Building a system dynamics model to achieve optimal economic efficiency of groundwater use : case study : Wadi Al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Journal of King Abdulaziz University. Meteorology, environment, and arid land agriculture sciences Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 71 - 87
• Main Authors: al-Suud, Muhammad Ibrahim, al-Qarawi, Abd al-Aziz Muhammad, Kamis, Ahmad Sami Ahmad al-Zahir, Basahi, Jalal Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Arabic; English
• Published: Jiddah, Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz University, Scientific Publishing Center 10.03.2019
• Subjects: استخدام المياه; الكفاءة الاقتصادية; المياه الجوفية; دراسات الحالة

An agricultural hydro-economic System Dynamics model is built to study optimal solutions for economic efficiency of groundwater use and to achieve water and food sustainability in Wadi Al-Dawasir. Seven scenarios are proposed for the period (2017-2030). These scenarios are designed to study the anti...