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	Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review
	Adham Ammar; Riksen Michel; Ouessar Mohamed; Ritsema Coen
来源期刊	International Soil and Water Conservation Research
ISSN	2095-6339
出版年	2016
卷号	4 期号:2 页码:108-120
英文摘要	Harvested rainwater is an alternative source of water in arid and semi-arid regions (ASARs) around the world. Many researchers have developed and applied various methodologies and criteria to identify suitable sites and techniques for rainwater harvesting (RWH). Determining the best method or guidelines for site selection, however, is difficult. The main objective of this study was to define a general method for selecting suitable RWH sites in ASARs by assembling an inventory of the main methods and criteria developed during the last three decades. We categorised and compared four main methodologies of site selection from 48 studies published in scientific journals, reports of international organisations, or sources of information obtained from practitioners. We then identified three main sets of criteria for selecting RWH locations and the main characteristics of the most common RWH techniques used in ASARs. The methods were diverse, ranging from those based only on biophysical criteria to more integrated approaches including socio-economic criteria, especially after 2000. The most important criteria for the selection of suitable sites for RWH were slope, land use/cover, soil type, rainfall, distance to settlements/streams, and cost. The success rate of RWH projects tended to increase when these criteria were considered, but an objective evaluation of these selection methods is still lacking. Most studies now select RHW sites using geographic information systems in combination with hydrological models and multi-criteria analysis.
英文关键词	Arid and semi-arid regions RWH Suitability Multi-criteria GIS Modelling
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	CSCD
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
CSCD记录号	CSCD:5751639
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/335677
作者单位	Adham Ammar, Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management Group, 47, Wageningen, The Netherlands 6700 AA.; Riksen Michel, Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management Group, 47, Wageningen, The Netherlands 6700 AA.; Ritsema Coen, Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management Group, 47, Wageningen, The Netherlands 6700 AA.; Ouessar Mohamed, Institut des Regions Arides, Route de Djorf km 22.5, Medenine, 4119, Tunisia.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Adham Ammar,Riksen Michel,Ouessar Mohamed,et al. Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review[J],2016,4(2):108-120.
APA	Adham Ammar,Riksen Michel,Ouessar Mohamed,&Ritsema Coen.(2016).Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review.International Soil and Water Conservation Research,4(2),108-120.
MLA	Adham Ammar,et al."Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review".International Soil and Water Conservation Research 4.2(2016):108-120.