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Spatial adaptation pathways to reconcile future water and food security in the Indus River basin

Communications Earth & Environment, 2023
Irrigated wheat production is critical for food security in the Indus basin. Changing climatic and socio-economic conditions are expected to increase wheat demand and reduce irrigation water availability.
Wouter Julius Smolenaars, Wout Jan-Willem Sommerauer, Bregje van der Bolt, Muhammad Khalid Jamil, Sanita Dhaubanjar, Arthur Lutz, Walter Immerzeel, Fulco Ludwig, Hester Biemans   +8 more
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Mapping deep peat carbon stock from a LiDAR based DTM and field measurements, with application to eastern Sumatra

Carbon Balance and Management, 2020
Background Reduction of carbon emissions from peatlands is recognized as an important factor in global climate change mitigation. Within the SE Asia region, areas of deeper peat present the greatest carbon stocks, and therefore the greatest potential for
Ronald Vernimmen, Aljosja Hooijer, Rizka Akmalia, Natan Fitranatanegara, Dedi Mulyadi, Angga Yuherdha, Heri Andreas, Susan Page   +7 more
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Assessing Integrated Water Management Options for Urban Developments - Canberra case study [PDF]

, 2008
Urban water services in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are currently provided through conventional centralised systems, involving large scale water distribution, wastewater collection, water and wastewater treatment.
Diaper, Clare, Gray, Stephen R, Howe, Carol, Liston, Peter, Sharma, Ashok   +4 more
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Water, Ecosystem Services, and Urban Green Spaces in the Anthropocene

Land
As urban centers worldwide face the escalating impacts of climate change, rapid urbanization, and increasing water scarcity, the need for sustainable water management practices to enhance urban resilience in the Anthropocene has become critical.
Marianna Olivadese, Maria Luisa Dindo
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Targeting property flood resilience in flood risk management

Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2021
In this article, we evaluate property flood resilience (PFR) to manage pluvial and combined tidal/ fluvial flood risks. We achieve this by evaluating flood risk and intervention targeting strategies across a case study in Bristol (UK) using data types ...
James L. Webber, Albert S. Chen, John Stevens, Rob Henderson, Slobodan Djordjević, Barry Evans   +5 more
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Understanding the NEEDS for ACTING: An integrated framework for applying nature-based solutions in Brazil

Water Science and Technology, 2022
Nature-based solutions (NBS) support the provision of multiple benefits for the environment and society. First idealised in 2008, NBS are recommended by worldwide reports and guidelines as strategies to protect, sustainably manage and restore ecosystems.
Priscila Barros Ramalho Alves, Slobodan Djordjević, Akbar A. Javadi   +2 more
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Pressure-driven modelling of water distribution systems [PDF]

, 2002
This paper presents a novel method to model water distribution systems (WDS) with insufficient pressure. Methods for the prediction of the performance of a WDS with pressure deficiencies are reviewed.
Tahar, B., Tanyimboh, T., Templeman, A.
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Optimal Sensor Placement in Water Distribution Networks Using Dynamic Prediction Graph Neural Networks

Engineering Proceedings
Sensors are a key component of water distribution networks due to their role in monitoring system variables. Specifically, water quality (WQ) sensors are utilized to measure chlorine concentrations in order to maintain water quality standards.
Aly K. Salem, Ahmed A. Abokifa
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Perspective: How good is DFT for water? [PDF]

, 2016
Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) has become established as an indispensable tool for investigating aqueous systems of all kinds, including those important in chemistry, surface science, biology and the earth sciences.
Angelos Michaelides, Berendsen H. J. C., Ceriotti M., Dario Alfè, Helgaker T., Jeffrey G. A., Michael J. Gillan, Petrenko V. F.   +7 more
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4-Year Study in Monitoring the Presence of Legionella in the Campania Region’s Healthcare Facilities

Hygiene
Legionella bacterium has the aquatic environment as its natural reservoir. In humans, it can cause a form of interstitial pneumonia called legionellosis which can be transmitted by inhalation of contaminated water aerosols.
Mirella Di Dio, Marco Santulli, Mariangela Pagano, Anna Maria Rossi, Renato Liguori, Giorgio Liguori, Valeria Di Onofrio   +6 more
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