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Tools for Drought Mitigation in Mediterranean Regions

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Editors:
  1. Giuseppe Rossi

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Catania, Italy

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  2. Antonino Cancelliere

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Catania, Italy

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  3. Luis S. Pereira

    1. Agricultural Engineering Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

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  4. Theib Oweis

    1. International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria

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  5. Muhammad Shatanawi

    1. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

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  6. Abdelaziz Zairi

    1. National Research Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Water and Forestry, Tunis, Tunisia

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Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 44)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  3. Drought identification and monitoring in Mediterranean regions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. At-Site and Regional Drought Identification by Redim Model

      • G. Rossi, A. Cancelliere
      Pages 37-54

    3. Analysis of Local and Regional Droughts in Southern Portugal using the Theory of Runs and the Standardised Precipitation Index

      • A. A. Paulo, L. S. Pereira, P. G. Matias
      Pages 55-78

    4. Local and Regional Droughts in Siliana Catchment, Tunisia

      • M. Bergaoui
      Pages 79-87

    5. Drought Identification and Characterisation in Jordan

      • A. Al-Salihi
      Pages 89-102

    6. Droughts in Sicily and Comparison of Identified Droughts in Mediterranean Regions

      • A. Cancelliere, G. Rossi
      Pages 103-122

    7. Regionalisation and Identification of Droughts in Mediterranean Countries of Europe

      • J. Álvarez, T. Estrela
      Pages 123-146

    8. Requisites for a Drought Watch System

      • G. Rossi
      Pages 147-157

  4. Modelling irrigation management under drought conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Irrigation Scheduling Simulation: The Model Isareg

      • L. S. Pereira, P. R. Teodoro, P. N. Rodrigues, J. L. Teixeira
      Pages 161-180

    3. Coping with Drought: Deficit Irrigation Strategies for Cereals and Field Horticultural Crops in Central Tunisia

      • A. Zairi, H. El Amami, A. Slatni, L. S. Pereira, P. N. Rodrigues, T. Machado
      Pages 181-201

    4. Feasibility of Deficit Irrigation with Center-Pivot to Cope with Limited Water Supplies in Alentejo, Portugal

      • P. N. Rodrigues, T. Machado, L. S. Pereira, J. L. Teixeira, H. El Amami, A. Zairi
      Pages 203-222

    5. Irrigation Scheduling Simulation for Citrus in Sicily to Cope with Water Scarcity

      • I. Alba, P. N. Rodrigues, L. S. Pereira
      Pages 223-242

    6. Irrigation Management Dynamics in the Jordan Valley under Drought Conditions

      • M. Shatanawi, Y. Al-Zu’bi, O. Al-Jayoussi
      Pages 243-258

    7. Simulation of Supplemental Irrigation Strategies for Wheat in Near East to Cope with Water Scarcity

      • T. Oweis, P. N. Rodrigues, L. S. Pereira
      Pages 259-272

  5. Modelling water supply system operation under drought conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
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About this book

Significant vulnerability of water systems to drought is a common issue of water resources management in Mediterranean regions. This is due both to the increasing occurrence and severity of drought events and to the growing demand for municipal, tourist, and agricultural uses. The INCO-DC project entitled "A Decision Support System for Mitigation of Drought Impacts in the Mediterranean Regions" (DSS­ DROUGHT) addresses this issue, contributing to an improved management of water­ supply systems for irrigation, which represents the most consumptive sector of water resources uses in the Mediterranean region. In order to develop a comprehensive approach toward improved operation of irrigation systems under drought conditions, the project was developed around the following five main, strictly interconnected tasks: Identification of drought characteristics at a site and over a region Modelling irrigation management under conditions of water scarcity Modelling operation of water supply systems under drought conditions Integration of the developed methodologies within a Decision Support System software package Definition of requisites for Drought Watch Systems The research resulted in an advancement of knowledge through in-depth analysis of innovative methodologies, the development of tools to help decision-makers in coping with droughts through the implementation of the developed procedures in software packages, and the application of these tools to the case-studies identified by partners in their countries.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Catania, Italy

    Giuseppe Rossi, Antonino Cancelliere

  • Agricultural Engineering Research Center, Institute of Agronomy, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    Luis S. Pereira

  • International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria

    Theib Oweis

  • Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Muhammad Shatanawi

  • National Research Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Water and Forestry, Tunis, Tunisia

    Abdelaziz Zairi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tools for Drought Mitigation in Mediterranean Regions

  • Editors: Giuseppe Rossi, Antonino Cancelliere, Luis S. Pereira, Theib Oweis, Muhammad Shatanawi, Abdelaziz Zairi

  • Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0129-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1140-5Published: 28 February 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3965-9Published: 26 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-0129-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0921-092X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 360

  • Topics: Hydrogeology, Agriculture, Systems Theory, Control

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