Economic Land Utilization Optimization Model

Autor:	Ossama A. Hosny, Elkhayam M. Dorra, Khaled A. Tarabieh, Ahmed El Eslamboly, Ibrahim Abotaleb, Mariam Amer, Heba Kh. Gad, Mostafa Farouk, Youmna Abd El Raouf, Adham Sherif, Youssef Hussein
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	return on Investment relational database multi-objective optimization model Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Geography Planning and Development Building and Construction Management Monitoring Policy and Law sustainable farming life cycle costing water efficiency
Zdroj:	Sustainability Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages: 2594
ISSN:	2071-1050
DOI:	10.3390/su15032594
Popis:	Recently, population growth and resource depletion have been matched by a growing demand for self-sustaining communities. Numerous studies promote sustainable solutions to the concerns of climate change and food scarcity. This study aims at creating an automated Economic Land Utilization Optimization Model (ELUOM) that identifies sustainable and cost-effective agricultural practices. Soil, water & climatic characteristics of over 400 crops are gathered in a relational database to build the model. Evolutionary algorithms are utilized to filter the database based on user input. Optimization process is then performed on all possible utilization plans of the filtered crops to maximize the 20-year return while minimizing water consumption. The model is verified on a case study in Giza, Egypt where it shows the potential of increasing the return/m3 of water by 370% versus current practices. This research also studies the application of ELOUM on a vacant plot in the American university in Cairo, Egypt.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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