Water harvesting for agriculture in the dry areas / Theib Y. Oweis, Dieter Prinz, Ahmed Y. Hachum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oweis, Theib Yousef, author.

Contributor:

Prinz, Dieter.

Hachum, Ahmed Yousif, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water harvesting.

Rainwater.

Arid regions agriculture.

Water-supply, Agricultural.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Rainwater harvesting for agriculture in the dry areas

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also 'natural leakage'-90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of this lost water. How does water harvesting work? Which sites or areas are best suited and how can these areas be identified? How to design, build and maintain a water harvesting system tailored to local needs? How can water harvesting contribute to combating land degradation, enhancing food security and adapting

Contents:

Principles and practices of water harvesting

Hydrological aspects of water harvesting

Methods and techniques in water harvesting

Runoff inducement methods

Identification of areas suitable for water harvesting

Planning and design of water harvesting systems

Storage of harvested water

Implementation, operation, and maintenance of water harvesting systems

Socioeconomic issues

Water quality and environmental considerations.

Notes:

A Balkema book.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-18516-2

0-203-10625-3

9780429185168

OCLC:

804665486