Sustainable Watershed Management: Illusion or Reality?
Author: Subha Vishnudas
Publisher: Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9059721543
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Subha Vishnudas
Publisher: Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9059721543
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Matteo Savino
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2011-09-12
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9533073136
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The term "risk" is very often associated with negative meanings. However, in most cases, many opportunities can present themselves to deal with the events and to develop new solutions which can convert a possible danger to an unforeseen, positive event. This book is a structured collection of papers dealing with the subject and stressing the importance of a relevant issue such as risk management. The aim is to present the problem in various fields of application of risk management theories, highlighting the approaches which can be found in literature.
Author: Megh R. Goyal
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2018-01-31
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 1351790617
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With a roster of international contributors, this volume offers an abundance of solutions to address agricultural water management challenges in today’s water-scarce areas of the world. The authors present studies on farmer-friendly irrigation scheduling methods, model-based analysis of crop water requirements, ways to optimize surface irrigation systems, and hydraulic design and management of surface water systems. The book goes on to highlight ways to improve soil properties by taking into account spatial, temporal, and spectral variability in soil properties. The volume also covers various innovative research studies on soil and water productivity of vegetable cultivation under water-stressed areas, application of coir geotextiles, and the role of biofertilizers in controlling soil degradation and maintaining fertile topsoil. Crop management strategies to enhance the efficient use of marginal and saline lands for nonconventional crops are also discussed. The book is divided into four sections, covering: engineering interventions in irrigation management technological interventions in management of soil properties technological inventions for soil and water conservation crop management for non-conventional use This volume will serve as an invaluable resource for academicians, researchers, engineers, agronomists, extension officers, students, and farmers in the broad discipline of agricultural and biological engineering.
Author: Hodson Makurira
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010-12-10
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 0203093429
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The challenge of water scarcity as a result of insufficient seasonal rainfall and dry spell occurrences during cropping seasons is compounded by inefficient agricultural practices by smallholder farmers where insignificant soil and water conservation efforts are applied. The hypothesis of this research is that many of the past research efforts have
Author: Kendra Okonski
Publisher: Academic Foundation
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9788171885831
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contributed articles chiefly with reference to India; includes articles on water resources development in various countries of the world including India.
Author: J. Goldstein
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Published: 2004-09-30
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1843397129
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Water resource management in the United States is evolving in the face of continuing challenges to protect water quality, provide adequate quantities of water for competing uses, and protect habitat and other natural resources. In many jurisdictions and agencies this evolution is increasingly leading toward adoption of watershed management. This approach is characterized by planning and decision making on a watershed scale, integration of a variety of competing water resource priorities and goals, cooperation of multiple stakeholders and governmental agencies, and increased levels of public participation. This report identifies the most promising watershed planning and management approaches from around the world; evaluates how they operate, their benefits and limitations; and assesses the degree to which these approaches could be successfully adapted to the U.S. context. Drawing on this international experience, the report is intended to inform policy makers and practitioners and to promote the implementation of integrated watershed management approaches that are most likely to succeed. This report: Provides a decision-making framework of watershed management efforts at all scales in the United States. Evaluates past U.S. watershed management experience and identifies key characteristics for success as well as major challenges and opportunities for improving the watershed approach. Summarizes and evaluates international case studies where innovative watershed management techniques have been used. Identifies ten key lessons for sustainable water management, including the role of water/wastewater utilities based on the experience of the international case study watersheds.
Author: H. M. Gregersen
Publisher: CABI
Published:
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1845934210
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As human populations expand and demands upon natural resources increase, the need to manage the environments in which people live becomes more important but also more difficult. Land and water management is especially critical as the use of upstream watersheds can drastically affect large numbers of people living in downstream watersheds. An integrated approach that stresses both the importance of participatory planning and the institutional and technical constraints and opportunities is therefore necessary. The institutional and technical context for managing watersheds and river basins, including the involvement of both the public and private sectors, is also examined.
Author: Robert E. Mace
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-01-10
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 3031135164
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book will provide a comprehensive discussion of groundwater sustainability, including what it is, how its definition has changed over time, why traditional assessments of it are wrong, how assessments of it are ideally multidisciplinary efforts recognizing that policy is more controlling of outcomes than science, and why achieving it is difficult once pumping exceeds sustainable levels of pumping. The book will provide a nontechnical background of hydrogeology relevant to groundwater sustainability and present several case studies from around the United States and the world. The book has been designed to appeal to academics, students, and practitioners. Academics, particularly those just getting into the subject, will find the book a useful entry in terms of management concepts and political realities of attempting to achieve groundwater sustainability. It will also be useful to academics in that the book will include discussions on the history and development of groundwater sustainability and the practical aspects of aspiring to and achieving sustainable production. Although not a textbook, the book could be used as the basis for teaching a course or as a supplement to a hydrogeology or groundwater management class. Accordingly, the book will include questions and additional reading materials at the end of each chapter. This book will also be useful to practitioners through non-technical explanations of the sciences, discussions of the nuances of defining sustainability in aquifers, and the presentation of case studies where sustainable management has failed and succeeded.
Author: Working Group on Watershed Management and Development
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert J Naiman
Publisher:
Published: 1994-03-01
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781461243830
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