| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Water resource planning, development and management |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology |
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Water resource planning, development and management series.
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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| Contents |
WATER RECYCLING AND WATER MANAGEMENT ; WATER RECYCLING AND WATER MANAGEMENT ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; RUNOFF WATER HARVESTING AS A STRATEGY FOR INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ON HILLSLOPE AREAS IN ARID AND SEMIARID ZONES ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; FACTORS AFFECTING RUNOFF WATER HARVESTING DESIGN ; METHODS OF RUNOFF WATER HARVESTING ; Microcatchment Water Harvesting ; Macrocatchment Water Harvesting ; a. 'Wadi'-Bed Cultivation; b. Jessour ; c. Water-Spreading ; d. Large Bunds ; RESEARCH INTO WATER HARVESTING IN ARID AND SEMIARID ZONES ; a. Reducing Infiltration in Runoff Areas |
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B. Increasing Infiltration in Basin Areasc. Reducing Evaporation and Increasing Water Storage in Basin Areas ; d. Optimum Runoff Area/Basin Area Ratio ; e. Effects of Soil Tillage ; f. Effects on Biometric and Physiological Plant Parameters ; g. Effects in Soil Fertility ; h. Economic Analysis ; RUNOFF WATER HARVESTING MODELLING ; a. Deterministic Modelling Approach ; b. Stochastic Modelling Approach ; c. Geographic Information System Integration ; d. Uncertainty Estimation ; AGROFORESTRY COMBINED WITH WATER HARVESTING |
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CASE STUDY: AGROFORESTRY COMBINED WITH MICROCATCHMENT WATER HARVESTING IN THE SEMIARID ZONE OF CHILE FUTURE CHALLENGES IN RUNOFF WATER HARVESTING ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; WATER MANAGEMENT IN DROUGHT-PRONE AREA ; 1. BACKGROUND ; 2. THE CONCEPTS, TYPES AND INDICES OF DROUGHT ; Concept of Drought ; Types of Drought ; Indices of Drought ; Percent of Normal ; Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) ; Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) ; Crop Moisture Index (CMI) ; 3. WATER MANAGEMENT: APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES ; Basic Approaches ; Estimation of Demand and Supply of Water ; Demand Estimation |
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Management Strategies of Water Resources Demand Side Management ; Different Approaches of Demand Management ; Description of Different Approaches ; Metering and Pricing ; Water Ordinance (by-Law) ; Operational and Maintenance Measures Directing Reduce Water Loss ; Water-Saving Irrigation Scheduling ; Alternate Furrow Irrigation; Alternate Wetting and Drying of Rice Field ; Soil Drying During Ripening of Crop; Deficit Irrigation ; Adopting Efficient Irrigation Method ; Water Loss Minimization ; Public Awareness Approaches ; Other Measures ; Supply Side Management |
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Principal Options and MeasuresMeasures of Supply Management ; Description of Different Measures ; Development of Groundwater Source ; Development of Surface Water Resource ; Surface Storage and Groundwater Recharge ; Rubber Dam -- A New Prospect of Surface Water Storage/Harnessing ; Increasing Groundwater Storage through Artificial Recharge ; Methods of Groundwater Recharge ; Recharge from Natural Water Bodies ; Artificial Recharge ; Recharge from Crop-lands by Making Ridge ; Recharge through Canal Water Supply During Off-Irrigation Season ; Recharge through Land-Overflow/Infiltration Basin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Water reuse.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply.
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Water reuse
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carrey, Daniel M
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| LC no. |
2010026934 |
| ISBN |
161761422X |
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9781617614224 |
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