A Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Framework (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions-Part 1: Developing the Conceptual Framework

被引:4
作者
Alsaeed, Badir S. [1 ,2 ]
Hunt, Dexter V. L. [1 ]
Sharifi, Soroosh [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Birmingham, Sch Engn, Dept Civil Engn, Birmingham B15 2TT, England
[2] Qassim Univ, Coll Engn, Dept Civil Engn, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
water resources management; sustainable assessment; water sustainable framework; conceptual; arid; semi-arid; framework; indicator; indicator-based; REVERSE-OSMOSIS DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT; SAUDI-ARABIA; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; BRINE DISPOSAL; WEST [!text type='JAVA']JAVA[!/text; INDEX; INDICATORS; PLANTS; CONSERVATION;
D O I
10.3390/su16072634
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The evaluation of water resources management practices is essential for water usage decisions in regions with limited water resources. The literature provides numerous assessment frameworks, but many ignore the unique characteristics and conditions of some special arid and semi-arid regions, such as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which lack any permanent rivers or lakes. Thus, this study, the first in a two-part series, seeks to develop a conceptual Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Framework (SWRM-AF). General and particular criteria explain how components and indicators were identified. The conceptual SWRM-AF provided here has four components (environment, economy, society, and infrastructure) and 24 indicators. Almost every indicator has been selected from the literature and is briefly explained and justified. This research presents, possibly for the first time, clear and straightforward directions for evaluating each indicator in colour-coded tables. To create a more holistic framework for arid and semi-arid regions, social indicators like "intervention acceptability" and environmental indicators for assessing the impacts of desalination treatment plants have been added to form a unique framework applicable to such regions. Therefore, the components and indicators of conceptual SWRM-AF could work collectively to aid the process of decision-making. The next phase is validating this framework using a participatory approach.
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