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Ancestral sociohydrology: Transforming water research by learning from multiple ways of knowing, relating to, and governing water

The contemporary scientific concept of the hydrological cycle emerged within a positivist paradigm, historically serving the interests of state-led development and colonial expansion. This legacy positioned water primarily as a resource to be measured, extrac…

By Luigi Piemontese, Britt Basel, Elena Bresci, Giulio Castelli, Nancy Doubleday, Eduardo Mario Mendiondo, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Edoardo Superchi· Plos.org· 2 days ago· 2 min read