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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"water supply and demand"”.
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Water resources of west Cape Cod : an investigation of water supply and demand planning
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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Advancing combined water supply and demand planning and management under climatic and socio-economic change
With climate change increasing the stress on water resources and aging water infrastructure needing replacement in the Western United States, water utilities are tasked with planning and managing an increasingly complex water system to meet key objectives such as water security, drought resilience, …
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The development and application of analytical techniques for planning of irrigation systems
… techniques for assessment of irrigation water supply and demand are illustrated using a 140 x 75 km discrete element representation of the Canterbury Plain, New Zealand. A versatile soil moisture accounting model is developed and used to simulate soil moisture status throughout the Plain, …
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A decision support system for sugarcane irrigation supply and demand management
… sugarcane farming requires large quantities of water to be delivered to the fields. Ideal irrigation schedules are produced indicating how much water to be supplied to fields considering multiple objectives in the farming process. Software packages do not fully account for the fact that the …
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Policy design tool for managing indoor residential water demand in water-scarce regions
<p>In view of population growth; climate change; and economic evolution, water resources in numerous parts of the world have reached their natural capacities. Consequently, the ability of many countries to grow; meet the basic needs of inhabitants; and protect the environment will be endangered …
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The effect of water policy implementation at the local community in Zambia: Examining the role of national and local institutions concerning Zambezi
… the ‘real world’ experience of institutions and policy within the Zambezi rural basin, the study highlights differences in perceptions of the policy and institutions of the water sector between those involved in management of the water sector and those using water for their livelihoods. The …
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Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta : strategies for the cross-border management of water resources
… have increased their technical sophistication and geographical scope of water issues and water-management policies. They have determined the impacts of water quality and demand upon ecological systems, and they have framed policies for the management of watersheds. I examine a subset of these …
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A Dynamic Decision Support System for Drought Resiliency and Climate Change
A water utility is tasked with perpetually supplying water to its customers, regardless of weather patterns and water supply. Simply put, there is no room for a shortage under any conditions. This can be most challenging in times of drought, when available water is slim and the utility system is …
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Local adaptation to climate change in a calcareous grassland system
<p>Annual manipulations of temperature and rainfall have been maintained in intact calcareous grassland since 1993 at the Buxton Climate Change Impacts Laboratory (BCCIL) in northern England (UK). Here I investigated the role of local adaptation as mechanism of the apparent resistance of species' …
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International comparative analysis of urban water systems
… global diversity for a large number of urban water systems, so that trends observed in a small number of cases can contribute to a more general understanding of the spectrum of contemporary sustainability challenges faced by cities around the world. The two-part approach first uses a large …
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A service-driven approach to assist water management during extreme events
Water shortages and flooding have caused large property losses and endangered human lives in many areas. Rapid and informed response is needed to ensure effective water management, including reliable and immediate data synthesis, near-real-time forecasting, and model-based decision support for …
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Vulnerability of U.S. river basins to water shortage over the 21st century
Future changes in climate and population across the United States may cause a decrease in freshwater availability and an increase in water demand. These trends may lead to more frequent water shortage conditions when water demand exceeds water supply. The enhanced characterizations of changes in …
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The impacts of climate change on cattle water demand and supply in Khurutshe, Botswana
… what impacts could climate change have on cattle water demand and supply in Khurutshe, Botswana. This thesis is pursued in light of the fact that there is a lack of knowledge on climate change and cattle water demand and supply. Thus, this thesis aims at filling the gap in knowledge on climate …
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Marginal and Virtual Water for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Syria
Arid and semiarid Middle Eastern countries generally, and Syria in particular, face serious water shortage problems and challenges with water sustainability. Climate change, population growth, and economic development play a major role in decreasing available water resources per capita. This, in …
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DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCES IN BAHRAIN: A COMBINED APPROACH OF SUPPLY-DEMAND ANALYSIS
Bahrain is an arid country with acute water shortage problems. The demand for water has increased substantially over the last four decades, leading to over-exploitation from the already scarce renewable groundwater resources. This has caused a significant decline in groundwater levels, a drastic …
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Towards supporting cohesive decision making across water, energy and food through understanding challenges in Malawi
… pressures, with increasing population, and climate change posing risks to the Earth’s capacity to sustain human life. In 2011, the World Economic Forum identified water, energy and food (WEF) security as a global risk, and the WEF nexus concept was first recognised and described in time …