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Water infrastructure in Libya and the water situation in agriculture in the Jefara region of Libya

Abdudayem, Abdulmagid; Scott, Albert H.S. - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 3 (2014) 1, pp. 33-64

Information about the current state of water institutional frameworks, water infrastructure and water management policies in Libya enable the identification and evaluation of a range of options for improving water use efficiency in agriculture and the potential role of water pricing in achieving...

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Management of water resource systems in the presence of uncertainties by nonlinear approximation techniques and deterministic sampling

Baglietto, M.; Cervellera, C.; Sanguineti, M.; Zoppoli, R. - In: Computational Optimization and Applications 47 (2010) 2, pp. 349-376

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Analysis of Effectiveness of Water-Ecological Management under Conditions of Intensive Anthropogenic Loading

Kopnova, Kopnova , Elena; Rosental, Rosental , Oleg - In: Applied Econometrics 14 (2009) 2, pp. 47-56

Results of an econometric research on the natural water control system in a part of Iset river (the Sverdlovsk region) are produced. A low level of effectiveness of the system during the considered period is demonstrated and basic ways of its perfection are substantiated

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Environmental impact and risk quantification based on selected water quality indicators

Teodosiu, Carmen; Robu, Brindusa; Cojocariu, Claudia; … - In: Natural Hazards 75 (2015) 1, pp. 89-105

Environmental assessments are often approached in an integrated manner, taking into consideration the decision-making processes, the stakeholders’ roles and the preservation of environmental components and human health. An environmental impact and risk assessment (EIRA) methodology could...

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Sensitivity analysis assessment of remotely based vegetation indices to improve water resources management

Elhag, Mohamed - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (2014) 6, pp. 1209-1222

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is estimated from Landsat 8 sensor acquired in June 2013 to drive four different water-related indices calculated as NDVI derivatives. Different vegetation indices (VIs) have been extracted exclusively in estimation of different VIs: Leaf Area Index,...

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Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability of Irrigation Demands in Mediterranean Europe

Garrote, Luis; Iglesias, Ana; Granados, Alfredo; … - In: Water Resources Management 29 (2015) 2, pp. 325-338

, population from the Global Rural–urban Mapping Project (GRUMP) and irrigation area from the Global Map of Irrigated Area dataset … 2070–2100. Climate change vulnerability of irrigation demands is estimated from changes in maximum potential water … withdrawals for irrigation in current and future scenarios. Maximum potential water withdrawal for irrigation was computed as the …

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A Fuzzy Multicriteria Categorization of Water Scarcity in Complex Water Resources Systems

Spiliotis, Mike; Martín-Carrasco, Francisco; Garrote, Luis - In: Water Resources Management 29 (2015) 2, pp. 521-539

<Para ID="Par1">Although water scarcity is a well-understood concept, it is difficult to define it precisely and furthermore, to address the water scarcity which requires a complicated set of water actions. In this work, with the aim to face the complexity of water scarcity, we propose the establishment of...</para>

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Integrated Ecosystem Management of River Basins and the Coastal Zone in Brazil

Santana, Stella; Barroso, Gilberto - In: Water Resources Management 28 (2014) 14, pp. 4927-4942

International society has begun to consider river basins and the coastal zone as one management unit that requires an ecosystem approach. Various countries have undertaken initiatives since the 1970s and have improved the approach to integrated coastal zone management. Brazil has not been one of...

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Stochastic Simulation and Management of an Over-Exploited Aquifer Using an Integrated Modeling System

Sidiropoulos, P.; Mylopoulos, N.; Loukas, A. - In: Water Resources Management 29 (2015) 3, pp. 929-943

of irrigation wells, as the irrigation needs of cultivations will be covered by the reservoir. The project with the …

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Basin-wide evapotranspiration management: Concept and practical application in Hai Basin, China

Wu, Bingfang; Jiang, Liping; Yan, Nana; Perry, Chris; … - In: Agricultural Water Management 145 (2014) C, pp. 145-153

As the demand for water resources continues to grow, the current “demand management” approach often fails to deliver the expected results in terms of reduced water consumption, release of water to other uses, or improved environmental conditions. Recognizing that evapotranspiration (ET)...

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