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DOI	10.3390/w15234093
	Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Determine Appropriate Locations for Rainwater Harvesting in Erbil Province, Iraq
	Ahmed, Soran O.; Bilgili, Ali Volkan; Cullu, Mehmet Ali; Ernst, Fred; Abdullah, Haidi; Hamad, Twana Abdulrahman; Aziz, Barzan Sabah
通讯作者	Abdullah, H
来源期刊	WATER
EISSN	2073-4441
出版年	2023
卷号	15 期号:23
英文摘要	Water scarcity is a prominent consequence of global climate change, presenting a significant challenge to the livelihoods of wide parts of the world, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This study focuses on Erbil Province in Iraq, where the dual effects of climate change and human activity have significantly depleted water resources in the past two decades. To address this challenge, rainwater harvesting (RWH) is explored as a viable solution. The purpose of this study is to make a suitability zone map that divides the study area into several classes based on the features of each area and its ability to collect rainwater. The map will then be used to find the best place to build different RWH structures. Seven different layers are used to make the RWH suitability zone map: rainfall, runoff, land use/cover (LU/LC), soil texture, slope, drainage density, and the Topographic Wetness Index (TWI). Each layer was assigned specific weights through the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), considering its relevance to RWH. Results revealed four suitability classes: very highly suitable 1583.25 km2 (10.67%), highly suitable 4968.55 km2 (33.49%), moderately suitable 5295.65 km2 (35.69%), and lowly suitable 2989.66 km2 (20.15%). Notably, the suitability map highlights the northern and central regions as particularly suitable for RWH. Furthermore, the study suggested three suitable locations for constructing medium dams, six for check dams, and twenty-seven for farm ponds, according to the requirements of each type. These findings provide valuable insights for the strategic planning and effective management of water resources in the study area, offering potential solutions to the pressing challenges of water scarcity.
英文关键词	rainwater harvesting geographic information systems Analytical Hierarchy Process multi-criteria decision analysis
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Submitted, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001116308700001
WOS关键词	GIS-BASED APPROACH ; SUITABLE SITES ; IDENTIFICATION ; METHODOLOGY ; SELECTION ; RUNOFF
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/399105
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ahmed, Soran O.,Bilgili, Ali Volkan,Cullu, Mehmet Ali,et al. Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Determine Appropriate Locations for Rainwater Harvesting in Erbil Province, Iraq[J],2023,15(23).
APA	Ahmed, Soran O..,Bilgili, Ali Volkan.,Cullu, Mehmet Ali.,Ernst, Fred.,Abdullah, Haidi.,...&Aziz, Barzan Sabah.(2023).Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Determine Appropriate Locations for Rainwater Harvesting in Erbil Province, Iraq.WATER,15(23).
MLA	Ahmed, Soran O.,et al."Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Determine Appropriate Locations for Rainwater Harvesting in Erbil Province, Iraq".WATER 15.23(2023).