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Assessment of Future Water Scarcity at Different Spatial and Temporal Scales of the Brahmaputra River Basin

Gain, Animesh; Wada, Yoshihide - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 4, pp. 999-1012

Climate change is one of the main driving forces that affect both the temporal and spatial variability of water availability. Besides climatic change, current demographic trends, economic development and related land use changes have direct impact on increasing demand for freshwater resources....

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Assessment of the Impact of Potential Climate Change on the Water Balance of a Semi-arid Watershed

Abdulla, Fayez; Eshtawi, Tamer; Assaf, Hamed - In: Water Resources Management 23 (2009) 10, pp. 2051-2068

With a yearly precipitation of 200 mm in most of the country, Jordan is considered one of the least water-endowed regions in the world. Water scarcity in Jordan is exacerbated by growing demands driven by population and industrial growth and rising living standards. Major urban and industrial...

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Impact of Water Reallocation on the Economy in the Fertile Crescent

Qtaishat, Tala - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 10, pp. 3765-3774

such as municipal and industrial sectors. Reallocating water from irrigation to other uses can provide sufficient and …

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City Blueprints: Baseline Assessments of Sustainable Water Management in 11 Cities of the Future

Leeuwen, C. - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 15, pp. 5191-5206

The necessity of Urban Water Cycle Services (UWCS) adapting to future stresses calls for changes that take sustainability into account. Megatrends (e.g. population growth, water scarcity, pollution and climate change) pose urgent water challenges in cities. In a previous paper, a set of...

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Role of Virtual Water in Optimizing Water Resources Management in Jordan

Abu-Sharar, Taleb; Al-Karablieh, Emad; Haddadin, Munther - In: Water Resources Management 26 (2012) 14, pp. 3977-3993

from unit volume of irrigation water. This was attributed to variations in agro-climatic zones punctuated by production and … irrigation technologies and access to water resources. In this regard, opportunity cost of water should be considered when ….0 m<Superscript>−3</Superscript> of irrigation water and producing yield at water use efficiency of 50–60 m<Superscript>3 …

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Water Scarcity and Water Use in Economic Systems in Zhangye City, Northwestern China

Wang, Yong; Xiao, Hong-lang; Wang, Rui-fang - In: Water Resources Management 23 (2009) 13, pp. 2655-2668

Water has traditionally been considered a physically scarce resource in Northwestern China, and most investigations of water scarcity focus on the finite nature of water supplies. Based on the input–output analysis, this paper establishes a number of indicators of water consumption to analyze...

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Optimizing Deficit Irrigation Scheduling Under Shallow Groundwater Conditions in Lower Reaches of Amu Darya River Basin

Akhtar, Fazlullah; Tischbein, Bernhard; Awan, Usman - In: Water Resources Management 27 (2013) 8, pp. 3165-3178

with less water. We conducted a study and used AquaCrop model to develop the optimum and deficit irrigation schedule under … the quantification of capillary rise contribution. Alongside optimal irrigation schedule for cotton, deficit strategies … were also derived in two ways: proportional reduction from each irrigation event (scenario-A) throughout the growth period …

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Total Urban Water Cycle Models in Semiarid Environments—Quantitative Scenario Analysis at the Area of San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Martinez, Sandra; Escolero, Oscar; Wolf, Leif - In: Water Resources Management 25 (2011) 1, pp. 239-263

Systems view thinking and holistic urban water cycle concepts are increasingly called upon for integrated analysis of urban water systems to mitigate water stress in large urban agglomerations. However, integrated analysis is frequently not applied due to the inherent complexity, limitations in...

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Governance and Climate Vulnerability Index

Jubeh, Ghadeer; Mimi, Ziad - In: Water Resources Management 26 (2012) 14, pp. 4147-4162

Water resources in the Middle East are under enormous stress, due to an increase in population growth and the extensive use of water resources, which exceeds the water demand in this regional bloc. Moreover, climatic changes pose another dimension of stress on water resources; these changes have...

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Assessing the Macroeconomic Impact of Water Supply Restrictions Through an Input–Output Analysis

González, Jaume - In: Water Resources Management 25 (2011) 9, pp. 2335-2347

Water supply restrictions due to droughts generate significant costs to many economic agents. Although these costs are difficult to assess, this article presents a methodology to quantify, from a general equilibrium perspective, the macroeconomic impact of water supply restrictions through the...

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