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1 de Albuquerque, F. G.; Labadie, J. W. 1997. Optimal nonlinear predictive control for canal operations. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 123(1):45-54.
Irrigation canals ; Canal regulation techniques ; Mathematical models ; Simulation models ; Optimization ; Case studies / Brazil / Bahia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H019937)
2 Simpson, L.; Ringskog, K. 1997. Water markets in the Americas. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. viii, 52p. (Directions in development)
Water market ; Water rights ; Water use ; Water law ; Water costs ; Water supply ; Water resources development / USA / Canary Islands / Chile / Brazil / Mexico / Colorado / California / Ceará / Bahia / Rio Grande do Norte
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G430 SIM Record No: H023755)
3 Tortajada, C. (Ed.) 2000. Women and water management: the Latin American experience. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press (OUP) xx, 231p.
Women in development ; Woman's status ; Gender ; Water management ; Water allocation ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Education ; Training ; Households ; Decision making ; Research ; Social aspects ; Irrigation programs ; Water conservation ; Water law ; History ; Case studies / Latin America / Costa Rica / Brazil / Argentina / Mexico / El Salvador / Monterrey / Bahia / Gloria Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 305.4 G302 TOR Record No: H025481)
4 Dinar, A. (Ed.) 2000. The political economy of water pricing reforms. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press (OUP), for the World Bank. x, 405p.
Water rates ; Design ; Pricing ; Water market ; Water demand ; Irrigated farming ; Political aspects ; Constraints ; Economic analysis ; Models ; Households ; Wastewater ; Water resource management ; Institutional development ; Water law ; Water quality ; Water rights ; Drainage ; Irrigation water ; Surface irrigation ; Groundwater ; Case studies / USA / Morocco / Senegal / Honduras / Belgium / Australia / Brazil / Mexico / Pakistan / Yemen / India / California / Dakar / Tegucigalpa / Flanders Region / Bahia / Cearß / Amrapur / Husseinabad / New South Wales / Sao Paulo / Rio Grande / Indus Basin / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G000 DIN Record No: H026577)
5 de Azevedo, L. G. T.; Asad, M. 2000. The political process behind the implementation of bulk water pricing in Brazil. In Dinar, A. (Ed.), The political economy of water pricing reforms. New York, NY, USA: OUP, for the World Bank. pp.321-338.
Water resource management ; Political aspects ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Water allocation ; Water policy ; Water supply ; Legal aspects ; History ; River basins / Brazil / Sao Paulo / Rio Grande do Sul / Bahia / Cearß
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G000 DIN Record No: H026591)
6 Dupigny-Giroux, L. A.; Lewis, J. E. 1999. A moisture index for surface characterization over a semiarid area. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 65(8):937-945.
Remote sensing ; Mapping ; Indicators ; Simulation models ; Soil moisture / Brazil / Bahia / Rio Sao
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5773 Record No: H028578)
7 Asad, M.; Azevedo, L. G.; Kemper, K. E.; Simpson, L. D. 1999. Management of water resources: Bulk water pricing in Brazil. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. xii, 94p. (World Bank technical paper 432)
Water costs ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Water market ; Water availability ; Precipitation ; Legislation ; Irrigation programs ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Water allocation ; Water users / Brazil / Ceara / Bahia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G514 ASA Record No: H029934)
8 Dinar, A.; Pochat, V.; Albiac-Murillo, J. (Eds.) 2015. Water pricing experiences and innovations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 471p. (Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 9) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16465-6]
Water rates ; Pricing ; Water market ; Reforms ; Cost recovery ; Climate change ; Water use efficiency ; Water conservation ; Incentives ; Water users ; Equity ; Water supply ; Urban areas ; Wastewater ; Water reuse ; Domestic water ; Sustainability ; Socioeconomic development ; Social aspects ; Political aspects ; Decentralization ; Case studies ; Developing countries / USA / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / France / India / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / South Africa / Spain / Ecuador / California / Guayaquil / Valencia / Bahia / Tucano Aquifer
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H047094)
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9 Garrido, R. J. S. 2015. Price for domestic water supply: an innovative method developed for the Tucano aquifer in the State of Bahia, Brazil. In Dinar, A.; Pochat, V.; Albiac-Murillo, J. (Eds.). Water pricing experiences and innovations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp.407-429. (Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 9)
Domestic water ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Enterprises ; Costs ; Labour ; Electrical energy ; Supervision ; Maintenance ; Wells ; Amortization ; Profit / Brazil / Bahia / Tucano Aquifer
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H047134)
This chapter analyzes the pricing of bulk water extracted from the Tucano aquifer in the semiarid region of Bahia, Brazil, using the optimizing economic behavior agent model. The starting point is a set of demand and supply equations on groundwater that is pumped from the aquifer and used for domestic supply. The main goal of this chapter is to offer bulk water tariff levels through a methodology especially adequate to a region that, due to the scarcity of this natural resource as well as the level of poverty that characterizes the region, demands more and more application of mechanisms that contribute to the efficiency of its use, while ensuring adequate prices to be paid by poor families.
10 Cornwall, A.; Edwards, J. (Eds.) 2014. Feminisms, empowerment and development: changing women's lives. London, UK: Zed Books. 332p. (Feminisms and Development)
Gender mainstreaming ; Empowerment ; Women in development ; Social change ; Women's organizations ; Girls education ; Development programmes ; State intervention ; Bureaucracy ; Political aspects ; Conflict ; Legal aspects ; Female labour ; Financing ; Households ; Landlessness ; Cultural factors ; Music ; Television ; Religion ; Rural areas ; Case studies / Egypt / Ghana / Pakistan / Bangladesh / Sierra Leone / Brazil / Palestine / Bahia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 305.42 G000 COR Record No: H047661)
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11 Filgueiras, R.; Almeida, T. S.; Mantovani, E. C.; Dias, S. H. B.; Fernandes-Filho, E. I.; da Cunha, F. F.; Venancio, L. P. 2020. Soil water content and actual evapotranspiration predictions using regression algorithms and remote sensing data. Agricultural Water Management, 241:106346. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106346]
Soil water content ; Evapotranspiration ; Forecasting ; Remote sensing ; Irrigation management ; Decision making ; Vegetation index ; Water management ; Regression analysis ; Models ; Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer ; Machine learning / Brazil / Bahia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049989)
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The application of technology and the development of data analysis, such as remote sensing and regression algorithms, are an easy and inexpensive way to estimate parameters related to water management, such as actual evapotranspiration (ETa) and soil water content (SWC). Therefore, the objective of this study was to predict the water management parameters with vegetation indices (VIs) and regression algorithms to enable irrigation management in a totally remote manner. The study was carried out in commercial maize areas irrigated by central pivots in the western part of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The MOD09GQ product was used to generate input data for the training models and to understand the phenology variations in the crops. The prediction of the dependent variables was tested using six regression algorithms, and the best algorithm was selected based on five statistical metrics. Among the regression models tested, the three that best fit the ETa and SWC data were RF (random forest), cubist (cubist regression), and GBM (gradient boosting machine), with slight superiority of cubist for the ETa and RF for the SWC. The fitted models for ETa and SWC showed the potential of VIs in providing information for irrigated agriculture and reinforcing the ability of regression algorithms in modelling the SWC and ETa variables. The findings make it possible to monitor irrigation efficiently with only the red and near infrared wavelengths, a fact that is considered the main contribution of this research to the practical and scientific communities.
12 Silva, B. B.; Rezende, S. 2022. Social relations of gender in contexts of precarious water supply and their impacts on women in rural areas. Environmental Science and Policy, 135:96-103. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.014]
Gender relations ; Social aspects ; Water supply ; Rural areas ; Rural communities ; Women ; Division of labour ; Households ; Water demand ; Policies / Brazil / Goias / Bahia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051273)
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A significant portion of the Brazilian population is excluded from easy access to water, especially in rural areas. Women play a fundamental role in terms of water resources in this context. Given the theoretical gaps on this subject, this study aims to analyse the social construction that determines the unequal division of domestic demands related to water supply between women and men in three rural areas studied for the development of the National Rural Sanitation Programme of Brazil: Barreiro Amarelo and Nova Esperança in the State of Bahia and Pontal do Buriti Settlement in the State of Goiás. The qualitative methodology, based on the principles of grounded theory, applies semi-structured interviews, direct observation, and thematic-categorical content analysis. The results indicate that the unequal dedication to water demands is based on sexist logic, determined by the sexual division of labour and influenced by the patriarchal culture. Thus, activities with less social prestige demanding daily dedication are women’s responsibility. There is evidence that improvements in water supply positively impact women’s lives, especially their health. Moreover, water policies should be interrelated with social and gender policies, reducing inequalities and improving women's quality of life.
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