicht G, Minelli S, Safriel U, Sommer S
(2017) Unpacking the concept of land degradation neutrality and addressing its operation
through the Rio conventions. J Environ Manage 195:4–15
Alsina M (2003) La comunicación intercultural Barcelona. Ed. Antropos, Paris
Amdan L, Aragón RM, Jobbágy EG, Volante J, Paruelo JM (2013) Onset of deep drainage and salt
mobilization following forest clearing and cultivation in the Chaco plains (Argentina). Water
Resour Res 49:6601–6612
Ander-Egg E (1990) Repensando la Investigación-Acción-Participativa, Colección Política,
Servicios y Trabajo Social. Grupo Editorial Lumen Humanitas, Buenos Aires
Archibold OW (1995) Ecology of world vegetation. Chapman and Hall, London
Ashby WR (1962) Principles of the self-organizing system. In: Von Foerster H, Zopf GW Jr (eds)
Principles of self-organization: transactions of the University of Illinois Symposium. Pergamon
Press, London, pp 255–278
Bar-Yam Y (1997) Dynamics of complex systems. Westview Press, New England
Bastin JF, Berrahmouni N, Grainger A, Maniatis D, Mollicone D, Moore R, Patriarca C, Picard
N, Sparrow B, Abraham EM, Aloui K, Atesoglu A, Attore F, Bassüllü C, Bey A, Garzuglia
M, García Montero LG, Groot N, Guerin G, Lastadius L, Lowe AJ, Mamane B, Marchi G,
Patterson P, Rezende M, Ricci S, Salcedo I, Sanchez Paus Diaz A, Stolle F, Surappaeva V,
Castro R (2017) The extent of forest in dryland biomes. Science 356:635–638
1 Introduction: International Network for the Sustainability…