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Water Supply and Water Scarcity
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This Book includes selected papers that has been published in the Water journal Special Issue (SI) on Water Supply and Water Scarcity. Moreover, an overview of the SI is included. The papers selected for publication in the SI include review and research papers on water history, on water management issues under water scarcity regimes, on rainwater harvesting, on water quality and degradation, and on climatic variability impacts on water resources. Overall, the issue identify and highlight the main challenges in water sector, and particularly in management and protection of water resources and in use of alternative (non-conventional) water resources, especially in areas with demographic change and climate vulnerability in order to achieve sustainable and secure water supply. Furthermore, general guidelines and possible solutions for an improved and sophisticated water management system are proposed and discussed, such as the adoption of advanced technological solutions and practices that improve water-use efficiency and the use of alternative water resources, to address the growing environmental and health issues and to reduce the emerging conflicts among water users.

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Research & information: general --- Environmental economics --- drought --- early warning --- water scarcity --- water supply --- routine monitoring --- hydrologic modeling --- remote sensing --- GIS --- alternative water source --- rainwater harvesting --- arid and semi-arid areas --- hydraulics --- dividing flow manifold --- showerheads --- sprays --- dissolved oxygen --- climate change --- water budget --- general circulation model --- modeling --- stream flow changes --- soil water --- RCP --- Aculeo Lagoon --- Chile --- water demands --- water management --- rainwater harvesting system --- multi-storey residential building --- end-uses --- economic feasibility --- satisfaction survey --- ecological water demand --- reservoir ecological operation --- MIKE 11 model --- PHABSIM model --- watershed management --- water quality --- conventional farming --- organic farming --- nitrate --- residual sodium carbonate --- sodium adsorption ratio --- total dissolved solids --- irrigation practices --- Aztecs --- bronze age --- Byzantine times --- Chinese dynasties --- Egyptians --- Harappans --- Hellenic civilizations --- Incas --- medieval times --- Mayas --- Mesopotamia --- Minoans --- modern times --- Ottoman times --- Romans --- n/a --- water resources management --- water reuse --- climate variability --- circular economy --- sustainability --- long-term --- regional water supply planning --- alternative water supply --- projects --- expenditures --- investments --- conservation --- intermittent water supply --- pressure monitoring --- unreliable water supply --- pipe breaks --- water distribution system --- water system operation --- water scarcity regime --- water use efficiency --- rain harvesting --- desalination


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Agroecological Approaches for Soil Health and Water Management
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,

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In the last century, innovations in agricultural technologies centered on maximizing food production to feed the growing population have contributed to significant changes in agroecosystem processes, including carbon, nutrients, and water cycling. There are growing concerns regarding soil fertility depletion, soil carbon loss, greenhouse gas emissions, irrigational water scarcity, and water pollution, affecting soil health, agricultural productivity, systems sustainability, and environmental quality. Soils provide the foundation for food production, soil water and nutrient cycling, and soil biological activities. Therefore, an improved understanding of biochemical pathways of soil organic matter and nutrient cycling, microbial community involved in regulating soil health, and soil processes associated with water flow and retention in soil profile helps design better agricultural systems and ultimately support plant growth and productivity. This book, Agroecological Approaches in Soil and Water Management, presents a collection of original research and review papers studying physical, chemical, and biological processes in soils and discusses multiple ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, nutrients and water cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, and agro-environmental sustainability. We covered tillage, nutrients, irrigation, amendments, crop rotations, crop residue management practices for improving soil health, soil C and nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, soil water dynamics, and hydrological processes.

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Research. --- Biology. --- Technology. --- Engineering. --- Agriculture. --- land use change --- tillage --- fertilization --- N2O fluxes --- subtropical region --- paddy field --- soil organic carbon --- denitrification decomposition (DNDC) --- climate change --- biochar --- food security --- socio-economics benefits --- sustainable agriculture --- sustainable environment --- evaluation of soil and water conservation --- simulated rainfall events --- soil denudation --- water and sediment process --- nitrogen --- nitrate leaching --- nitrous oxide --- soil resilience --- soil microbiome --- regenerative agriculture --- ecological ditch --- agroforestry --- conservation agriculture --- Europe --- North Africa --- nutrient retention --- organic agriculture --- soil conservation --- water conservation --- sodium adsorption ratio --- relative feed value, forage nutritive value --- oat --- alfalfa --- forage crops --- alternative water source --- agriculture landscape --- chlorophyll content of citrus --- landscape position --- soil properties --- terraces --- soil health indicators --- grazing systems --- permanganate oxidizable carbon --- soil microbial biomass --- carbon --- isotopic signature --- Mustang --- natural abundance --- nutrient sourcing --- maize equivalent yield --- nutrient loss --- runoff --- soil loss --- slope --- strip-intercropping --- water use efficiency --- structure optimization --- carbon footprint --- multi-objective linear programming --- circular agriculture --- hydrogel --- soil quality --- chemico-physical properties --- sustainability --- macronutrient --- nutrient deficiency --- nutrient uptake --- site-specific nutrient management --- soil organic matter --- soil biodiversity --- bacteria --- fungi --- microarthropods --- diatoms --- metataxonomic assays


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Water Supply and Water Scarcity
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This Book includes selected papers that has been published in the Water journal Special Issue (SI) on Water Supply and Water Scarcity. Moreover, an overview of the SI is included. The papers selected for publication in the SI include review and research papers on water history, on water management issues under water scarcity regimes, on rainwater harvesting, on water quality and degradation, and on climatic variability impacts on water resources. Overall, the issue identify and highlight the main challenges in water sector, and particularly in management and protection of water resources and in use of alternative (non-conventional) water resources, especially in areas with demographic change and climate vulnerability in order to achieve sustainable and secure water supply. Furthermore, general guidelines and possible solutions for an improved and sophisticated water management system are proposed and discussed, such as the adoption of advanced technological solutions and practices that improve water-use efficiency and the use of alternative water resources, to address the growing environmental and health issues and to reduce the emerging conflicts among water users.

Keywords

Research & information: general --- Environmental economics --- drought --- early warning --- water scarcity --- water supply --- routine monitoring --- hydrologic modeling --- remote sensing --- GIS --- alternative water source --- rainwater harvesting --- arid and semi-arid areas --- hydraulics --- dividing flow manifold --- showerheads --- sprays --- dissolved oxygen --- climate change --- water budget --- general circulation model --- modeling --- stream flow changes --- soil water --- RCP --- Aculeo Lagoon --- Chile --- water demands --- water management --- rainwater harvesting system --- multi-storey residential building --- end-uses --- economic feasibility --- satisfaction survey --- ecological water demand --- reservoir ecological operation --- MIKE 11 model --- PHABSIM model --- watershed management --- water quality --- conventional farming --- organic farming --- nitrate --- residual sodium carbonate --- sodium adsorption ratio --- total dissolved solids --- irrigation practices --- Aztecs --- bronze age --- Byzantine times --- Chinese dynasties --- Egyptians --- Harappans --- Hellenic civilizations --- Incas --- medieval times --- Mayas --- Mesopotamia --- Minoans --- modern times --- Ottoman times --- Romans --- n/a --- water resources management --- water reuse --- climate variability --- circular economy --- sustainability --- long-term --- regional water supply planning --- alternative water supply --- projects --- expenditures --- investments --- conservation --- intermittent water supply --- pressure monitoring --- unreliable water supply --- pipe breaks --- water distribution system --- water system operation --- water scarcity regime --- water use efficiency --- rain harvesting --- desalination


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Agroecological Approaches for Soil Health and Water Management
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,

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In the last century, innovations in agricultural technologies centered on maximizing food production to feed the growing population have contributed to significant changes in agroecosystem processes, including carbon, nutrients, and water cycling. There are growing concerns regarding soil fertility depletion, soil carbon loss, greenhouse gas emissions, irrigational water scarcity, and water pollution, affecting soil health, agricultural productivity, systems sustainability, and environmental quality. Soils provide the foundation for food production, soil water and nutrient cycling, and soil biological activities. Therefore, an improved understanding of biochemical pathways of soil organic matter and nutrient cycling, microbial community involved in regulating soil health, and soil processes associated with water flow and retention in soil profile helps design better agricultural systems and ultimately support plant growth and productivity. This book, Agroecological Approaches in Soil and Water Management, presents a collection of original research and review papers studying physical, chemical, and biological processes in soils and discusses multiple ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, nutrients and water cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, and agro-environmental sustainability. We covered tillage, nutrients, irrigation, amendments, crop rotations, crop residue management practices for improving soil health, soil C and nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, soil water dynamics, and hydrological processes.

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Research. --- Biology. --- Technology. --- Engineering. --- Agriculture. --- land use change --- tillage --- fertilization --- N2O fluxes --- subtropical region --- paddy field --- soil organic carbon --- denitrification decomposition (DNDC) --- climate change --- biochar --- food security --- socio-economics benefits --- sustainable agriculture --- sustainable environment --- evaluation of soil and water conservation --- simulated rainfall events --- soil denudation --- water and sediment process --- nitrogen --- nitrate leaching --- nitrous oxide --- soil resilience --- soil microbiome --- regenerative agriculture --- ecological ditch --- agroforestry --- conservation agriculture --- Europe --- North Africa --- nutrient retention --- organic agriculture --- soil conservation --- water conservation --- sodium adsorption ratio --- relative feed value, forage nutritive value --- oat --- alfalfa --- forage crops --- alternative water source --- agriculture landscape --- chlorophyll content of citrus --- landscape position --- soil properties --- terraces --- soil health indicators --- grazing systems --- permanganate oxidizable carbon --- soil microbial biomass --- carbon --- isotopic signature --- Mustang --- natural abundance --- nutrient sourcing --- maize equivalent yield --- nutrient loss --- runoff --- soil loss --- slope --- strip-intercropping --- water use efficiency --- structure optimization --- carbon footprint --- multi-objective linear programming --- circular agriculture --- hydrogel --- soil quality --- chemico-physical properties --- sustainability --- macronutrient --- nutrient deficiency --- nutrient uptake --- site-specific nutrient management --- soil organic matter --- soil biodiversity --- bacteria --- fungi --- microarthropods --- diatoms --- metataxonomic assays


Book
Water Supply and Water Scarcity
Authors: --- ---
Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Abstract

This Book includes selected papers that has been published in the Water journal Special Issue (SI) on Water Supply and Water Scarcity. Moreover, an overview of the SI is included. The papers selected for publication in the SI include review and research papers on water history, on water management issues under water scarcity regimes, on rainwater harvesting, on water quality and degradation, and on climatic variability impacts on water resources. Overall, the issue identify and highlight the main challenges in water sector, and particularly in management and protection of water resources and in use of alternative (non-conventional) water resources, especially in areas with demographic change and climate vulnerability in order to achieve sustainable and secure water supply. Furthermore, general guidelines and possible solutions for an improved and sophisticated water management system are proposed and discussed, such as the adoption of advanced technological solutions and practices that improve water-use efficiency and the use of alternative water resources, to address the growing environmental and health issues and to reduce the emerging conflicts among water users.

Keywords

drought --- early warning --- water scarcity --- water supply --- routine monitoring --- hydrologic modeling --- remote sensing --- GIS --- alternative water source --- rainwater harvesting --- arid and semi-arid areas --- hydraulics --- dividing flow manifold --- showerheads --- sprays --- dissolved oxygen --- climate change --- water budget --- general circulation model --- modeling --- stream flow changes --- soil water --- RCP --- Aculeo Lagoon --- Chile --- water demands --- water management --- rainwater harvesting system --- multi-storey residential building --- end-uses --- economic feasibility --- satisfaction survey --- ecological water demand --- reservoir ecological operation --- MIKE 11 model --- PHABSIM model --- watershed management --- water quality --- conventional farming --- organic farming --- nitrate --- residual sodium carbonate --- sodium adsorption ratio --- total dissolved solids --- irrigation practices --- Aztecs --- bronze age --- Byzantine times --- Chinese dynasties --- Egyptians --- Harappans --- Hellenic civilizations --- Incas --- medieval times --- Mayas --- Mesopotamia --- Minoans --- modern times --- Ottoman times --- Romans --- n/a --- water resources management --- water reuse --- climate variability --- circular economy --- sustainability --- long-term --- regional water supply planning --- alternative water supply --- projects --- expenditures --- investments --- conservation --- intermittent water supply --- pressure monitoring --- unreliable water supply --- pipe breaks --- water distribution system --- water system operation --- water scarcity regime --- water use efficiency --- rain harvesting --- desalination


Book
Agroecological Approaches for Soil Health and Water Management
Authors: ---
Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,

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Abstract

In the last century, innovations in agricultural technologies centered on maximizing food production to feed the growing population have contributed to significant changes in agroecosystem processes, including carbon, nutrients, and water cycling. There are growing concerns regarding soil fertility depletion, soil carbon loss, greenhouse gas emissions, irrigational water scarcity, and water pollution, affecting soil health, agricultural productivity, systems sustainability, and environmental quality. Soils provide the foundation for food production, soil water and nutrient cycling, and soil biological activities. Therefore, an improved understanding of biochemical pathways of soil organic matter and nutrient cycling, microbial community involved in regulating soil health, and soil processes associated with water flow and retention in soil profile helps design better agricultural systems and ultimately support plant growth and productivity. This book, Agroecological Approaches in Soil and Water Management, presents a collection of original research and review papers studying physical, chemical, and biological processes in soils and discusses multiple ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, nutrients and water cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, and agro-environmental sustainability. We covered tillage, nutrients, irrigation, amendments, crop rotations, crop residue management practices for improving soil health, soil C and nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, soil water dynamics, and hydrological processes.

Keywords

Research. --- Biology. --- Technology. --- Engineering. --- Agriculture. --- land use change --- tillage --- fertilization --- N2O fluxes --- subtropical region --- paddy field --- soil organic carbon --- denitrification decomposition (DNDC) --- climate change --- biochar --- food security --- socio-economics benefits --- sustainable agriculture --- sustainable environment --- evaluation of soil and water conservation --- simulated rainfall events --- soil denudation --- water and sediment process --- nitrogen --- nitrate leaching --- nitrous oxide --- soil resilience --- soil microbiome --- regenerative agriculture --- ecological ditch --- agroforestry --- conservation agriculture --- Europe --- North Africa --- nutrient retention --- organic agriculture --- soil conservation --- water conservation --- sodium adsorption ratio --- relative feed value, forage nutritive value --- oat --- alfalfa --- forage crops --- alternative water source --- agriculture landscape --- chlorophyll content of citrus --- landscape position --- soil properties --- terraces --- soil health indicators --- grazing systems --- permanganate oxidizable carbon --- soil microbial biomass --- carbon --- isotopic signature --- Mustang --- natural abundance --- nutrient sourcing --- maize equivalent yield --- nutrient loss --- runoff --- soil loss --- slope --- strip-intercropping --- water use efficiency --- structure optimization --- carbon footprint --- multi-objective linear programming --- circular agriculture --- hydrogel --- soil quality --- chemico-physical properties --- sustainability --- macronutrient --- nutrient deficiency --- nutrient uptake --- site-specific nutrient management --- soil organic matter --- soil biodiversity --- bacteria --- fungi --- microarthropods --- diatoms --- metataxonomic assays

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