Integrated study of GIS and Remote Sensing to identify potential sites for rainwater harvesting structures

Du，Xingsheng1; Tariq，Aqil2; Islam，Fakhrul3; Aziz，Samman4; Waseem，Liaqat Ali5; Ahmad，Muhammad Nasar6; Amin，Muhammad7; Amin，Naz Ul8; Ali，Shoaib9,10; Aslam，Muhammad11; Soufan，Walid12

2024-06-01

10.1016/j.pce.2024.103574

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth   影响因子和分区

1474-7065

Water accessibility is necessary for agricultural and socioeconomic development in the area. One of the best solutions to the water crisis in the Kohat region is to build rainwater harvesting structures (RWH) to collect water from local watersheds for artificial groundwater recharge. Our main objective was to identify suitable RWH locations in the study area. However, the optimum site selection for RWH in regional areas is crucial. In such a case, geospatial techniques have revealed decisive in optimum site selection for RWH structures. In the current study, we have used GIS-based models like the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Weight of Evidence (WOE) to identify suitable sites for rainwater harvesting. Seven influential parameters, i.e., LULC, rainfall, drainage density, slope, lineament density, soil, and lithology, were considered, reclassified, and assigned ranks according to literature for analysis to produce potential site maps for RWH structures. The findings of the current study indicate that, based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), 44% (1320 km) of the study area is classified as highly suitable for rainwater harvesting, while 40% (1200 km) is considered moderately appropriate, and 16% (470 km) is deemed unsuitable. In contrast, when utilizing the Weight of Evidence (WOE) approach, the high suitability class encompasses 32% (956.8 km) of the area, the moderate suitability class covers 43% (1285.7 km), and the low suitability class accounts for 25% (748 km) of the study area. The outcome of the current study aims to contribute and assist the planner, manager, and officials in finding sites for RWH structures to overcome the water table, irrigation demand, and agricultural issues in the study area.

AHP GIS and RS Kohat plateau Rainwater harvesting WOE

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1.Center for Information Technology in Education,Southwest University of Political Science & Law,Chongqing,China
2.Department of Wildlife,Fisheries,and Aquaculture,College of Forest Resources,Mississippi State University,Mississippi State,39762-9690,United States
3.Department of Geology,Khushal Khan Khattak University,Karak,Pakistan
4.Department of Meteorology,COMSATS University,Islamabad,Pakistan
5.Department of Geography,Government College University Faisalabad,Punjab,38000,Pakistan
6.State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying,Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS),Wuhan University,Wuhan,430079,China
7.Institute of Geo-Information & Earth Observation,PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi,Punjab,Pakistan
8.Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar,Peshawar,Pakistan
9.Department of Earth and Space Sciences,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
10.Department of Irrigation and Drainage,Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology,University of Agriculture Faisalabad,Faisalabad,38000,Pakistan
11.Department of Computer Science,Aberystwyth University,Penglais, Aberystwyth,SY23 3DB,United Kingdom
12.Plant Production Department,College of Food and Agriculture Sciences,King Saud University,Riyadh,P.O. Box 2460,11451,Saudi Arabia

Du，Xingsheng,Tariq，Aqil,Islam，Fakhrul,et al. Integrated study of GIS and Remote Sensing to identify potential sites for rainwater harvesting structures[J]. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth,2024,134.

Du，Xingsheng.,Tariq，Aqil.,Islam，Fakhrul.,Aziz，Samman.,Waseem，Liaqat Ali.,...&Soufan，Walid.(2024).Integrated study of GIS and Remote Sensing to identify potential sites for rainwater harvesting structures.Physics and Chemistry of the Earth,134.

Du，Xingsheng,et al."Integrated study of GIS and Remote Sensing to identify potential sites for rainwater harvesting structures".Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 134(2024).