Browsing by Author "Knox, Jerry W."

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  • A nexus perspective on competing land demands: Wider lessons from a UK policy case study 
    Sharmina, Maria; Hoolohan, Claire; Bows-Larkin, Alice; Burgess, Paul J.; Colwill, James; Gilbert, Paul; Howard, David; Knox, Jerry W.; Anderson, Kevin (Elsevier, 2016-02-26)
    As nations develop policies for low-carbon transitions, conflicts with existing policies and planning tools are leading to competing demands for land and other resources. This raises fundamental questions over how multiple ...
  • A novel modelling toolkit for unpacking the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus of agricultural development 
    Correa-Cano, M. E.; Salmoral, Gloria; Rey Vicario, Dolores; Knox, Jerry W.; Graves, Anil; Melo, O.; Foster, W.; Naranjo, L.; Zegarra, E.; Johnson, C.; Viteri-Salazar, O.; Yan, X. (Elsevier, 2022-02-09)
    Increasing food demand has led to significant agricultural expansion globally with negative impacts on resources and the environment, a perfect manifestation of the Water-Energy-Food-Environment nexus. Whilst many tools ...
  • Optimum use of water for industry and agriculture dependent on direct abstraction - best practice manual.  
    Mathieson, I. K.; Knox, Jerry W.; Weatherhead, E. K.; Morris, Joe; Jones, D. O.; Yates, A. J. (2002-12-31)
    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.  Background: The Water Resources Act 1991 and its preceding legislation provides the Environment Agency with the means to manage water resources through the licensing of abstractions. Detailed demand ...
  • A preliminary assessment of climate change impacts on sugarcane in Swaziland 
    Knox, Jerry W.; Rodriguez Diaz, J. A.; Nixon, D. J.; Mkhwanazi, M. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2010-02-01)
    The spatial and temporal impacts of climate change on irrigation water requirements and yield for sugarcane grown in Swaziland have been assessed, by combining the outputs from a general circulation model (HadCM3), a ...
  • Priorities for sustainable turfgrass management: a research and industry perspective 
    Strandberg, M.; Blombäck, K.; Dahl Jensen, A. M.; Knox, Jerry W. (Taylor and Francis, 2012-05-24)
    This paper provides a brief review and assessment of the key environmental, regulatory and technical issues facing the turfgrass sector with specific reference to the European context. It considers the range of externalities ...
  • Priority research questions for the UK food system 
    Ingram, John S. I.; Wright, Hugh L.; Foster, Lucy; Aldred, Timothy; Barling, David; Benton, Tim G.; Berryman, Paul M.; Bestwick, Charles S.; Bows-Larkin, Alice; Brocklehurst, Tim F.; Buttriss, Judith; Casey, John; Collins, Hannah; Crossley, Daniel S.; Dolan, Catherine S.; Dowler, Elizabeth; Edwards, Robert; Finney, Karen J.; Fitzpatrick, Julie L.; Fowler, Mark; Garrett, David A.; Godfrey, Jim E.; Godley, Andrew R.; Griffiths, William; Houlston, Eleanor J.; Kaiser, Michel J.; Kennard, Robert; Knox, Jerry W.; Kuyk, Andrew; Linter, Bruce R.; Macdiarmid, Jennie I.; Martindale, Wayne; Mathers, John C.; McGonigle, Daniel F.; Mead, Angela; Millar, Samuel J.; Miller, Anne; Murray, Calum; Norton, Ian T.; Parry, Stephen; Pollicino, Marilena; Quested, Thomas E.; Tassou, Savvas; Terry, Leon A.; Tiffin, Richard; Pieter, van de Graaf; Vorley, William; Westby, Andrew; Sutherland, William J. (Springer Science Business Media, 2013-10-01)
    The rise of food security up international political, societal and academic agendas has led to increasing interest in novel means of improving primary food production and reducing waste. There are however, also many ...
  • Reconciling irrigation demands for agricultural expansion with environmental sustainability - a preliminary assessment for the Ica Valley, Peru 
    Salmoral, Gloria; Carbó, Araceli Viñarta; Zegarra, Eduardo; Knox, Jerry W.; Rey, Dolores (Elsevier, 2020-08-15)
    Irrigation expansion driven by a growing global food demand is threatening the sustainability of scarce water resources. An exemplar is the Ica Valley in Peru which has experienced significant agricultural transformation ...
  • Redefining soil health 
    Pawlett, Mark; Hannam, Jacqueline A.; Knox, Jerry W. (Microbiology Society, 2021-01-25)
  • Research and policy priorities to address drought and irrigation water resource risks in temperate agriculture 
    Holman, Ian P.; Knox, Jerry W. (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2023-08-15)
    Droughts are a major global natural hazard, creating negative environmental and socio-economic impacts across a broad spectrum of sectors. However, agriculture is often the first sector to be impacted due to prolonged ...
  • Resilience of primary food production to a changing climate: on-farm responses to water-related risks 
    Hess, Tim; Knox, Jerry W.; Holman, Ian P.; Sutcliffe, Chloe (MDPI, 2020-07-30)
    Water is a fundamental component in primary food production, whether it be rainfall, irrigation used to water crops, or for supplying drinking water for animals, while the amount of water in the soil determines it capacity ...
  • Review of the effects of energy crops on hydrology. 
    Stephens, William; Hess, Tim M.; Knox, Jerry W. (2001-02-15)
    1) MAFF has recently launched a scheme to support the expansion of the area of energy crops grown in England in order to meet the nation’s Kyoto targets for the reduction in CO2 emissions. This has highlighted concerns ...
  • Scale impacts on spatial variability in reference evapotranspiration 
    Hess, Tim; Daccache, Andre; Daneshkhah, Alireza; Knox, Jerry W. (Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles, 2015-08-17)
    Evapotranspiration (ET) is one of the most important components in the hydrological cycle, and a key variable in hydrological modelling and water resources management. However, understanding the impacts of spatial ...
  • A scale-based framework to understand the promises, pitfalls and paradoxes of irrigation efficiency to meet major water challenges 
    Lankford, Bruce; Closas, Alvar; Dalton, James; López Gunn, Elena; Hess, Tim; Knox, Jerry W.; van der Kooij, Saskia; Lautze, Jonathan; Molden, David; Orr, Stuart; Pittock, Jamie; Richter, Brian; Riddell, Philip J.; Scott, Christopher A.; Venot, Jean-philippe; Vos, Jeroen; Zwarteveen, Margreet (Elsevier, 2020-10-20)
    An effective placement of irrigation efficiency in water management will contribute towards meeting the pre-eminent global water challenges of our time such as addressing water scarcity, boosting crop water productivity ...
  • Scaling up indigenous rainwater harvesting: a preliminary assessment in Rajasthan, India 
    Rawat, Akanksha; Panigrahi, Niranjan; Yadav, Basant; Jadav, Kartik; Mohanty, Mohit Prakash; Khouakhi, Abdou; Knox, Jerry W. (MDPI, 2023-05-27)
    Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has the potential to enhance the sustainability of ground and surface water to meet increasing water demands and constrained supplies, even under a changing climate. Since arid and semi-arid ...
  • A scenario-specific nexus modelling toolkit to identify trade-offs in the promotion of sustainable irrigated agriculture in Ecuador, a Belt and Road country 
    Naranjo, L.; Correa-Cano, M. E.; Rey, D.; Chengot, R.; España, F.; Sactic, M.; Knox, Jerry W.; Yan, X.; Viteri-Salazar, O.; Foster, W.; Melo, O. (Elsevier, 2023-05-22)
    Increased demand for food due to development and population growth has prompted irrigated agriculture expansion, posing enhanced global challenges to water, energy, and food security. To confront these challenges, an ...
  • Simulating impacts of irrigation heterogeneity on onion (Allium cepa L.) yield in a humid climate 
    Pérez-Ortolá, Marta; Daccache, Andre; Hess, Tim; Knox, Jerry W. (Springer Link, 2014-09-04)
    This paper reports on a study combining experimental field data with biophysical crop modelling to assess the impacts of irrigation heterogeneity on onion yield. The AquaCrop model was calibrated and validated for brown ...
  • Sustainable irrigation development: the adoption of small-scale pumped irrigation in Malawi 
    Kamwamba-Mtethiwa, Jean Tiyamika (Cranfield University, 2016-05)
    There has been an increased interest on small-scale pumped irrigation (SSPI) in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), however little is known on the adoption processes behind this technology. Moreover, the conditions for successful ...
  • Sustainable water resources: A framework for assessing adaptation options in the rural sector.  
    Weatherhead, E. K.; Knox, Jerry W.; de Vries, T. T.; Ramsden, S.; Gibbons, J.; Arnell, N. W.; Odoni, N.; Hiscock, K.; Sandhu, C.; Saich, A.; Conway, D.; Warwick, C.; Bharwani, S.; Hossell, J.; Clemence, B. (2005-11-01)
    Abstract.  This project developed a framework to assess how the irrigated agriculture and turf grass leisure sectors in England could adapt to climate change impacts on water resources. Two catchments (the Nar and Wensum) ...
  • A sweet deal? Sugarcane, water and agricultural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Hess, Tim M.; Sumberg, J.; Biggs, T.; Georgescu, M.; Haro Monteagudo, David; Jewitt, G.; Ozdogan, M.; Thenkabail, P.; Daccache, Andre; Marin, F.; Knox, Jerry W. (Elsevier, 2016-06-06)
    Globally, the area of sugarcane is rising rapidly in response to growing demands for bioethanol and increased sugar demand for human consumption. Despite considerable diversity in production systems and contexts, sugarcane ...
  • Teasing out the impacts of climate change on agricultural development 
    Knox, Jerry W.; Kay, Melvyn G. (Ip Publishing, 2010-12-01)
    plethora of articles, books, and academic papers. Not least are the detailed and extensive publications of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which set out in their latest assessment (AR4), the scientific, ...