Integrated Multi-criteria Evaluation and Weighted Overlay Analysis in Assessment of Groundwater Potentiality in Segui Region, Southern Tunisia

Quantitative Assessment of Water Resources: Empirical Methods and Mapping Recharge Zones: Case Study (Eastern Tunisia)

“…Escalating water demands driven by agricultural needs, population growth, and rapid industrialization amplify the necessity for freshwater resources (Msaddek et al, 2021a;Msaddek et al, 2021b;Msaddek et al, 2022). Consequently, groundwater pumping has emerged as an integral component of water resource planning worldwide, including the Western Mediterranean region (Chenini et al, 2008b;Chenini et al, 2010a;Farhat et al, 2012;Moumni et al, 2016;Msaddek et al, 2016;Sanai et al, 2016;Zghibi et al, 2016;Msaddek et al, 2017;Msaddek et al, 2019;Zghibi et al, 2020).…”

“…Various empirical relationships, such as Chaturvedi, modified Chaturvedi, Sehgal, Krishna Rao, and Bhattacharya, are employed for groundwater recharge estimation. Among these, Bhattacharya has been widely utilized for its reliability in identifying suitable areas for groundwater recharge (Oke et al, 2013;Msaddek et al, 2017;Nithya et al, 2019;Ahmad et al, 2020;Andualem et al, 2021;Jean Olivier et al, 2022;Gumuła-Kawęcka et al, 2022;Msaddek et al, 2021).…”

Groundwater potentiality assessment in an arid zone using a statistical approach and multi-criteria evaluation, southwestern Tunisia

“…Sev eral stud ies cur rently ex ist for the in ves ti ga tion and map ping of ground wa ter po ten ti al ity in the arid re gion in Tu ni sia (Chenini and Ben Mammou, 2010;Msaddek et al, 2017;Mokadem et al, 2018;Souissi et al, 2018) and in the world (Gustafsson et al, 1993;Al-Adamat et al, 2003;Scanlon et al, 2006;Ghayoumian et al, 2007;Chowdhury et al, 2009;Mukherjee et al, 2012;Naghibi et al, 2018).…”