干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): A Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Framework (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions-Part 2: Refining the Conceptual Framework Using the Delphi Technique

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DOI	10.3390/su16114463
	A Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Framework (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions-Part 2: Refining the Conceptual Framework Using the Delphi Technique
	Alsaeed, Badir S.; Hunt, Dexter V. L.; Sharifi, Soroosh
通讯作者	Alsaeed, BS
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2024
卷号	16 期号:11
英文摘要	In the first paper of this two-part series on the development of a sustainable water resources management assessment framework (SWRM-AF), a conceptual framework for arid and semi-arid regions was developed. The framework, rigorously selected through an extensive literature review, consisted of two main parts: components and indicators. This second paper of the series utilizes the Delphi technique as a participatory method to refine the conceptual framework, working toward a final version. This technique employs an iterative questionnaire through which 60 expert stakeholders from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries were invited to assess 24 indicators across four components-social, economic, environmental, and infrastructure-and to assign their respective weights. However, while 40 accepted the invitation to be involved, only 33 participated in the first round. This paper identified that 97% of stakeholders in the first round were familiar with sustainability and its three pillars. The final result of the two rounds showed a preference for indicators within the social, economic, and infrastructure components to carry equal weights (i.e., four indicators within each of the three components were assigned 25% weighting each). In contrast, stakeholders identified that indicators within the environmental component should be assigned different weights. Therein, 'Compliance of wastewater treatment plants with regulations' and 'Carbon dioxide emissions from desalination sector' scored the highest and lowest weightings, accounting for 24.2% and 14.3% of the available weighting, respectively. The validation process resulted in a framework of 17 indicators. Thus, the refined and final version of SWRM-AF is presented and ready for implementation. The next stage of the research, which will keep the audience engaged, is to apply the newly developed SWRM-AF to an arid country and evaluate its effectiveness.
英文关键词	sustainability water resources management Delphi technique questionnaire water sustainable framework framework indicator indicator-based decision-making
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:001245801300001
WOS关键词	FLOOD VULNERABILITY ; METHODOLOGY ; INDICATORS ; CRITERIA ; SYSTEM ; INDEX ; BASIN ; TOOL
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/405735
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alsaeed, Badir S.,Hunt, Dexter V. L.,Sharifi, Soroosh. A Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Framework (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions-Part 2: Refining the Conceptual Framework Using the Delphi Technique[J],2024,16(11).
APA	Alsaeed, Badir S.,Hunt, Dexter V. L.,&Sharifi, Soroosh.(2024).A Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Framework (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions-Part 2: Refining the Conceptual Framework Using the Delphi Technique.SUSTAINABILITY,16(11).
MLA	Alsaeed, Badir S.,et al."A Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Framework (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions-Part 2: Refining the Conceptual Framework Using the Delphi Technique".SUSTAINABILITY 16.11(2024).