Search Results - subject:"water use"

Retrofitting a 3 star hotel as a basis for piloting water minimisation interventions in the hospitality sector

Gatt, Kevin; Schranz, Celine - In: International journal of hospitality management 50 (2015), pp. 115-121

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System-wide implications of changing water availability and agricultural productivity in the mediterranean economies

Roson, Roberto; Sartori, Martina - In: Water economics and policy 1 (2015) 1, pp. 1-30

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On the social cost of water-related disasters

Johansson, Per-Olov; Kriström, Bengt - In: Water economics and policy 1 (2015) 3, pp. 1-26

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Watering the farm: Comparing organic and conventional irrigation water use in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia

Wheeler, Sarah Ann; Zuo, Alec; Loch, Adam - In: Ecological Economics 112 (2015) C, pp. 78-85

This study investigates the role that certified-organic farming systems play in irrigation water-use in the Murray … observations, compared certified-organic and conventional irrigation water-use. Census and survey results found some evidence for … some industries that organic irrigation farms are less water-use efficient (i.e. water use divided by tonne of output), but …

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Water balance of small reservoirs in the Volta basin: A case study of Boura reservoir in Burkina Faso

Fowe, T.; Karambiri, H.; Paturel, J.-E.; Poussin, J.-C.; … - In: Agricultural Water Management 152 (2015) C, pp. 99-109

Effective water resources development and management is crucial for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in many developing countries. In West Africa, large numbers of small reservoirs with volumes from 104 to 107m3 play a considerable role in maintaining and developing activities...

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Adaptation of water and nitrogen management to future climates for sustaining potato yield in Minnesota: Field and simulation study

Vashisht, B.B.; Nigon, T.; Mulla, D.J.; Rosen, C.; Xu, H.; … - In: Agricultural Water Management 152 (2015) C, pp. 198-206

, simulations indicated decreases in potato yields of 19–29%, harvest index of 4–9% and water use efficiency of 22–32% compared with …

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Effects of row-spacing and stubble height on soil water content and water use by canola and wheat in the dry prairie region of Canada

Hu, Wei; Schoenau, Jeff J.; Cutforth, Herb W.; Si, Bing C. - In: Agricultural Water Management 153 (2015) C, pp. 77-85

use, yield, and water use efficiency of canola and wheat in the drier regions of the Canadian prairies. For this purpose … variability of surface soil water content at both locations. Row spacing or stubble height had minimal effect on water use for … both crops at both locations over the two years (2012 and 2013). Yield and water use efficiency of 30-cm row spacing were 1 …

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Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara:

Domènech, Laia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

Interventions aimed at increasing water availability for livelihood and domestic activities have great potential to improve various determinants of undernutrition, such as the quantity and diversity of foods consumed within the household, income generation, and womenâ€™s empowerment....

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Toward sustainable coffee production in Vietnam: More coffee with less water

Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; D'haeze, Dave; … - In: Agricultural Systems 136 (2015) C, pp. 96-105

Inefficient use of irrigation water threatens coffee production in Vietnam, the second largest producer worldwide after Brazil. This paper examines the irrigation issues that constrain sustainable coffee production in Vietnam. The period from January to April is a crucial time in the growth of...

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Mulching increases water-use efficiency of peach production on the rainfed semiarid Loess Plateau of China

Wang, Hong; Wang, Chenbing; Zhao, Xiumei; Wang, Falin - In: Agricultural Water Management 154 (2015) C, pp. 20-28

We examine the water-use balance, fruit yield and water-use efficiency of five-year-old peach trees with two different … and 49.3mm through SM and PFM, respectively. The water-use efficiency (WUE) was improved from 5.7 (CT) to 8.1 (PFM) and 9 …

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