Science mapping of water governance research in retrospect

Co-citation; co-occurrence; data retrieval; network; systematic review; VOSviewer; Water Science and Technology; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Abstract :

[en] This study employs, for the first time, a science mapping approach for understanding how water governance science is socially, intellectually and conceptually structured. The research collaboration, co-citation and keyword co-occurrence networks were illustrated by these steps: data retrieval, preprocessing, network extraction, normalization, mapping, analysis and visualization. The Netherlands, the United States, Germany, the UK, Canada and Australia were found to be major countries collaborating on water governance. Three groups of water governance research were identified to be focused on governance, management and policy, respectively, and water governance research mainly studied issues such as poverty, privatization and institutions.

Disciplines :

Agriculture & agronomy

Author, co-author :

Pouya, Mehrdad ; Agricultural Extension and Education Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Aazami, Mousa ; Agricultural Extension and Education Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Halászová, Klaudia ; Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (WREE), Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia

Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Language :

English

Title :

Science mapping of water governance research in retrospect

Publication date :

2023

Journal title :

Water International

ISSN :

0250-8060

Publisher :

Routledge

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Pages :

217 - 239

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060.2023.2167037

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