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Calibration and Validation of SWAT for the Upper Maquoketa River Watershed
Reungsang, Pipat; Kanwar, Ramesh; Jha, Manoj; Gassman, … - Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), … - 2005
SWAT. In the nested modeling approach, edge-of-field flows and pollutant load estimates were generated for manure …A validation study has been performed using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with data collected for the … a previous study with nested modeling for the UMRW that required both the Agricultural Policy EXtender (APEX) model and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029684
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An integrated assessment model of the impacts of agricultural intensification : trade-offs between economic benefits and water quality under uncertainty
Souto, Augusto; Carriquiry, Miguel; Rosas, Francisco - In: The Australian journal of agricultural and resource … 68 (2024) 2, pp. 315-334
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532515
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Crop Choice, Rotational Effects and Water Quality Consequence in Up-Mississippi River Basin: Connecting SWAT Model with Dynamic Land Use Model
Ji, Yongjie; Rabotyagov, Sergey; Kling, Catherine L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
In this research, we propose a framework to connect SWAT model with a dynamic discrete choice based land use model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068765
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Historical Development and Applications of the EPIC and APEX Models
Gassman, Philip W.; Williams, Jimmy R.; Benson, Verel W.; … - Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), … - 2005
The development of the field-scale Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator (EPIC) model was initiated in 1981 to support assessments of soil erosion impacts on soil productivity for soil, climate, and cropping conditions representative of a broad spectrum of U.S. agricultural production regions....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004961490
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The Sustainable Use of Water Resources: A Technical Support for Planning. A Case Study
Torretta, Vincenzo - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 8128-8148
The paper presents both the structure and application of a Decision Support System (DSS) for an important river in Brazil—along with the sustainable management of its watershed. This DSS assesses both surface-water quality and riverine microhabitats in terms of future scenarios, taking into...
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Analysis of Shellfish Growing Areas of Alabama, Florida and Georgia, USA - Using the Pearl Shellfish Sanitation Model
Conte, Fred S.; Ahmadi, Abbas - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 05 (2014) 4
areas in modeling, shellfish sanitation, water quality, shellfish closure rules the U.S. must be closed for harvest when the …
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Benefits trickling away: The health impact of extending access to piped water and sanitation in urban Yemen
Klasen, Stephan; Lechtenfeld, Tobias; Meier, Kristina; … - 2012
This article investigates the impact of piped water supply and sanitation on health outcomes in urban Yemen using a combination of quasi-experimental methods and results from microbiological water tests. Variations in project roll-out allow separate identification of water and sanitation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329881
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The impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health in rural households of north-western Bangladesh: A quasi-experimental analysis
Hasan, Mohammad Monirul; Gerber, Nicolas - 2016
We investigated the impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health outcomes in marginalized rural households of north-western Bangladesh using a quasi-experimental analysis. A government organization - the Barindra Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) - established...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588704
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Happiness and environmental degradation: A global analysis
Majeed, Muhammad Tariq; Mumtaz, Shaista - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 11 (2017) 3, pp. 753-772
This study contributes to the happiness-environment nexus by introducing the novel measures of environmental degradation such as species protection, marine protected areas and water quality unlike previous literature that mainly emphasized the importance of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011938573
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Rainwater harvesting in the UK: a strategic framework to enable transition from novel to mainstream
Ward, Sarah - 2010
The approach to water management worldwide is currently in transition, with a shift evident from purely centralised infrastructure to greater consideration of decentralised technologies, such as rainwater harvesting (RWH). Initiated by recognition of drivers including increasing water demand and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009440937