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Water Scarcity, Mountain Deforestation and the Economic Value of Water in a Small-Scale Irrigation System: A Case Study in East Java, Indonesia Cover

Water Scarcity, Mountain Deforestation and the Economic Value of Water in a Small-Scale Irrigation System: A Case Study in East Java, Indonesia

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 40 (2021): Issue 2 (June 2021)
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|Jun 2021
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Map of the study area.

Source: own compilation.

Fig. 2

The scheme of the studied irrigation system.

Source: own compilation.

Fig. 3

Irrigation system in the studied area.

Source: photos taken by the authors.

Table 1

Variables in the model.

VariablesCodeDescription
Farm sizeX1Size of farmer's land (ha)
AgeX2Farmer's age (years)
EducationX3Farmer's formal education (years)
IncomeX4Farmer's income in one cropping season (US$/ha)
Distance to small damX5Distance of farmer's land to small dam (m)
Management in dry seasonDDummy variable representing type of irrigation used in the dry season: (1) private water pump and (0) irrigation from WUA.

[i] WUA – water user association.

[ii] Source: own compilation.

Table 2

Changes in land use in the Sanenrejo sub-watershed for the period 2011–2019.

No.Land use20112019Land use
(ha)(%)(ha)(%)Change(%)
1.Forest13,227.2347.7111,676.9742.12−1550.26−11.72
2.Plantation10,679.9138.5210,486.2137.83−193.70−1.81
3.Dryland2,480.258.954,001.9114.441,521.6761.35
4.Rice field748.432.70698.202.52−50.24−6.71
5.Open field266.760.96437.161.58170.4163.88
6.Residential320.201.15422.321.52102.1231.89
Total27,722.7727,722.77

[i] Source: own compilation.

Table 3

Trends of changes in mean discharge, peak discharge, discharge ratio and water volume in the Sanenrejo sub-watershed (2011–2019).

MonthAverage discharge (lt/s)Peak discharge (lt/s)Peak discharge/average discharge ratioVol. stored water (mm/year)
Wet season29.768**40.171**1.97**576**
Dry season 1−48.778**−140.492**−0.78**−84**
Dry season 2−13.864**−14.194**−1.83**325**
Wet season−54.590**−89.750**−2.59**166**
Dry season−59.549**−83.395**0.86**583**
Annual−47.175**−8.969**0.23**4,200**

Source: own calculation based on data from the Sanenrejo climate station.

Notes:

*** p < 0.01,

** p < 0.05,

* p < 0.10.

Table 4

Trends of changes in rainfall, number of rainy days and rain intensity in the Sanenrejo sub-watershed (2011–2019).

MonthRainfall (mm/year)Number of rainy days (day)Rain intensity
1993–20102011–2019D1993–20102011–2019D1993–20102011–2019D
Wet season−140**1.269**1.409−473**77−2.50**−0.39**2.10
Dry season 127**−1.055**−1.08222**0−0.39**−34.17**−33.78
Dry season 2−10**224**234−156**56−2.02**3.39**5.41
Wet season−64**120**184−191**92−0.75**−18.17**−17.42
Dry season11**74**64051**51−0.16**−29.96**−29.80
Annual−54**323**377−2−152**154−1.38**−26.41**−25.04

Source: own calculation based on data from the Sanenrejo climate station.

Notes:

*** p < 0.01,

** p < 0.05,

* p < 0.10.

Fig. 4

Land-use change in the Sanenrejo sub-watershed between 2011 (left) and 2019 (right).

Source: own compilation.

Table 5

Estimation results of the model.

VariableCoefficientst-test (p-value)
Constants1,283,7951.520 (0.13)ns
Farm size−1,702,240−3.012 (0.00)***
Age−301,349−0.027 (0.98)ns
Education−46,701−1.607 (0.11)ns
Income0.1467.549 (0.00)***
Distance to small dam−750,874−2.410 (0.02)**
Management in dry season2,144,3619.369 (0.00)***
n100
R20.83
F-test84.18
p-value0.000

Source: own calculation.

Notes:

*** p < 0.01,

** p < 0.05,

* p < 0.10.

ns – non-significant.

Fig. 5

Over-watered mature rice plant in the upper area.

Source: photo taken by the authors.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2021-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103 (formerly 0137-477X)
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Language: English
Page range: 153 - 166
Submitted on: Oct 24, 2020
Published on: Jun 30, 2021
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
water scarcity,
small-scale irrigation system,
contingent valuation method,
economic value of water,
willingness to pay
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2021 Subhan Arif Budiman, Mohammad Rondhi, Ahmad Fatikhul Khasan, Bagus Peratama, Rokhani, Anik Suwandari, Julian Adam Ridjal, Soemarno, Sugeng Prijono, Soedarto, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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