A decision support approach for the selection and implementation of water harvesting techniques in arid and semi-arid regions

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 173, Issue , 2016, Pages 35-47

  Grum, Berhane ^a,b   Hessel, Rudi ^b   Kessler, Aad ^b   Woldearegay, Kifle ^a   Yazew, Eyasu ^a   Ritsema, Coen ^b   Geissen, Violette ^b  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision support approach; Multi criteria analysis; Participatory selection; Suitability indicators; Suitability maps

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RUNOFF; SOLVENTS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATERSHEDS;

ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; DECISION SUPPORTS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY SELECTION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

SITE SELECTION;

ARID REGION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCOLATION; SEMIARID REGION; STAKEHOLDER; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATERSHED;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84964963165     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.04.018     Document Type: Article

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