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Socio-Hydrology: a New Understanding to Unite Or a New Science to Divide? water Article Socio-Hydrology: A New Understanding to Unite or a New Science to Divide? Kaveh Madani 1,2,* and Majid Shafiee-Jood 3 1 Department of Political Science and the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA 2 Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden 3 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; shafi[email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-(203)-436-8913 Received: 3 June 2020; Accepted: 3 July 2020; Published: 8 July 2020 Abstract: The socio-hydrology community has been very successful in promoting the need for taking the human factor into account in the mainstream hydrology literature since 2012. However, the interest in studying and modeling human-water systems is not new and pre-existed the post-2012 socio-hydrology. So, it is critical to ask what socio-hydrology has been able to offer that would have been unachievable using the existing methods, tools, and analysis frameworks. Thus far, the socio-hydrology studies show a strong overlap with what has already been in the literature, especially in the water resources systems and coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) areas. Nevertheless, the work in these areas has been generally dismissed by the socio-hydrology literature. This paper overviews some of the general concerns about originality, practicality, and contributions of socio-hydrology. It is argued that while in theory, a common sense about the need for considering humans as an integral component of water resources systems models can strengthen our coupled human-water systems research, the current approaches and trends in socio-hydrology can make this interest area less inclusive and interdisciplinary. Keywords: socio-hydrology; hydro-sociology; human-water systems; human-nature systems; water resources systems; social-ecological systems; CHANS; SES; socio-hydrologic modeling; integrated water resources management; IWRM; water resources management; hydrology 1. Introduction The increasing interest in more explicit representation of human behavior and decisions in hydrologic models is undeniably a positive change that must be welcomed and promoted. The water resources community must appreciate the courage of those hydrologists who have been questioning the reliability and practical relevance of our sophisticated mathematical models in which the human dimension of water resource systems is overlooked. However, the interest in coupled human-water systems is certainly not new. For decades, people in natural/social science and engineering have been exploring human-water systems. The need to push the envelope and expand the boundaries of our models has resulted in the emergence of interdisciplinary methods, interest areas, and even fields of study. The recent decade might be a turning point in the history of human-water systems studies as we have observed a tremendous increase in the interest of researchers and funding agencies in incorporating complexity and the human dimension into our water resources models. In pursuit of their interest in better understanding human-water systems, Murugesu Sivapalan, Hubert Savenije, and Günter Blöschl “welcomed” their peers in “traditional hydrology” to “a new Water 2020, 12, 1941; doi:10.3390/w12071941 www.mdpi.com/journal/water Water 2020, 12, 1941 2 of 26 science” called socio-hydrology in an invited commentary in 2012 [1]. Blaming “traditional hydrology” for ignoring the human factor for too long, the authors proposed socio-hydrology as “a new science that is aimed at understanding the dynamics and co-evolution of coupled human-water systems”. Demetris Koutsoyiannis [2], a reviewer of this invited commentary, who published his review comments online, criticizedWater 2020,the 12, x authorsFOR PEER REVIEW for discounting the attention to the human factor in classical2 of 26 hydrology, downgrading the significance of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), and dismissing science” called socio-hydrology in an invited commentary in 2012 [1]. Blaming “traditional the human-waterhydrology” systems for ignoring analysis the human studies. factor for Koutsoyiannistoo long, the authors was proposed not convinced socio-hydrology that as proposing“a a “new sciencenew” science was necessary that is aimed and at understanding found the authors’ the dynamics claims and “immodest”.co-evolution of coupled The supposedly human-water novel idea of socio-hydrologysystems.” Demetris was also Koutsoyiannis harshly criticized [2], a reviewer by Sivakumar of this invited [3 ],commentary, who believed who published that socio-hydrology his review comments online, criticized the authors for discounting the attention to the human factor in was “not a new science, but a recycled and re-worded hydro-sociology” that had been originally classical hydrology, downgrading the significance of Integrated Water Resources Management proposed(IWRM), by Falkenmark and dismissing [4] to studythe human human-water-water systems interactions. analysis studies. Since Koutsoyiannis 2012, similar was critiques not have been also expressedconvinced that in proposing different a “new publications science” was (e.g., necessary [5]) and and found at informal the authors’ and claims formal “immodest water” gatherings. (e.g., the annualThe supposedly meetings novel of Worldidea of Environmentalsocio-hydrology was and also Water harshly Resources criticized Congress)by Sivakumar about [3], who the approach, believed that socio-hydrology was “not a new science, but a recycled and re-worded hydro- novelty, claims, and contributions of socio-hydrology. sociology” that had been originally proposed by Falkenmark [4] to study human-water interactions. DespiteSince the 2012, cold similar welcome, critiques proposers have bee ofn also socio-hydrology expressed in different have beenpublications certainly (e.g., successful [5]) and at in creating a new spaceinformal of interest and formal and water engaging gatherings an (e.g. international, the annual meetings group of World of researchers. Environmental To and date, Water the invited commentaryResources of Sivapalan Congress) et about al. [1 the] has approach, been cited novelty, more claims, than and 400 contributions times (Web of socio of Science-hydrology. (WoS); more than Despite the cold welcome, proposers of socio-hydrology have been certainly successful in 600 times on Google Scholar). Although some of the significant critiques of socio-hydrology have not creating a new space of interest and engaging an international group of researchers. 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A considerable number of early career researchers have joined the community of of the Internationalresearchers that Association identify themselves for Hydrological as socio-hydrologists. Science (IAHS),The socio- runhydrologists summer have schools a working and training workshops,group publish with the special Penta Rhei issues initiative in di ffoferent the International journals, Association and have for been Hydrological successful Science in receiving (IAHS), funding from majorrun research summer schools agencies and training in Europe workshops, and Northpublish Americaspecial issues for in doingdifferent socio-hydrology journals, and have research. been successful in receiving funding from major research agencies in Europe and North America for The proposers of socio-hydrology have also received major international awards and recognitions for doing socio-hydrology research. The proposers of socio-hydrology have also received major their “newinternational science”. awards and recognitions for their “new science”. Figure 1. Number and percentage of socio-hydrology papers published in different journals. IF values Figure 1. Number and percentage of socio-hydrology papers published in different journals. IF values show the impact factors of the journals in 2019 according to the Clarivate Analytics’ Journal Citation show the impactReport. Only factors journals of thethat journalshave published in 2019 at least according four papers to are the shown. Clarivate In our Analytics’literature search, Journal we Citation Report. 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