Article
Engineering, Environmental
M. A. Pardo, A. Perez-Montes, M. J. Moya-Llamas
Summary: This study investigates the feasibility of constructing a treatment plant to supply reclaimed water for non-potable applications using a dual water distribution network, in order to reduce water consumption from freshwater sources.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nik Nor Rahimah Nik Ab Rahim, Jamal Othman, Norlida Hanim Mohd Salleh, Norshamliza Chamhuri
Summary: This study evaluates the feasibility of a sanitary landfill project by including environmental values and applying three policy-relevant methods. The inclusion of environmental values in project appraisals increases the chances of implementing sanitary landfills, providing a new approach to address environmental concerns in developing countries.
Article
Agronomy
Maria. J. Lopez-Serrano, Juan F. Velasco-Munoz, Jose A. Aznar-Sanchez, Isabel M. Roman-Sanchez
Summary: In a global situation of water scarcity, studying farmers' perceptions of reclaimed water is of crucial importance for developing appropriate policies to promote its use in agriculture.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Anthony Giorgio, Nicoletta Del Buono, Marco Berardi, Michele Vurro, Gaetano Alessandro Vivaldi
Summary: Time series modeling and forecasting are vital for planning water resources and managing irrigation tasks. This paper presents a 48-hour forecast of soil water content and salinity in a semi-arid environment, using soil and atmospheric data along with irrigation amount. The obtained prediction models show accurate and interpretable results.
Article
Economics
Gines de Rus, M. Pilar Socorro, Jorge Valido, Javier Campos
Summary: The economic appraisal of transport projects is typically based on calculations involving time, cost, and quality factors. This paper presents a method for evaluating economic effects and proposes an alternative approach based on changes in surplus to avoid common pitfalls and double counting.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sajad Vahedizade, Omid Emamjomehzadeh, Reza Kerachian, Leila Forouhar
Summary: This paper proposes a new real-time seasonal smart water market framework to address the uncertainty and efficiency issues in water market. The framework utilizes reservoir water allocation optimization models and ANFIS-based monthly river discharge forecasts to assist water users in their bidding. The results show that the framework is more efficient than the traditional annual market, leading to increased benefits for users and improved efficiency.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Virpi Lehtoranta, Turo Hjerppe, Anna-Kaisa Kosenius
Summary: This study uses contingent valuation to examine the benefit value of improving ecological status in river basins and the discrepancies between residents' perception of water quality and official monitoring results. The study finds that residents often report worse quality for their focal water body compared to the monitored status, with discrepancies increasing with perceived deterioration of surface waters. These discrepancies, along with observed deterioration and differences between quality measures, have implications for welfare estimates.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Phoebe J. Stewart-Sinclair, Carissa J. Klein, Ian J. Bateman, Catherine E. Lovelock
Summary: A global cost-benefit analysis shows that restoring coral reef, mangrove, saltmarsh, and seagrass ecosystems can have positive net benefits, with saltmarsh having the highest net benefits. Restoration in middle income nations yields higher net benefits compared to high income nations, and net benefit varies with restoration technique, ecosystem service produced, and project duration within an ecosystem type.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang, Wu He, Wenzhuo Li, M'Hammed Abdous
Summary: Through a cost-benefit analysis, the study classifies different types of CSAT programs to help organizations develop effective cybersecurity awareness training. Findings show that CSAT programs with different costs play a differing role in maintaining, upgrading or lowering a company's existing security level. Ideally, CSAT programs should allocate more expenses towards training employees to deal with security threats at lower security levels and reducing more losses at higher security levels.
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & DATA SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Mohammad Ali Moradi, Mohsen Salimi, Majid Amidpour
Summary: Policy-making about gasoline in Iran has always been challenging. A LEAP model was developed to assess different measures to decrease gasoline demand in Iran. Implementing these measures can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve cost-benefit analysis.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Cuimei Lv, Yifan He, Wenge Zhang, Changkuan Gu, Yang Li, Denghua Yan
Summary: This paper evaluates the eco-economic benefits of using reclaimed water for irrigation of urban green spaces and proposes a new quantitative method. Using Zhengzhou as an example, it was found that the cost of using reclaimed water for irrigation is 46% of tap water, with total benefits of $4.05 billion and net benefits of $2.00 billion.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Sean J. Flynn Jr, Andra Ghent
Summary: We find that aggregate stock returns can predict aggregate U.S. employment, even with differences in the industrial composition of publicly traded firms and a decline in the representativeness of public firms over time. We also find that appropriately reweighted stock returns can predict industry and local labor market outcomes. Our research indicates that the alignment of interests between shareholders and workers is strongest in the manufacturing sector, despite the decreasing labor share of output. Furthermore, our findings suggest that product demand shocks have a greater impact on industry- and city-level stock returns than technology shocks at quarterly frequencies.
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ebtisam Alharbi, Rigina Skeva, Nick Juty, Caroline Jay, Carole Goble
Summary: The FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) principles are guidelines that aim to increase the effective use of scientific research data. Adhering to these principles in pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) can maximize the value of data assets, but comes with challenges and costs. The 'FAIR-Decide' framework uses business analysis techniques to estimate costs and benefits, providing support for decision-making on FAIRification in the pharmaceutical R&D industry and integration into data management strategies.
DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ling Yang, Lin Wang
Summary: This study assessed the environmental performance of reclaimed water systems using emergy analysis. The results showed that the RWRSs have good sustainability and high environmental and economic benefits. It is also important to select an appropriate treatment process based on water quality and reclaimed water use in practical applications.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bratian Buzolic, Jose Luis Arumi, Jorge Jimenez
Summary: This study analyzed the inefficiencies in the Nuble River water market in Chile, finding that incomplete information, poor flexibility of the system, and high transaction costs contributed to the issues. The inefficiencies in the water market result in an estimated annual net benefit loss of approximately $7.6 million, with even greater economic losses as water flow decreases.
Article
Environmental Sciences
A. Tallou, F. Aziz, A. J. Garcia, F. P. Salcedo, F. E. El Minaoui, S. Amir
Summary: The study demonstrated the positive impact of using bio-fertilizers produced from anaerobic digestion of olive mill wastewater on tomato plant growth, leaf analysis, yield, and fruit quality. Bio-fertilizers showed better plant growth and fruit quality compared to plants fed with chemical fertilizers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Natalija Vojno, Rozemarijn ter Horst, Hussam Hussein, Tim Nolden, Adham Badawy, Anna Goubert, Bota Sharipova, Francisco Pedrero, Stas Peters, Simon Damkjaer
Summary: This article contributes to the literature on water leadership by examining the role of young people in water conflict and cooperation through examples from desk research, an online survey, and action research.
WATER INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Hayet Kerras, Jorge Luis Sanchez Navarro, Erasmo Isidro Lopez Becerra, Maria Dolores de Miguel Gomez
Summary: Women play a crucial role in the economy and agricultural exploitation, but their limited access to technology and training hinders their full potential. This study examines the global situation of training and gender gaps, and suggests recommendations to foster the inclusion of women in national development.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hayet Kerras, Susana Bautista, Maria Dolores de-Miguel Gomez
Summary: Ensuring gender equality in accessing and using ICT is crucial for achieving food security and rural development. This study analyzes the impact of factors such as labor participation rate, literacy rate, pay rate, and ICT study rate on the participation gap in the agricultural sector, considering different countries.
OUTLOOK ON AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gaetano Alessandro Vivaldi, Daniele Zaccaria, Salvatore Camposeo, Francesco Pasanisi, Francisco Pedrero Salcedo, Ivan Portoghese
Summary: This study investigates a quantitative approach and indices for the evaluation of water and nutrient recovery potential from irrigation with reclaimed water. The findings show that irrigation with reclaimed water can reduce the dependence on conventional water sources and provide significant environmental and agronomic benefits for agricultural production.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Francisco Pedrero Salcedo, Pedro Perez Cutillas, Juan Jose Alarcon Cabanero, Alessandro Gaetano Vivaldi
Summary: The global water crisis, driven by water scarcity and water quality deterioration, is expected to continue and intensify in dry and overpopulated areas, and will play a critical role in meeting future agricultural demands. This study focuses on the influence of environmental factors on soil salinity and its effect on irrigated agriculture using degraded water. The findings suggest that remote sensing techniques and environmental data can be used to detect and monitor soil salinity in citrus trees. Incorporating other variables related to agricultural management practices will improve soil salinity predictive models.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Rita Leogrande, Francisco Pedrero, Emilio Nicolas, Carolina Vitti, Giovanni Lacolla, Anna Maria Stellacci
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of long-term irrigation with reclaimed water on soil chemical and biological properties. The results showed that reclaimed water irrigation significantly increased the water extractable organic carbon, available phosphorus, magnesium, sodium content, and electrical conductivity in the soil. Although not statistically significant, the rates of respiration and enzymatic activities were higher in the reclaimed water treatment. This suggests that reclaimed water irrigation, while providing nutrients, may have beneficial effects on soil microorganisms and their activities in the long-term. However, proper management of wastewater should be recommended, especially in arid and semi-arid environments, to prevent soil degradation from salt accumulation.
Article
Agronomy
Bernardo Martin-Gorriz, Jose A. Zabala, Virginia Sanchez-Navarro, Belen Gallego-Elvira, Victor Martinez-Garcia, Francisco Alcon, Jose Francisco Maestre-Valero
Summary: Crop diversification is important for soil and ecosystem health, and this study shows that intercropping herbaceous crops with mandarin trees can have positive environmental and economic impacts. The study found that the integration of intercrops did not have any detrimental effects on resource depletion, acidification, eutrophication, or global warming. Moreover, the correct choice of intercrops can reduce market risks for farmers.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jose M. Martinez-Paz, Jose A. Albaladejo-Garcia, Francisco Alcon
Summary: Most dryland ecosystems, including the highly eroded arid ecosystems known as badlands, are lacking in various ecosystem services. The social benefits of these ecosystems have been understudied, but this paper aims to determine the social preferences and relative importance of ecosystem services provided by badlands. The study found that the population has a preference for cultural ecosystem services and biodiversity in badlands. The results highlight the need to evaluate both the provisioning and regulating ecosystem services in the area, as it can affect soil erosion management and the provision of agricultural ecosystem services.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hayet Kerras, Susana Bautista, Danilo Santos Pineros Perea, Maria Dolores De-Miguel Gomez
Summary: New and advanced technologies have brought great changes to universities, but the digital gender gap and the digital gaps between students from different countries hinder the achievement of sustainable development goals.
Article
Agronomy
Francisco Pedrero Salcedo, Pedro Perez Cutillas, Faissal Aziz, Marina Llobet Escabias, Harm Boesveld, Harm Bartholomeus, Anas Tallou
Summary: The effects of climate change on food security, particularly in water-scarce areas like Murcia, have been unfavorable. This research explores the use of remote sensing to evaluate agricultural and irrigation practices and their impact on soil salinity. The study found that the Salinity Index (SI) applied to bare soil is a useful index, while other metrics such as the Normalized Difference Salinity Index (NDSI) had poor correlations. The thermal camera was effective in evaluating canopy temperature in open-air fields, but not in greenhouse conditions.
Article
Area Studies
Hayet Kerras, Susana Bautista, Maria Dolores de-Miguel Gomez
Summary: This paper proposes a descriptive and qualitative analysis of the situation of women in two MENA countries, Algeria and Morocco, and the socioeconomic factors that hinder their autonomy in the field of work. The role of the family and the social environment on women is emphasized in order to encourage their active participation in society and become a trained workforce for the growth of the region.
JOURNAL OF NORTH AFRICAN STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
L. Ponce-Robles, L. Benelhadj, A. J. Garcia-Garcia, F. Pedrero-Salcedo, P. A. Nortes-Tortosa, J. Albacete, J. J. Alarcon
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of using reclaimed water for irrigation on the soil-plant system, with CBZ showing the highest accumulation in lettuce leaves. Climatic conditions were found to be a key factor influencing pharmaceutical uptake, and different agricultural practices can limit the presence of pharmaceutical compounds in crops.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ammar Alkhalidi, Mohammed N. Assaf, Hazem Alkaylani, Ghada Halaweh, Francisco Pedrero Salcedo
Summary: In the summer of 2022, climate change caused widespread drought, posing a significant challenge for society and agriculture. This study assesses drought risk priorities and effective strategies worldwide to achieve drought resilience. By analyzing existing literature and conducting a survey with drought experts, the study identifies the impacts of drought and commonly used adaptation techniques. Through an innovative approach, the research evaluates the impact of drought risk factors and provides comprehensive insights on drought risks and strategies in different regions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2023)
Correction
Engineering, Civil
N. Vojno, R. ter Horst, H. Hussein, T. Nolden, A. Badawy, A. Goubert, B. Sharipova, F. Pedrero, S. Peters, S. Damkjaer
WATER INTERNATIONAL
(2022)