Wastewater use in irrigated agriculture : confronting the livelihood and environmental realities / edited by C.A. Scott, N.I. Faruqui, and L. Raschid-Sally.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scott, Christopher A. (Christopher Anand)

Faruqui, Naser I.

Raschid-Sally, L. (Liqa)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sewage irrigation--Developing countries.

Sewage irrigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume addresses the use of urban wastewater in agriculture, a centuries old practice that is receiving renewed attention with the increasing scarcity of fresh water resources faced by many arid and semi-arid countries.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture: Management Challenges in Developing Countries; 2. A Framework for a Global Assessment of the Extent of Wastewater Irrigation: The Need for a Common Wastewater Typology; 3. A Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for Action Research on Wastewater Use in Agriculture; 4. Health Guidelines for the Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: Developing Realistic Guidelines; 5. A Fresh Look at Microbial Guidelines for Wastewater Irrigation in Agriculture: A Risk-assessment and Cost-effectiveness Approach

6. Wastewater Irrigation - Hazard or Lifeline? Empirical Results from Nairobi, Kenya and Kumasi, Ghana7. National Assessments on Wastewater Use in Agriculture and an Emerging Typology: The Vietnam Case Study; 8. Wastewater Use in Pakistan: The Cases of Haroonabad and Faisalabad; 9. Agricultural Use of Untreated Urban Wastewater in Ghana; 10. Untreated Wastewater Use in Market Gardens: A Case Study of Dakar, Senegal; 11. Wastewater Irrigation in Vadodara, Gujarat, India: Economic Catalyst for Marginalised Communities; 12. The Use of Wastewater in Cochabamba, Bolivia: A Degrading Environment

13. Treatment Plant Effects on Wastewater Irrigation Benefits: Revisiting a Case Study in the Guanajuato River Basin, Mexico14. From Wastewater Reuse to Water Reclamation: Progression of Water Reuse Standards in Jordan; 15. Treated Wastewater Use in Tunisia: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead; 16. Confronting the Realities of Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture: Lessons Learned and Recommendations; Appendix 1. The Hyderabad Declaration on Wastewater Use in Agriculture; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-71760-2

9786610717606

0-85199-957-3

OCLC:

476082171