Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts Assessment of Using Different Rainwater Harvesting Techniques in Sarida Catchment, West Bank, Palestine
作者机构：Birzeit UniversityPalestinian Ministry of HealthRamallahPalestinian An-Najah National UniversityNablusPalestinian Wageningen University&ResearchWageningenNetherlands
出 版 物：《Journal of Geographical Research》 (地理研究（英文）)
年 卷 期：2020年第3卷第2期
页 面：1-5页
学科分类：081803[工学-地质工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程]
主 题：Rainwater harvesting Social Economic Environment Food security Sarida West Bank Palestine
摘 要：A statistically representative questionnaire targeted people using rainwater harvesting(RWH)techniques in rural communities of Sarida catchment,West Bank,Palestine was distributed and *** main objective of this study is to assess the social,economic,and environmental impacts of adopting RWH techniques(***,concrete and clay ponds,Wadi ponds,earth dams,and stone terraces)in different uses to increase water *** results showed a simple sharing of the female component among beneficiaries,while concrete ponds and cisterns were the most used ***,social impacts were noticeable by sharing the same RWH structure and reflected to responsibility skills and role exchange *** the other hand,RWH techniques showed a significant economic impact for end users represented by enhancing domestic,agricultural,and recreational activities leading to good profit *** addition to food security as output,the most important environmental impact was water wasting prevention,which in turn could be linked to sustainable water management and considered as universal challenge for future generations.
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