What Do We Know about Water Scarcity in Semi-Arid Zones? A Global Analysis and Research Trends
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Morante-Carballo, Fernando; Montalván Burbano, Néstor; Quiñonez-Barzola, Ximena; Jaya-Montalvo, María; Carrión-Mero, PaúlDate
2022-08-30Abstract
Water supply is strategic for the development of society. The water distribution in nature follows patterns linked to geographic and territorial issues. Climate fluctuations aggravate shortage problems in semi-arid regions. This study aims to develop a systematic review of research on water scarcity in semi-arid areas through bibliometric methods that allow the analysis of its structure, performance, evolution, and future trends. The methodology considers three phases: (i) literature review, (ii) data cleaning and processing, and (iii) analysis of the research field and future trends. The intellectual structure of water scarcity in semi-arid zones covers 2206 documents with the collaboration of sixty-one countries, distributed in studies carried out in 54 years (1967 to 2021). This field of research has been growing, especially since the 21st century (93.1% of the documents). The countries that study the issue the most are those with high population rates and large consumption patterns...
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water scarcity
water stress
semi-arid zone
bibliometric analysis
intellectual structure