The commons are morphing into the paracommons
Summary. With sharpening water scarcity, especially during drought, inadequate water supplies to meet rising demands express as resource redistribution between users. Under these conditions, the commons of water morphs into … Continue reading
September 27, 2026
Flexible Frugal Flourishing Irrigation in a Pressure-Pot Warming World
This blog proposes a charter of 15 principles for flexible frugal flourishing irrigation in a pressure-pot warming world. Flexible means irrigated systems and irrigators adapted to dramatic fluxes in water … Continue reading
January 19, 2026
AI may not deliver irrigation performance gains
On the 5th June 2025 meeting of the Tony Allan Society, I argued that AI employed by irrigation scientists will not help us deliver significant analytical breakthroughs and improvements in … Continue reading
May 29, 2025
