Water and the Environment : Innovation Issues in Irrigation and Drainage

ISBN-13: 9780419237105 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 470 str.

Luis Santos Pereira; John Gowing

Opis

This text addresses imbalances between availability and demand, degradation of surface and ground waters, inter-sectorial, inter-regional and international competition in water management. With contributions from international experts at the 1st Inter-Regional Conference on Environment-Water: Innovative Issues in Irrigation and Drainage. The book should be of use to policy makers, planners, irrigation engineers, researchers, and post-graduate students specialising in irrigation and canal engineering, water pollution and water quality. It should also be of interest to libraries and universities with courses in water quality, pollution and environmental engineering.

Spis treści

Preface. Acknowledgment. Managing Water Quality. Managing Demand. Managing Supply in Irrigation Systems. Water Conservation and Hydrologic Behavior. Coping with Water Scarcity and Drought. Subject Index.

O autorze

John Gowing and Luis Santos Pereira