Increases in the Amounts of Agricultural Surfaces and Their Impact on the Sustainability of Groundwater Resources in North-Central Chile

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dc.contributor.authorPizarro, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorBorcoski, Francisca
dc.contributor.authorIngram, Ben
dc.contributor.authorBustamante-Ortega, Ramon
dc.contributor.authorSanguesa, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorIbanez, Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorToledo, Cristobal
dc.contributor.authorVidal, Cristian
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Chevesich, Pablo A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:08:35Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:08:35Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractWater is a fundamental resource for Chile's productive structure, which is more important in arid areas, and especially with agricultural uses. This study was based on two basins (Cogot & iacute; and Illapel) located in the Coquimbo Region of north-central Chile. In this region, surface water rights were closed in 2002 and the only current option is the use of groundwater. These basins have high water demands due to the use of surface and groundwater for agricultural purposes, a fact that should influence the sustainability of groundwater reserves over time. The objective of this study was to determine how much agricultural use has affected the availability of groundwater in two basins. Under the previous context, the evolution of agricultural irrigation surfaces was evaluated using Landsat images and forest classifications. Similarly, groundwater reserves were evaluated using the recessive curves of hydrographs associated with the beginning of each hydrological year. The results show an increase in the agricultural area between 1996 and 2016, with a subsequent decrease, while groundwater reserves denoted significant decreases over time. In conclusion, a significant decrease in the volumes of groundwater reserves in both basins was observed, a decrease that is consistent with the increase in irrigated areas.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su16177570
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su16177570
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90090
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001311730700001
dc.issue.numero17
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaSustainability
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectCopiap & oacute; Region
dc.subjectoverconsumption
dc.subjectCogot & iacute;
dc.subjectIllapel
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods06 Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa06 Agua limpia y saneamiento
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleIncreases in the Amounts of Agricultural Surfaces and Their Impact on the Sustainability of Groundwater Resources in North-Central Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen16
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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