Sant Anna, Caio; Tilmant, Amaury; Pulido-Velazquez, M.(Elsevier, 2022)
[EN] Climate change can significantly affect water systems with negative impacts on many facets of society and ecosystems. Therefore, significant attention must be devoted to the development of efficient adaptation strategies. ...
Pedro Monzonís, María; Solera Solera, Abel; Ferrer Polo, Francisco Javier; Estrela Monreal, Teodoro; Paredes Arquiola, Javier(Elsevier, 2015-08)
Water represents an essential element for the life of all who inhabit our planet. But the random nature of
this resource, which is manifested by the alternation of wet periods and dry periods, makes it even more precious. ...
[EN] The use of precision agriculture is becoming more and more necessary to provide food for the world's growing population, as well as to reduce environmental impact and enhance the usage of limited natural resources. ...
Díaz-Madroñero Boluda, Francisco Manuel; Pérez-Sánchez, Modesto; Satorre-Aznar, José Ricardo; Mula, Josefa; López Jiménez, Petra Amparo(Elsevier, 2018)
[EN] Water management is currently a priority in all integrated water cycle sections when a close relation between water and energy is considered. Wastewater treatment plants are high-energy consumers and, therefore, energy ...
Despite advances in water conservation, abstraction and transport, water demand has been increasing worldwide in the past few decades. This has resulted in an increased pressure on stakeholders to provide sustainable ...
Ferrando Fe-Castell, José Francisco(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-06-15)
[EN] The conflict between the use of groundwater and surface water and wetland conservation is particularly relevant where the level of these natural ecosystems has descended considerably in recent decades , and there is ...
The implementation of the Water Framework Directive implies the determination of an environmental flow (E-flow) in each running water body. In Spain, many of the minimum flow assessments were determined with the physical ...
[EN] Irrigation water use efficiency, the small size of the orchards, and part-time farmers are major issues for Spanish citriculture. How should irrigation water use efficiency be assessed? Does irrigation water use ...
Pérez-Sánchez, Modesto; Sánchez-Romero, Francisco-Javier; Ramos, Helena M.; López Jiménez, Petra Amparo(Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria, 2017)
[EN] The usefulness of models depends on their validation in a calibration process, ensuring that simulated flows and pressure values in any line are really occurring and, therefore, becoming a powerful decision tool for ...
Van Leeuwen, C. J.(European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2013-12-01)
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) ...
Sanchis Ibor, Carles; Boelens, R.; García Molla, Marta(Elsevier, 2017-12)
[EN] In recent decades, water has been subjected to different commodification and de-collectivization processes. Increasingly, this is also affecting collective irrigation Water management. Critical analysis of this ...
Özerol, Gül; Vinke-de Kruijf, Joanne; Brisbois, Marie Claire; Flores, Cesar Casiano; Deekshit, Pranjal; Girard-Martin, Corentin Denis Pierre; Knieper, Christian; Mirnezami, S. Jalal; Ortega Reig, Mar Violeta; Ranjan, Pranay; Schröder, Nadine J. S.; Schröter, Barbara(Resilience Alliance, Inc., 2018)
[EN] Governance is key to tackling water challenges and transforming water management under the increasing pressures of competing water uses and climate change. Diverse water governance regimes have evolved in different ...
Integrated water resources management means making decisions and taking actions while focusing on
how managing water. This study identifies the stakeholders participating in decision-making process of
Jumilla-Villena ...
Pulido-Velazquez, M.; Álvarez Mendiola, Eduardo; Andreu Álvarez, Joaquín(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013-09)
By ignoring the opportunity cost of water use, water is undervalued, which can lead to significant errors in investments and water
allocation decisions. The marginal resource opportunity cost (MROC) varies in time and ...
The main aim of smart cities is achieving sustainable resources. In order to make a correct use of resources, an accurate monitoring and management of them are needed. In some places, like underground aquifers, the access ...
[EN] Climate Impact Response Functions (CIRFs) can be useful for exploring potential risks of system failure under climate change. The performance of a water resource system can be synthesized through a CIRF that relates ...
Natural flow regimes are of primary interest in designing environmental flows and therefore essential for water management and planning. The present study discriminated natural hydrologic variation using two different ...
Sanchís Jiménez, Elena María; Ferrer Roglán, Marta; Torres, Antonio G.; Cambra López, María; Calvet Sanz, Salvador(Mary Ann Liebert, 2012-12)
[EN] Rice fields contribute substantially to global warming of the atmosphere through emission of methane (CH4). This article reviews the state of the art of factors affecting CH4 emissions in rice fields, focusing on soil ...
Villena Martínez, Esteban Manuel(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-01-16)
[ES] La alta cuenca del río Guadalquivir ubicada en el departamento de Tarija, Bolivia, alberga al municipio de la ciudad capital de Tarija; siendo la zona urbana más poblada del departamento. Durante las últimas décadas ...
Montalbán Martínez, Yolanda(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-12-21)
[ES] El Marjal dels Moros ha sido declarado Lugar de Interés Comunitario (LIC) y Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves (ZEPA), formando parte así de la Red Natura 2000. Posteriormente, mediante la aprobación del Decreto ...