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| Dato | Valore |
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| Title | An index-based approach for the sustainability assessment of irrigation practice based on the water-energy-food nexus framework |
| Abstract | Increasing pressure affects water resources, especially in the agricultural sector, with cascading impacts on energy consumption. This is particularly relevant in the Mediterranean area, showing significant water scarcity problems, further exacerbated by the crucial economic role of agricultural production. Assessing the sustainability of water resource use is thus essential to preserving ecosystems and maintaining high levels of agricultural productivity. This paper proposes an integrated methodology based on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus to evaluate the multi-dimensional implications of irrigation practices. Three different indices are introduced, based on an analysis of the most influential factors. The methodology is then implemented in a catchment located in Puglia (Italy) and a comparative analysis of the three indices is presented. The results mainly highlight that economic land productivity is a key driver of irrigated agriculture, and that groundwater is highly affordable compared to surface water, thus being often dangerously perceived as freely available. |
| Source | Advances in water resources |
| Keywords | Water-energy-food nexusIrrigation sustainability assessmentWater efficiency |
| Journal | Advances in water resources |
| Editor | C.M.L. Publications,, Southampton, Regno Unito |
| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.10.027 |
| Authors | de Vito R.; Portoghese I.; Pagano A.; Fratino U.; Vurro M. |
| Text | 379722 2017 10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.10.027 Scopus 2 s2.0 85034443063 ISI Web of Science WOS WOS 000418262400033 Water energy food nexus Irrigation sustainability assessment Water efficiency An index based approach for the sustainability assessment of irrigation practice based on the water energy food nexus framework de Vito R.; Portoghese I.; Pagano A.; Fratino U.; Vurro M. Politecnico di Bari, DICATECh, Via Edoardo Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy; Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque del C.N.R. IRSA CNR , Via De Blasio 5, 70132, Bari, Italy; Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque del C.N.R. IRSA CNR , Via De Blasio 5, 70132, Bari, Italy Increasing pressure affects water resources, especially in the agricultural sector, with cascading impacts on energy consumption. This is particularly relevant in the Mediterranean area, showing significant water scarcity problems, further exacerbated by the crucial economic role of agricultural production. Assessing the sustainability of water resource use is thus essential to preserving ecosystems and maintaining high levels of agricultural productivity. This paper proposes an integrated methodology based on the Water Energy Food Nexus to evaluate the multi dimensional implications of irrigation practices. Three different indices are introduced, based on an analysis of the most influential factors. The methodology is then implemented in a catchment located in Puglia Italy and a comparative analysis of the three indices is presented. The results mainly highlight that economic land productivity is a key driver of irrigated agriculture, and that groundwater is highly affordable compared to surface water, thus being often dangerously perceived as freely available. Published version http //www.scopus.com/record/display.url eid=2 s2.0 85034443063 origin=inward An index based approach for the sustainability assessment of irrigation practice based on the water energy food nexus framework 1 s2.0 S0309170817309776 main 1.pdf Articolo in rivista C.M.L. Publications, 0309 1708 Advances in water resources Advances in water resources Adv. water resour. Advances in water resources. alessandro.pagano PAGANO ALESSANDRO ivan.portoghese PORTOGHESE IVAN michele.vurro VURRO MICHELE TA.P04.005.007 Strumenti di mitigazione dello stress quali quantitativo per i sistemi idrici |