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James L. Wescoat
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications - 108
Citations - 2013
James L. Wescoat is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Water resources & Indus. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 101 publications receiving 1732 citations. Previous affiliations of James L. Wescoat include University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign & University of Chicago.
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Socio‐hydrology: Use‐inspired water sustainability science for the Anthropocene
Murugesu Sivapalan,Megan Konar,Veena Srinivasan,Ashwini Chhatre,Amber Wutich,Christopher A. Scott,James L. Wescoat,Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a use-inspired scientific discipline to focus on understanding, interpretation, and scenario development of the flows and stocks in the human-modified water cycle across time and space scales.
Earth's Future Socio-hydrology: Use-inspired water sustainability science for the Anthropocene
M. Konar,Visish M. Srinivasan,Ashwini Chhatre,Amber Wutich,Christopher A. Scott,James L. Wescoat,I. Rodríguez-Iturbe,Aga Khan +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a use-inspired scientific discipline to focus on understanding, interpretation, and scenario development of the flows and stocks in the human-modified water cycle across time and space scales.
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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Complex Global Challenges
TL;DR: In this paper, a rethinking of development that solely addresses economic growth is presented, and the essential human aspirations for quality of life, meaningful education, productive and rewarding work, harmonious relations, and sustainable natural resource use requires ingenuity, foresight and adaptability.
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The Indus Basin of Pakistan: The Impacts of Climate Risks on Water and Agriculture
Winston Yu,Yi-Chen E. Yang,Andre Savitsky,Donald Alford,Casey Brown,James L. Wescoat,Dario Debowicz,Sherman Robinson +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture in the Indus basin of Pakistan were investigated, and the extent to which the country is resilient to these shocks was investigated.
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Water and poverty in the United States
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of low-income water programs in the US with an emphasis on those that serve small communities and examine census data on inadequate water systems in Colorado, which indicate that severe plumbing deficiencies persist despite these public water programs.