Water resources management in Greece: current status and prospective outlook

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Angelakis ◽  
E. Diamadopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Reclaimed Wastewater ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Past ◽  
Precipitation Water ◽  
Pollution Loads

The basic aim of this paper is to present the existing conditions and problems of water resources management in Greece. Water demand has increased tremendously over the past 30 years. Despite adequate precipitation, water imbalance is often experienced, due to temporal and regional variations of the precipitation, the increased water demand during the summer months and the difficulty of transporting water due to the mountainous terrain. Integration of reclaimed wastewater originating from the wastewater treatment plant effluents into the water resources management is proposed. This plan exhibits the potential for reducing the pollution loads entering sea or inland waters, while at the same time providing water for irrigation.

scholarly journals Water Demand Framework and Water Development: The Case of China

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahua Wang ◽  
Tingting Wan ◽  
Cecilia Tortajada
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Water Development ◽  
Development Stages

Water resources management is increasingly important for sustainable economic and social development. A coherent division of the development stages is of primary importance for selecting and implementing related water resource management strategies. Using evolving supply–demand relationships, this paper proposes a framework that considers water development stages to present a series of dynamic relationships between water demand changes and overall economic development. The framework is applied to China to advance the understanding of how demand evolves at different stages of water resources development under specific socioeconomic circumstances, and of strategic choices in general. The case of China explains how water resources management has gradually improved during distinct socioeconomic development stages. It illustrates the varieties and effectiveness of water policies made to adapt to changing demand over the course of socioeconomic development. The framework can be potentially applied to other countries or regions to identify the development stage in order to select proper water management strategies.

scholarly journals A system dynamics approach for water resources management with focusing on domestic water demand

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-235
Author(s):  
Tayebeh Nazarialamdarloo ◽  
Hamzeh Ali Jamali ◽  
Bijan Nazari ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Emamjomeh ◽  
Hamid Karyab
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Domestic Water Demand ◽  
Resources Management

scholarly journals The sustainability of rainwater harvesting for supplying domestic water demand in Yogyakarta City

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 04004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basyar I. Arijuddin ◽  
Ig. L. Setyawan Purnama ◽  
Emilya Nurjani
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Domestic Water Demand ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Sustainable Water Supply ◽  
Yogyakarta City

Yogyakarta city has a problem of water resources management along with the rapid development in this region. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) can be an alternative choice in urban water resources management. This study aims to determine the best RWH scenario as a sustainable water supply to meet domestic water demand in Yogyakarta City. The method used is the Sustainability Index with 3 parameters including reliability, resilience and vulnerability. Each parameter is a derivative of a water balance simulation of the RWH system using the data range in the period 2006–2015. This study compares the percentage of roof usage in the RWH system and the level of domestic water demand. The results of this study indicate that the RWH scenario by utilizing 50 %–75 % of the roof area can be ideally meet up to 80 % of domestic water needs in Yogyakarta City. RWH scenario with 100 % roof usage can meet all domestic water needs well. This study shows that the RWH system can have a positive impact on the management and sustainability of water resources in Yogyakarta City.

scholarly journals Improving water resources management in the irrigated zone of the Aral Sea region

2021 ◽  
Vol 264 ◽  
pp. 03006
Author(s):  
Bakhtiyar Matyakubov ◽  
Rashit Koshekov ◽  
Meili Avlakulov ◽  
Bakhtiyar Shakirov
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Aral Sea Basin ◽  
The Past ◽  
Resources Distribution ◽  
Rational Management ◽  
On Farm

One of the most important objectives in the world is to improve rational water resources management methods. In this regard, the rational management of water resources and optimal water resources distribution, especially on on-farm systems, are considered very important. In this direction, given the negative consequences that have developed over the past more than 40 years in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River, the need to improve the methods of effective management of water resources in the Aral Sea basin is urgent.

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