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

International Soil and Water Conservation Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 108-120

  Ammar, Adham ^a,c   Riksen, Michel ^a   Ouessar, Mohamed ^b   Ritsema, Coen ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANBAR   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Arid and semi arid regions; GIS; Modelling; Multi criteria; RWH Suitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971270882     PISSN: 20956339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2016.03.001     Document Type: Review

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