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Author (up) Abadi, B.; Sadeghfam, S.; Ehsanitabar, A.; Nadiri, A.A.
Title Investigating socio-economic and hydrological sustainability of ancient Qanat water systems in arid regions of central Iran Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Groundwater for Sustainable Development Abbreviated Journal
Volume 23 Issue Pages 100988
Keywords Ancient irrigation, QWSs, GIS, Indigenous knowledge, Maintenance, Distribution
Abstract The Qanat water systems (QWSs), the ancient water engineering systems in Iran belonging to the very distant past, have harvested groundwater from drainages to convey it toward the surface with no use of energy. The present article highlights the socio-economic aspects of the sustainability of the QWSs and gives a satisfactory explanation of why the QWSs should be restored. In doing so, we subscribe to the view that indigenous and scientific knowledge should be incorporated. The former serves to tackle the restoration of the QWSs, the latter contributes to the distribution of water into the farmlands as efficiently as possible. Measured by (a) resilience, (b) reliability, (c) vulnerability, and (d) sustainability, the GIS technique made clear the performance of the QWSs has, therefore, the worst condition observed in terms of resiliency; the best condition observed concerning the vulnerability. Moreover, the QWSs have intermediate performance in terms of reliability. Finally, the sustainability index (SI) classifies the QWSs into different bands, which provide explicit support to take priority of the selection of the QWSs for restoration. In conclusion, a theoretical framework has been drawn to keep the QWSs sustainable.
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ Abadi2023100988 Serial 268
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Author (up) Abiye, T.
Title Synthesis on groundwater recharge in Southern Africa: A supporting tool for groundwater users Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Groundwater for Sustainable Development Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2-3 Issue Pages 182-189
Keywords Arid and semi-arid areas, Groundwater recharge, Recharge estimation methods, Southern Africa
Abstract This synthesis on groundwater recharge targets the Southern African region as a result of the dependence of the community and economic sector on the groundwater resource. Several literature based recharge studies were collected and assessed in order to find out the main controls to the occurrence of recharge. The Water Table Fluctuation and Base flow separation methods have been tested in the catchment that drains crystalline basement rocks and dolostones close to the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Based on the assessed data the Chloride Mass Balance method resulted in groundwater recharge of less than 4% of the rainfall, while it reaches 20%, when rainfall exceeds 600mm. For the classical water balance method, recharge proportion is less than 3% of rainfall as a result of very high ambient temperature in the region. Based on the Saturated Volume Fluctuation and Water Table Fluctuation methods, recharge could be less than 6% for annual rainfall of less than 600mm. Observational results further suggest that sporadic recharge from high intensity rainfall has important contribution to the groundwater recharge in the region, owing to the presence of permeable geological cover, which could not be fully captured by most of the recharge estimation methods. This study further documents an evaluation of the most reliable recharge estimation methods in the area such as the chloride mass balance, saturated volume fluctuation and water table fluctuation methods in order to successfully manage the groundwater resource.
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ abiye_synthesis_2016 Serial 101
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Author (up) Akter, A.; Tanim, A.H.; Islam, M.K.
Title Possibilities of urban flood reduction through distributed-scale rainwater harvesting Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Water Science and Engineering Abbreviated Journal
Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 95-105
Keywords Low-impact development (LID), SWMM, HEC-RAS, Remote sensing, Urban flooding, Inundation depth
Abstract Urban flooding in Chittagong City usually occurs during the monsoon season and a rainwater harvesting (RWH) system can be used as a remedial measure. This study examines the feasibility of rain barrel RWH system at a distributed scale within an urbanized area located in the northwestern part of Chittagong City that experiences flash flooding on a regular basis. For flood modeling, the storm water management model (SWMM) was employed with rain barrel low-impact development (LID) as a flood reduction measure. The Hydrologic Engineering Center’s River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) inundation model was coupled with SWMM to observe the detailed and spatial extent of flood reduction. Compared to SWMM simulated floods, the simulated inundation depth using remote sensing data and the HEC-RAS showed a reasonable match, i.e., the correlation coefficients were found to be 0.70 and 0.98, respectively. Finally, using LID, i.e., RWH, a reduction of 28.66% could be achieved for reducing flood extent. Moreover, the study showed that 10%–60% imperviousness of the subcatchment area can yield a monthly RWH potential of 0.04–0.45 m3 from a square meter of rooftop area. The model can be used for necessary decision making for flood reduction and to establish a distributed RWH system in the study area.
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ Akter202095 Serial 247
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Author (up) Androvitsanea, A.; Fawzy, M.; Fuchs, J.; Külls, C.; Fahlbusch, H.; Heiden, J.
Title Hydrologische Bedingungen im Heraion von Samos vom 12. bis 8. Jh. v. Chr. und ihre Bedeutung für die wasserbauliche Infrastruktur Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Environmental Water Engineering Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 1-21
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ Androvitsanea2018hydrologische Serial 17
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Author (up) Benites Lazaro, L.L.; Bellezoni, R.; Puppim de Oliveira, J.; Jacobi, P.R.; Giatti, L.
Title Ten Years of Research on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: An Analysis of Topics Evolution Type Journal Article
Year 2022 Publication Frontiers in Water Abbreviated Journal
Volume 4 Issue Pages
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ article Serial 86
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