Developing GIS-based water poverty and rainwater harvesting suitability maps for domestic use in the Dead Sea region (West Bank, Palestine)
<p>In the arid region of the Dead Sea, water shortage and the inability to satisfy the increasing domestic water demand threatens sustainable development. In such situations, domestic rainwater harvesting is considered an efficient way to combat water poverty. This paper aims to develop domest...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/23/1581/2019/hess-23-1581-2019.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>In the arid region of the Dead Sea, water shortage and the inability to
satisfy the increasing domestic water demand threatens sustainable
development. In such situations, domestic rainwater harvesting is considered
an efficient way to combat water poverty. This paper aims to develop domestic
water poverty (DWP) and domestic rainwater harvesting suitability (DRWHS)
maps for the West Bank, Palestine. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and
the GIS-based weighted overlay summation process (WOSP) were utilized in the
development of these maps. Results of the DWP map indicate that 57 % of
the West Bank is under high to very high poverty of domestic water. The DRWHS
map shows that 60 % of the West Bank is highly suitable for domestic
rainwater harvesting. Spatial intersection (combined mapping) between DWP and
DRWHS maps indicates that around 31 % of the total West Bank areas could
be classified as high potential locations (hotspot areas) for adopting
rainwater harvesting techniques for domestic purposes. The developed maps are
valuable to the stakeholders to better identify the best areas of rainwater
harvesting in the West Bank.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1027-5606 1607-7938 |