Unsustainable groundwater withdrawal is a major challenge facing semi-arid and arid
regions of the world, where groundwater is the primary source of irrigation water …

Introductionin current situation when world is facing massive population, producing enough
food and adequate income for people is a big challenge specifically for governors. This …

In Iran, due to arid and semi-arid climate, groundwater resources play an essential role in
food production, as well as domestic and industrial water supply. In recent years, increasing …

Irrigated areas are major vectors of agricultural development and components of
ecosystems. The groundwater level maintains the irrigated areas' ecology safety and …

The present study applies a two-level optimization model. The first-level objective is to
optimize the cropping pattern in the whole grid based on the amount of water consumed per …

Groundwater irrigation consumes considerable energy as well as water resources across
the globe. Using a case study from Iran, this paper explores how enhanced farm water …

In recent decades, agricultural activities have increased water withdrawals from the
Shazand plain in the Markazi Province (Iran). In this study, the Soil & Water Assessment Tool …

Groundwater depletion in arid and semiarid areas is of increasing concern. Increasing water
demand due to increasing population and climate change impacts have intensified the water …

Land sustainability in Iran has been threatened by the reduction in underground water and
land subsidence. In recent years, the underground water balance in plains of Fars province …

Sustainable groundwater management is an important practice of water resources
engineering, especially, in case of deserts and oases where there is no source of surface …