Desiccation crisis of saline lakes: A new decision-support framework for building resilience to climate change

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 703; p. 134718
• Main Authors: Hassani, Amirhossein, Azapagic, Adisa, D'Odorico, Paolo, Keshmiri, Amir, Shokri, Nima
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.02.2020
• Subjects: basins; climate change; cropland; cropping systems; Ecosystem services; farm income; grasslands; hydrologic cycle; irrigated farming; Lake restoration; Lake Urmia; land use; Land use management; Optimal cropping patterns; river flow; Saline lakes; salinity; salt lakes; social welfare; sustainable land management; water allocation; Saline lakes; Ecosystem services; Lake Urmia; Land use management; Lake restoration; Optimal cropping patterns
• ISSN: 0048-9697; 1879-1026; 1879-1026
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134718

[Display omitted] •An eco-hydrological framework is developed to restore desiccating saline lakes.•A wide range of climatic, hydrologic, and agronomic stressors are considered.•Parts of the lake that should be prioritized for restoration can also be identified.•Alternative cropping patterns and land...