scholarly journals Evolution of capture technologies of water in the oases: Moghrar, Tiout and Boussemghoun (Algeria)

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Hadidi ◽  
Boualem Remini ◽  
Mohamed Habi
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Water Harvesting ◽  
Small Dams ◽  
Harvesting Technique ◽  
Water Tables ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Drying Up ◽  
Harvesting Techniques

Abstract This article discusses the various water harvesting techniques used in the oases of Boussemghoun, Moghrar and Tiout for more than nine centuries. Several hydrological assessments have been conducted in the three oases since 2002 including surveys and investigations with the local communities. The results obtained showed that after the decrease in discharge of the sources, the population had resources to various ancestral hydraulic infrastructures such as: well, foggara, and small dams (Essad). The water harvesting technique is specific to the region and depends on the hydrogeology and the topography. Traditional low-flow water-saving technologies preserve the environment, modern hydraulic techniques give more water but have a negative impact on the environment. The drying up of springs and lowering of water tables are the result of the population growing and the socio-economic development. They require more and more water. A compromise between traditional and modern techniques (or types of management) can solve this problem.

Ladakh and the Creative Greening of the Desert: The Life Work of Sonam Wangchuk and Rebecca Norman Through Alternative Practices in Education and Farming

2021 ◽  
pp. 239386172110146
Author(s):  
Susan Visvanathan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Alternative Education ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Water Harvesting ◽  
Cold Desert ◽  
Alternative Practices ◽  
Life Work ◽  
The Way

This article attempts to understand the way in which climate change affects the once dry cold desert of Ladakh and how local communities have adapted to these changes by becoming excellent organic gardeners. The contributions of Sonam Wangchuk and his work with regard to water harvesting and alternative education have been recognised by the Ramon Magsaysay Committee for 2018. This will propel Sonam to complete his life mission, which is the construction of a whole new township in Phey, to relieve Leh of the overload it now experiences. The article provides a background to the work of Sonam and his wife Rebecca Norman in the details of everyday life and work, which they bring to their school, SECMOL.

scholarly journals Comparison of grape harvesting and sorting methods on factors affecting the must quality

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Parenti ◽  
Paolo Spugnoli ◽  
Piernicola Masella ◽  
Lorenzo Guerrini ◽  
Stefano Benedettelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Standards ◽  
Wine Quality ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Harvesting Technique ◽  
Manual Sorting ◽  
Harvesting Techniques ◽  
Two Parameters

This study compared two harvesting techniques (manual and mechanical) and three grape sorting methods (no sorting, manual, and densimetric) in attempts to obtain high-quality must. The trials were carried out in 2009 and 2010 in Tuscany, Italy. The effectiveness of the harvest-sorting chain was assessed on two parameters. Substandard berries (SSB) is the percentage of berries, which do not meet quality standards that enter the winemaking process, and material other than grape (MOG) is a measure of the cleanliness of the berries entering the process. In the two years the trial was run the grape maturation level was widely different; in 2009 the vintage was more far mature than in 2010. With respect to SSB content and harvesting methods, in 2009 (more mature grapes) hand-picking reduced SSB content, while in 2010 there were no differences between the two harvesting methods. In both years, densimetric sorting reduced SSB content, while there were no significant differences between no sorting and manual sorting. In terms of MOG content, both harvesting and sorting results were inconsistent. In 2009, MOG was lower in mechanically harvested grapes; while in 2010 it was lower in hand-picked grapes. As for sorting methods, in 2009 there were no differences in MOG, while in 2010 mechanical sorting produced better results. Our results question whether the post-harvest sorting techniques used by many estates are effective; particularly as the question has received little attention and no previous research has compared methods. Secondly, our study contributes to the debate on the effects of harvesting technique on wine quality.

Water harvesting techniques based on terrain modification enhance vegetation survival in dryland restoration

CATENA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabik García-Ávalos ◽  
Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero ◽  
Isabel Miralles ◽  
Lourdes Luna ◽  
Miguel Angel Domene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Harvesting ◽  
Dryland Restoration ◽  
Harvesting Techniques

scholarly journals Internal conditions of mountain rural areas in Poland development through tourism

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 493-498
Author(s):  
D. Chudy-Hyski ◽  
Michał Żemła
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Internal Character ◽  
Geographical Economic

Mountain areas in Poland constitute a special territory with respect to physico-geographical, economic and social aspects. There are specific environmental, economic and cultural conditions, which on one hand restrain and on the other provide chances of these areas development. Environmental conditions involve higher economic costs mainly in agriculture but also in other fields, such as construction or transportation. Other characteristics of these areas include landscape values which just through development of tourism can at least partially recompense the local communities the limited opportunities of gaining incomes. Thus increasing the competitiveness of the tourism product of mountain areas in line with principles of sustainable development remains among the basic topics concerned by local, regional and national authorities, when dealing with socio-economic development of those areas.In order that an individual commune may use tourism as a driving force for local socio-economic development, in the first place there must be conditions favourable for practising various forms of tourism (bases for starting and then intensifying the tourist movement are necessary prerequisites), secondly opportunities must be opened up for creating various enterprises connected with tourism and providing services for tourists, and capable of meeting increased needs of local communities. Conditions (factors) determining mountain communes predisposition for undertaking and realisation of development through tourism may be either of external or internal character.A detailed analysis was conducted in the paper only on the internal conditions. These conditions were analysed considering their diversified character, which was presented as identification of partial conditions, i.e. infrastructural, economic, environmental (natural and anthropogenic) and social conditions characterised by individual diagnostic features.

Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship in Hotel and Resorts

2018 ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
Partho Pratim Seal
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The People ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Sustainable Action

Sustainable tourism has been a focus of tourism worldwide. As the hospitality industry is a part of tourism which includes hotels and resorts and contributes a lot towards food and lodging, sustainability is a concern for the industry. Individuals have a perspective that hotelier's relationship toward environmental and societal concerns is rather secluded and intangible. Considering the size and the rapid growth of the hospitality industry, it makes it clear that environmentally sustainable action is essential. For sustainability to be effective, the best way is to engage the people from local communities. The aim is to promote socio-economic development of the tourist destination and the community considering the ecology best cared for by the locals. Tourism has to be developed in a manner so that the ecosystem is conserved with diversification of the economy leading to dispersal of ownership.

scholarly journals Dampak Pengembangan Hidden Canyon Beji Guwang Sebagai Destinasi Wisata Terhadap Perekonomian Masyarakat Lokal Di Desa Guwang Kecamatan Sukawati Gianyar

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Ayu Diva Septiyani Putri Sugianta ◽  
I Nyoman Sunarta
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Secondary Data Source ◽  
Data Source

Tourism is designed to be a number one source of foreign exchange in Indonesia. But the development of toursm and tourist destination will definitely have an economic impact whether it’s positive impact or negative impact. As well as development in tourist destinationHidden Canyon Beji Guwang. This research aims to find out what is the participation of local community in the development of Hidden Canyon Beji Guwangand to find out what is the economic impactof it. The data used in this research is qualitative and quantitative data. Primary data source data and secondary data source. This research used descriptive qualitative method. Which is obtained through observation, in-depth interviews and documentation. Informant determination is done bypurposive sampling technique.                   The results of this research is tourist destinationHidden Canyon Beji Guwangmanagement derived entirely from the participation of local communities in Desa Guwang. Economic impact which is more dominantly felt by the local communities because the management system is only employs local people from Guwang Village whosemost of them are dropped out of school.                                                                                            Keywords: Economic Impact, Participation of Local Communities, Tourism Destination, Hidden Canyon Beji Guwang

scholarly journals Chronological trends in maximum and minimum water flows of the Teesta River, Bangladesh, and its implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Sanaul H. Mondal ◽  
Md. Serajul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Sharp Decrease ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Risk Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Major River ◽  
Water Justice

Bangladesh shares a common border with India in the west, north and east and with Myanmar in the southeast. These borders cut across 57 rivers that discharge through Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal in the south. The upstream courses of these rivers traverse India, China, Nepal and Bhutan. Transboundary flows are the important sources of water resources in Bangladesh. Among the 57 transboundary rivers, the Teesta is the fourth major river in Bangladesh after the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna and Bangladesh occupies about 2071 km2 . The Teesta River floodplain in Bangladesh accounts for 14% of the total cropped area and 9.15 million people of the country. The objective of this study was to investigate trends in both maximum and minimum water flow at Kaunia and Dalia stations for the Teesta River and the coping strategies developed by the communities to adjust with uncertain flood situations. The flow characteristics of the Teesta were analysed by calculating monthly maximum and minimum water levels and discharges from 1985 to 2006. Discharge of the Teesta over the last 22 years has been decreasing. Extreme low-flow conditions were likely to occur more frequently after the implementation of the Gozoldoba Barrage by India. However, a very sharp decrease in peak flows was also observed albeit unexpected high discharge in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999 and 2004 with some in between April and October. Onrush of water causes frequent flash floods, whereas decreasing flow leaves the areas dependent on the Teesta vulnerable to droughts. Both these extreme situations had a negative impact on the lives and livelihoods of people dependent on the Teesta. Over the years, people have developed several risk mitigation strategies to adjust with both natural and anthropogenic flood situations. This article proposed the concept of ‘MAXIN (maximum and minimum) flows’ for river water justice for riparian land.

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