A Biophysical Toolbox for assessment and management of land and water resources in rural catchments in Northern Thailand

Merritt W.S., Croke B.F.W., Jakeman Anthony J., Letcher Rebecca A., Perez Pascal. 2004. A Biophysical Toolbox for assessment and management of land and water resources in rural catchments in Northern Thailand. Ecological Modelling, 171 (3) : 279-300.

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Résumé : With rapid intensification of agricultural catchments in Northern Thailand a suite of environmental issues has surfaced. The Integrated Water Resources Assessment and Management (IWRAM) project was instigated in response to these issues. The project developed a Decision Support System (DSS) for the exploration of biophysical and socio-economic impacts of water resource use options. TheIWRAM-DSSis comprised of a 'BiophysicalToolbox' that can be implemented alone and an 'Integrated Toolbox' that links socio-economic models with the Biophysical Toolbox to explore economic trade-offs and impacts of various scenarios. The Biophysical Toolbox is comprised of three modules-the CATCHCROP crop model, a hydrologic module based upon the IHACRES rainfall-runoff model, and a Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) approach modified to suit conditions in Northern Thailand. This paper describes the Biophysical Toolbox and runs forest conversion, land management, and climate scenarios to demonstrate the potential of this tool in exploring the environmental effects of land and water management options.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : système d'aide à la décision, modélisation environnementale, modèle de simulation, gestion des ressources naturelles, logiciel, gestion des eaux, impact sur l'environnement, ressource foncière, ressource en eau

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Thaïlande

Classification Agris : U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
P10 - Ressources en eau et leur gestion

Auteurs et affiliations

• Merritt W.S., ANU (AUS)
• Croke B.F.W., Centre for Ressource and Environmental Studies (AUS)
• Jakeman Anthony J., Centre for Ressource and Environmental Studies (AUS)
• Letcher Rebecca A., ANU (AUS)
• Perez Pascal, CIRAD-CA-GEC (AUS)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/543694/)

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