scholarly journals Examination of Sustainable Water Management at Norway’s Major Hub Airport: The Case of Oslo Airport Gardermoen

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Glenn Baxter ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
Annual Water ◽  
Hub Airport

The present study used a detailed qualitative longitudinal research approach to examine the trends of water consumption, wastewater volumes, and drainage water volumes in Oslo Airport Gardermoen, which is Norway’s major hub airport, between the years 2005 and 2020. An overall upward trend was observed in the water consumption at Oslo Airport Gardermoen, which was consistent with the growth in air traffic and aircraft movements during the study period. The annual water consumption per enplaned passenger was observed to fluctuate during the study period. While the lowest water consumption per passenger (8 liters per passenger) was recorded in 2008, the highest levels (14.6 liters per passenger) were recorded in 2020. The annual water consumption (cubic meter per aircraft movement) increased during the study period, which was consistent with the growth in aircraft movements and the use of larger aircraft. The annual wastewater volume generally increased during the study period, while the annual drainage water volume fluctuated remarkably during the study period, with the latter reflecting varying drainage patterns at the airport. Oslo Airport Gardermoen has implemented a range of sustainable water management practices to supplement its existing water management practices and policies.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Sustainable Airport Water Management: The Case of Osaka’s Kansai International Airport

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Baxter ◽  
Panarat Srisaeng ◽  
Graham Wild
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Reclaimed Water ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
International Airport

Airports are an essential infrastructure to facilitate aviation. The substantial growth of aviation has led to a significant increase in water usage by airports. Airports also generate large volumes of wastewater that may include contaminants. Hence, understanding sustainable water management practices is essential in the aviation industry. In this study, an exploratory research design was utilized in the examination of the sustainable water management strategies and systems at Kansai International Airport from 2002 to 2016. The qualitative data were examined using document analysis as part of a case study. The quantitative data were analyzed using regression analysis as part of a longitudinal study. The airport has been able to reduce the total water consumption, water consumption per passenger, and water consumption per aircraft movement, even with increased traffic in recent years. The airport sources water from the municipal authorities and reclaims water for non-potable water uses. The airport conducts regular water quality tests which measure the Chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, and total phosphates. The airport’s onsite wastewater processing centre processes all wastewaters, which discharges non-reclaimed water into Osaka Bay. With a decrease in water consumption, there has similarly been a decrease in the need to treat wastewater, while the reclaimed water ratio has increased over the period of the study.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Airport Sustainability: Part 3—Water Management at Copenhagen Airport

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Baxter ◽  
Panarat Srisaeng ◽  
Graham Wild
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Sewer Systems ◽  
Annual Water

Sustainable water management is critical for airports as they consume substantial volumes of water to maintain their infrastructure and operations. Airports also generate large volumes of surface and waste waters. The aim of this study was to examine Copenhagen Airport’s sustainable water management strategies and systems from 2006 to 2016. The study used a longitudinal qualitative research design. The annual water consumption at Copenhagen Airport has risen from 2006 to 2016 in line with the increased passenger volumes and aircraft movements. Drinking water is sourced from the Taarnby and Dragør municipal water works. Non-potable water is used wherever possible and is sourced from a local remedial drilling. Copenhagen Airport uses two separate sewer systems for handling surface and wastewater. These waters are not discharged to same system due to their different nature. To mitigate environmental risks and impacts on soil, water, and local communities; the quality of drinking, ground, and surface water are regularly monitored. The airport has implemented various water saving initiatives, such as, an aquifer thermal energy system, to reduce water consumption. The strategies, systems, and the water-saving initiatives have successfully underpinned Copenhagen Airport’s sustainable water management.

scholarly journals Impact of Social Factors in Agricultural Production on the Crop Water Footprint in Xinjiang, China

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei Zhang ◽  
Xiaoya Deng ◽  
Aihua Long ◽  
Yang Hai ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Water Diversion ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Crop Water ◽  
Water Conservancy

Irrigation plays an important role in China’s agricultural production, and a reasonable assessment of water resources consumption in agricultural production will contribute to improved agricultural water management practices. The objectives of this study were to analyze variations in the magnitude of the crop water footprint (CWF) in Xinjiang and determine the major factors that influence variation in order to provide proposals for water resources management. The CWF of Xinjiang from 1988 to 2015 was calculated, and the impacts of crop-planting structures, agricultural inputs, and water conservancy projects on agricultural water use were analyzed to evaluate the suitable amount of agricultural water utilization and area of farmland in Xinjiang. Results show that the magnitude of the CWF in Xinjiang significantly increased during the study period. Construction of water conservancy projects greatly facilitated water diversion and had the closest relationship with the growth of CWF. The appropriate water volume and planting area for agriculture in Xinjiang is calculated to be 39.4 billion m3 and 4.3 million ha, respectively, which are 73% and 65% of the current water consumption and cultivated area, respectively. These results can be used as a reference for reducing agricultural water consumption and the farmland area in Xinjiang.

scholarly journals Moslem women’s participation in sustainable household clean water management: The case of Sekaran District

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-198
Author(s):  
Annida Unnatiq Ulya
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Use Efficiency

Environment is easily changing through urban development and people's growth. In this situation, the availability of clean water would be threatened unless it has a good water management. The purpose of this research is to examine Moslem women’s participation in the sustainable household clean water management. This descriptive research analyses quantitative and qualitative data collected using questionnaire and interview towards 50 household women. The sampling methods employ accidental sampling in the Moslem community. This research has found that household clean water management has not been optimally done yet, so it could not perform the water use efficiency for environment and water sustainability although the women’s participation rate is high (75,40). In addition, the teaching of Islam has not emerged as the basic principle for water management by Moslem women in their household shown by the lack of sustainable water management practices.

scholarly journals Adoption of Sustainable Water Management Practices among Farmers in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11260
Author(s):  
Bader Alhafi Alotaibi ◽  
Hazem S. Kassem
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Pollution ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
Face To Face

Promoting sustainable water management (SWM) practices among farmers is essential in order to ensure water sustainability. This study aimed to analyze patterns in the adoption of SWM practices by farmers at the farm level, and how their awareness regarding the causes of agricultural water pollution influence SWM adoption. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect field data using structured questionnaires from 129 farmers in the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. The results indicate that 38.8% of farmers had a high awareness of the causes of water pollution from agriculture. Approximately half of the farmers exhibited a high rate of adoption of SWM practices, most of whom adopted water quality and soil management practices. The findings reveal a positive association (0.37, p < 0.01) between SWM adoption and awareness regarding water pollution caused by agriculture, whereby the farmers with more awareness regarding the causes of water pollution from agriculture showed a higher level of adoption for 55% of the SWM practices. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the awareness levels regarding the causes of agricultural water pollution and cultivated crops significantly influenced the adoption of SWM by farmers. The findings and implications provide an understanding of the SWM practices of farmers, and offers insights for policymakers aiming to reformulate strategies and policies combatting water scarcity in Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals Best Management Practices Enable the Coexistence of Agriculture and the Everglades Environment.

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 690d-690
Author(s):  
F.T. Izuno ◽  
R.W. Rice ◽  
L.T. Capone
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Florida Everglades ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Particulate Control

Situated at the northern end of the historical Florida Everglades is the 280,000-ha tract of land called the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). This land was diked, canalized, and drained in the early 1900s to encourage the production of primarily sugarcane, vegetables, sod, and rice on its Histosols. The phosphorus in drainage water from the EAA is believed to be causing undesirable changes to the ecosystem in areas subject to legislated environmental protection. Phosphorus (P) load reduction “Best Management Practices” (BMPs) are being developed and implemented in the EAA to reduce agricultural production impacts on the wetland areas. The BMPs can be categorized as fertilizer, water management, or particulate control related, and can be applied effectively across the EAA. Ten farms, representative of the EAA soils, rainfall, crops, farm size, geographic location, and water management practices, were used in the study. The farms were monitored under pre-BMP conditions for 1 to 3 years. By Jan. 1995, seven of the 10 farms were operating under project-designed BMP packages that included only the fertilizer and water management options. Depending on the method used for adjusting for hydrologic variability between years, calculated P load reductions ranged from 25% to 60% between 1994 and 1995.

scholarly journals Sustainable management of water resources in terms of the water needs for agricultural purposes in small rural communes based on the example of the Grybów commune, Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Marek Kopacz ◽  
Agnieszka Kowalczyk ◽  
Sylwester Smoroń ◽  
Zbigniew Ostrach
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Production Data ◽  
Permanent Grassland ◽  
Current Water ◽  
Annual Water

AbstractThe article presents the results of the analysis of water needs in agricultural production of the Grybów commune (the district of Nowy Sącz, the Małopolska province). The aim of this study was to determine both the current water needs for agricultural purposes as well as changes in this regard based on structural and production data. The guidelines specified in the Ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure of 14 January 2002 concerning average norms of water consumption were applied to determine water needs. The average annual water demand of crops together with permanent grassland (meadows, pastures) amounts to 23.7 mln m3, of which about 2.15 mln m3 is for winter wheat, 1.92 mln m3 for potatoes and 17.6 mln m3 for permanent grassland. Significant amounts of water (over 130,000 m3) are used also for watering home gardens and cultivating vegetables in plastic tunnels and greenhouses. Water needs for animals farming reach about 235,000 m3 in a year. Most water is needed for farming the cattle. It is predicted that the demand for water in the agricultural sector of the commune will increase by about 5.5% by 2030. Therefore, the activities monitoring the awareness of water saving and proper water management among the population of the villages are important.

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