This study presents an integrated approach to achieving water resources sustainability in the Yarmouk River Basin using management technologies, as Jordan has limited water resources and its water basins face major challenges due to urban expansion, water shortage and demand. The methodology illustrates the importance of the study site, GIS analyses and satellite images from 1997 to 2017 to evaluate urban expansion, agricultural areas and rangelands, and link them to groundwater resources, water loss, and actual water consumption by population. Management technologies associated with urban expansion toward water resources sustainability will be addressed. The results showed that land use/cover and population growth are the controlling forces on water resources sustainability, with satellite imageries analysis illustrating a clear expansion of urban and agricultural areas, leading to a significant increase in groundwater supplies. Not to mention the decreased in the amount of water actually reaching homes as a result of water loss. Calculations of the amount of groundwater showed a clear increase over twenty-years of about 18 MCM, while the percentage of water loss decreased during the same period by about 5.33 MCM, and the actual water consumption reached about 11.53 MCM in 1997 and 24.2 MCM in 2017. Adopting computational and innovative technologies for land use practices, leak detection and repair within the water network would address challenges in sustainable water use. Management technologies provide valuable insights to decision-makers on how to effectively manage urban expansion while maintaining actual water consumption and preserving the sustainability of water resources for future generations.

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Integrated Approach to Water Resources Sustainability Using Management Technologies for Urban Expansion: A Case from Jordan

  • Maisa’a W. Shammout,
  • Khaldoun Shatanawi

摘要

This study presents an integrated approach to achieving water resources sustainability in the Yarmouk River Basin using management technologies, as Jordan has limited water resources and its water basins face major challenges due to urban expansion, water shortage and demand. The methodology illustrates the importance of the study site, GIS analyses and satellite images from 1997 to 2017 to evaluate urban expansion, agricultural areas and rangelands, and link them to groundwater resources, water loss, and actual water consumption by population. Management technologies associated with urban expansion toward water resources sustainability will be addressed. The results showed that land use/cover and population growth are the controlling forces on water resources sustainability, with satellite imageries analysis illustrating a clear expansion of urban and agricultural areas, leading to a significant increase in groundwater supplies. Not to mention the decreased in the amount of water actually reaching homes as a result of water loss. Calculations of the amount of groundwater showed a clear increase over twenty-years of about 18 MCM, while the percentage of water loss decreased during the same period by about 5.33 MCM, and the actual water consumption reached about 11.53 MCM in 1997 and 24.2 MCM in 2017. Adopting computational and innovative technologies for land use practices, leak detection and repair within the water network would address challenges in sustainable water use. Management technologies provide valuable insights to decision-makers on how to effectively manage urban expansion while maintaining actual water consumption and preserving the sustainability of water resources for future generations.