Modern and traditional irrigation technologies in the eastern Mediterranean / edited by Ozay Mehmet and Hasan Ali Bicak.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Mehmet, Ozay.

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irrigation engineering--Middle East.

Irrigation engineering.

Water-supply, Agricultural--Middle East--Management.

Water-supply, Agricultural.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A water crisis is threatening several regions of the world. In the Middle East and North Africa, the crisis is serious and getting worse. Contributing factors include mismanagement of water resources, population trends and explosive urban growth, structural imbalance between demand and available resources, and a dearth of water-related information. This book presents an analysis of irrigation technologies used in the Eastern Mediterranean region, both past and present. It discusses the reuse of wastewater and other conservation technologies through case studies from Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, North Cyprus, and Turkey. It presents a multidisciplinary view of the water crisis, with discussion in the disciplines of economics, hydrology, agronomics, engineering, and environmental sciences. As a sequel to Water Balances in the Eastern Mediterranean, this book will be of interest to policymakers, researchers, academics, and development professionals working in the areas of water management and Middle Eastern studies.

Contents:

""Chapter 9 Effluent Reuse for Agricultural Production""""Appendix 1 Contributors""; ""Appendix 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-85011-6

9786610850112

1-55250-304-6

OCLC:

243600489