Seawater/brackish water desalination has been widely adopted by the Algerian Government in the last few years to supply potable water to municipality for various purposes mainly for domestic and industrial uses especially in areas where demand is high due to shortage of fresh water resources,...

A graphical approach for the design of heat-integrated water systems has been proposed to improve conceptual understanding for implications of heat recovery in water systems, as well as to provide systematic design guidelines for selecting most appropriate integrated options in practice. The...

Efficient use of water and energy resources are significant requirements for increasing irrigated rice productivity. However, the ever increasingly complex interplay between energy, water and agriculture in feeding both machinery and people, respectively, plus the added impact on and of climate...

The development of the world population is characterised by two trends: absolute population growth and rapid urbanisation. In the urban region of Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, extensive urbanisation contributes to a deficient provision of infrastructure causing...

Water is one of the most valuable natural resources in the West Bank, Palestine. Due to its limited availability, it is a resource that needs particular protection. Although agriculture consumes most of the water (70%) in the West Bank, the domestic water supply is strategically not less...