The effects of water-supply policies on growth in southwestern Saudi Arabia are examined with the aid of a system dynamics model. The Southwest Zone is predominantly agricultural and relatively isolated by its difficult terrain. It is losing population to regions of the country in which industry, commerce, and the public sector are growing more rapidly.
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