Water Resources in Arid Areas: The Way Forward

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Paleoclimatic Registers from Semi-arid Costal Sediments of Southeastern India: A Multi Proxy Approach....Pages 3-30
Collective Impact of Upstream Anthropogenic Interventions and Prolonged Droughts on Downstream Basin’s Development in Arid and Semi-arid Areas: The Diyala Transboundary Basin....Pages 31-41
Scenarios Based Climate Projection for Oman Water Resources....Pages 43-58
Study of Rainfall Variations in Tessa Subwatershed of Medjerda River in Tunisia....Pages 59-74
Spatial and Temporal Variability Analysis Using Modelled Precipitation Data in Upper Catchment of Chambal Basin....Pages 75-88
Recent Observed Climate Change Over Oman....Pages 89-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Significance of Silica Analysis in Groundwater Studies of Domestic Shallow Wells in Parts of Jeli District, Kelantan, Malaysia....Pages 103-114
Assessment of Global Change Impacts on Groundwater Resources in Souss-Massa Basin....Pages 115-140
An Overview of Stable Isotopes in Northern Oman’s Main Aquifers as an Insight into Recharge Process....Pages 141-153
Satellite-Based Estimates of Groundwater Storage Changes at the Najd Aquifers in Oman....Pages 155-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Geological Assessment of Water-Based Tourism Sites in Jeli District, Kelantan, Malaysia....Pages 173-195
Mapping and Modelling of Areas at Risk of Erosion: Case of Aures Center (Algeria)....Pages 197-214
Evaluation of Water Erosion Risk in Tunisian Semi Arid Area....Pages 215-249
Hydrological Modeling of Sediment Transport in the Semi-arid Region, Case of Soubella Watershed in Algeria....Pages 251-266
A New Innovative Tool to Measure Soil Erosion....Pages 267-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Heavy Minerals and Granulometric Studies in Coastal Sediments from Keelakarai to Periyapattinam, Gulf of Mannar, East Coast of India....Pages 283-294
Techno-economical Comparison of MED and RO Seawater Desalination in a Large Power and Water Cogeneration Plant in Iran....Pages 295-318
Modeling Dispersion of Brine Discharges from Multiple Desalination Outfalls....Pages 319-333
Assessment of Hydro-chemical Processes Inducing the Groundwater Salinisation in Coastal Regions: Case Study of the Salalah Plain, Sultanate of Oman....Pages 335-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-368
Maximum Use of Treated Wastewater in Agriculture....Pages 369-369
Potential of Treated Wastewater Usage for Adaptation to Climate Change: Jordan as a Success Story....Pages 371-382
Effect of Operational Changes in Wastewater Treatment Plants on Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Total Suspended Solid Removal....Pages 383-405
Treatment of Industrial Wastewater and Its Reuse for Sustainable Agriculture Practices—A Green Concept....Pages 407-417
Front Matter....Pages 419-429
Adaptation and Performance of Six Eucalypt Species Irrigated with Qom Sewage....Pages 431-431
Applications of Magnetic-Water Technology, A Novel Tool for Improving Chick-Pea Crop and Water Productivity....Pages 433-448
Socio-hydrological Framework of Farmer-Drought Feedback: Darfur as a Case Study....Pages 449-460
Water and Energy Use Efficiency of Greenhouse and Net house Under Desert Conditions of UAE: Agronomic and Economic Analysis....Pages 461-479
Agricultural Water Use and Technologies for Adaptations to Water Deficits....Pages 481-499
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