Preface xixAbout the Editors xxiList of Contributors xxvPart I Introduction 11 Feasibility Study of Rainwater Harvesting Systems 3Ramaswamy Sakthivadivel and Soorya Vennila2 Sustainable Water Harvesting and Conservation Using Multiple-Criteria Analysis 15Jason Levy and Saeid EslamianPart II Ancient Water Harvesting and Management 353 Ancient Water Management 37Jonas Berking and Brigitta Schütt4 Fully Coupled Surface--Subsurface Hydrological Modeling to Optimize Ancient Water Harvesting Techniques 49Wim M. Cornelis, Koen Verbist, Tesfay Araya, Emmanuel Opolot, Jasmien C.J. Wildemeersch, and Bashar Al-BarriPart III World Evolution of Small-Scale Rainwater Harvesting 655 Recent Progress of an Advanced Eco-Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Coupling Model to Quantify Biogeochemical Cycle in Inland Water 67Tadanobu Nakayama6 Combined Agroforestry and Rainwater Harvesting to Reduce Soil Degradation in Mediterranean Zones 81Manuel Casanova, Osvaldo Salazar, Oscar Seguel, Yasna Tapia, Marco Pfeiffer, and Saied Eslamian7 Evolution of Small-Scale Rainwater Harvesting in the Hellenic World Through the Millennia 103Paraskevi A. Londra, Georgios P. Antoniou, Achilleas T. Theocharis, Nicolas R. Dalezios, and Andreas N. AngelakisPart IV Freshwater Conservation, Recharge, and Water Harvesting in Africa 1198 Assessment of Freshwater and Conservation in Africa 121Olusegun Adeaga and Saeid Eslamian9 How to Increase Water Harvesting in Africa 141Amos T. Kabo-Bah, Daniella D. Sedegah, Mary Antwi, Webster Gumindoga, and Saied Eslamian10 Water Harvesting Technique as Source of Safe Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Sudan 153Ageel I. Bushara, Mohanad O. Mustafa, and Saeid Eslamian11 Analysis of Impacts of Rainfall Variability on Rainwater Harvesting in Orlu Area, Imo State, Nigeria 163Okorie Fidelis Chinazor and Saeid Eslamian12 Tunisian Experiences of Traditional Water Harvesting, Conservation, and Recharge 171Noureddine Gaaloul, Saeid Eslamian, and Rim Katlane13 Evaluation of Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Technique of "Jessour" in Southern Tunisia, a Case Study on El-Jouabit Catchment 199Ines Gasmi, Saeid Eslamian, and Mohamed Moussa14 Water Harvesting Impact Assessment in the Dry Areas of Tunisia: A Review 213Mohamed OuessarPart V Rainwater Harvesting and Hydroelectric in the Americas 22915 Water Harvesting in New Mexico 231Hamed Zamani Sabzi, James Phillip King, and Saeid Eslamian16 Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Conservation 239Gopal Chandra Saha, Michael Quinn, and Connie Van Der Byl17 Rainwater Harvesting Reduction Impact on Hydroelectric Energy in Argentina 251Marcela H. González, Fernando Losano, and Saeid EslamianPart VI Asian Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation Examples and Policy Issues 26118 Rainwater Conservation Practices in China 263Jihui Fan, Majid Galoie, Artemis Motamedi, Ying Liao, and Saeid Eslamian19 Examples of Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization in China 283Saeid Eslamian and Nastaran Zamani20 Geospatial Approach to Identify the Suitable Sites for Water Conservation: Indian Context 291Vaibhav Garg and Saeid Eslamian21 Groundwater Recharge by Water Harvesting Structures in the Semiarid Zones 313A. Raizada, H. Biswas, and Saeid Eslamian22 Indian Experiences in Water Harvesting Systems 325M.V.K. Sivakumar, K.P.R. Vittal, and Saeid Eslamian23 Impact Assignment of Integrated Watershed Management in the Micro Watersheds of Sambalpur District, Odisha, India 341Ashutosh Rath, Sandeep Samantaray, Priya Darsan Raj, Prakash Chandra Swain, and Saeid Eslamian24 Rainwater Harvesting: The Indian Experience -- Traditional and Contemporary 359Sekhar Raghavan and Saeid Eslamian25 Irrigation Water Conservation in Saudi Arabia 373Abdulrasoul M. Al-Omran, Arafat Al-Khasha, and Saeid Eslamian26 Traditional Water Harvesting in Iran 385Saeid Okhravi and Saeid Eslamian27 Capacity Estimation of Underground Rainwater Harvesting System Installed in a Volcanic Ash Soil Area 397Tsuyoshi Miyazaki and Saeid EslamianPart VII Rainwater Harvesting in Europe: Technical, Social, Economic, and Political Issues 40728 Rainwater Interest in Urban Areas of Europe, the State of Art (1980--2016) 409Álvaro-Francisco Morote, María Hernández, and Saeid Eslamian29 Social, Economic, and Political Dimensions of Water Harvesting Systems in Germany: Possibility, Prospects, and Potential 429Sandra Reinstädtler, Shafi Noor Islam, Jason Levy, and Saeid Eslamian30 Water Harvesting Case Studies in Germany: Urban and Regional Investigations 443Sandra Reinstädtler, Shafi Noor Islam, Jason Levy, and Saeid Eslamian31 Water Harvesting and Conservation in Romania 455Rares Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir, Teodor Rusu, and Cristina Halbac-Cotoara-ZamfirReferences 465Index 469
SAEID ESLAMIAN, Isfahan University of Technology.FAEZEH ESLAMIAN, McGill University.