[HTML][HTML] Identification of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting structures in arid and semi-arid regions: A review

A Ammar, M Riksen, M Ouessar, C Ritsema - International Soil and Water …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

A decision framework for potential dam site selection using GIS, MIF and TOPSIS in Ulhas river basin, India

NL Rane, A Achari, SP Choudhary, SK Mallick… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ulhas River Basin, India has been severely impacted by climate change,
frequent rainfall, and an ineffective drainage system in recent years, resulting in flooding. To …

Application of geographical information system to site selection of small run-of-river hydropower project by considering engineering/economic/environmental criteria …

P Rojanamon, T Chaisomphob, T Bureekul - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2009 - Elsevier
In the process of site selection of a small run-of-river hydropower project in Thailand, some
problems are addressed as follows: the accessibility of the possible sites which are mostly …

[HTML][HTML] A GIS-based approach for identifying potential sites for harvesting rainwater in the Western Desert of Iraq

A Adham, KN Sayl, R Abed, MA Abdeladhim… - International Soil and …, 2018 - Elsevier
People living in arid and semi-arid areas with highly variable rainfall and unforeseeable
periods of droughts or floods are severely affected by water shortages and often have …

A comprehensive assessment of stream fragmentation in Great Britain

J Jones, L Börger, J Tummers, P Jones, M Lucas… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Artificial barriers are one of the main threats to river ecosystems, resulting in habitat
fragmentation and loss of connectivity. Yet, the abundance and distribution of most artificial …

GIS-based modeling for selection of dam sites in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq

AA Othman, AF Al-Maamar, DAMA Al-Manmi… - … International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Iraq, a country in the Middle East, has suffered severe drought events in the past two
decades due to a significant decrease in annual precipitation. Water storage by building …

Identifying the potential dam sites to avert the risk of catastrophic floods in the Jhelum Basin, Kashmir, NW Himalaya, India

MA Rather, G Meraj, M Farooq, BA Shiekh, P Kumar… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
In September 2014, Kashmir witnessed a catastrophic flood resulting in a significant loss of
lives and property. Such massive losses could have been avoided if any structural support …

Dam site suitability assessment at the Greater Zab River in northern Iraq using remote sensing data and GIS

AM Noori, B Pradhan, QM Ajaj - Journal of Hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, the northern region of Iraq has been severely impacted by climate
change, which has created long-term drought, water shortage, and casual flood events. Dam …

Detection of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting planning in an arid region using geographic information system

HQ Hashim, KN Sayl - Applied Geomatics, 2021 - Springer
Water is a key natural resource on earth, especially in arid and semi-arid regions with limited
rainfall amounts. The impact of drought could be alleviated via constructing dams to ensure …

Drainage network extraction and morphometric analysis using remote sensing and GIS map** techniques (Lesser Zab River Basin, Iraq and Iran)

YI Al-Saady, QA Al-Suhail, BS Al-Tawash… - Environmental Earth …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Lesser Zab River, in the northeast of Iraq and northwest of Iran, is the largest
tributary inside Iraq supplying water to the Tigris River. The majority of the basin lies inside …