Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity
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Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity

Management of Drought and Water Scarcity

  1. 782 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity

Management of Drought and Water Scarcity

About this book

This volume includes over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines numerous management strategies for dealing with drought and scarcity. These strategies include management approaches for different regions, such as coastal, urban, rural, and agricultural areas. It offers multiple strategies for monitoring, assessing, and forcasting drought through the use of remote sensing and GIS tools. It also presents drought mitigation management strategies, such as groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, conservations practices, and more.

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity by Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh A. Eslamian, Saeid Eslamian,Faezeh A. Eslamian in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Editors
  8. Contributors
  9. 1 Drought Management: Initiatives and Objectives
  10. 2 Impacts of Drought on Social and Agricultural Systems
  11. 3 Capacity Building and Drought Management
  12. 4 Adaption to Droughts
  13. 5 Drought Management Strategies in Water-Stressed/Water-Scarce Regions
  14. 6 Drought Management in an Urban Context
  15. 7 Drought Management in Coastal Areas
  16. 8 Drought Management for Landscape and Rural Security
  17. 9 Drought Assessment and Management for Heat Waves Monitoring
  18. 10 Drought and Pest Management
  19. 11 Groundwater Management in Drought Conditions
  20. 12 Reservoir Operation during Drought
  21. 13 Crisis Management Planning and Drought Management Plans
  22. 14 Functional Analysis of Regional Drought Management
  23. 15 Rainfall Management for Sustainable Agriculture
  24. 16 Deficit Irrigation: Farmlands
  25. 17 Deficit Irrigation: Greenhouse
  26. 18 Deficit Irrigation: Optimization Models
  27. 19 Drought Mitigation Practices
  28. 20 Social Impacts of a National Drought Policy in Australia
  29. 21 History of Drought Management in Australia
  30. 22 Politics of Drought Management and Water Control in India
  31. 23 Drought Management for Horticultural Crops in India
  32. 24 Interbasin Transfers of Water for Southern Africa
  33. 25 Drought Management Planning Resources for Water Suppliers in Pakistan
  34. 26 Forest Fire Mitigation under Water Shortage
  35. 27 Education Program for Drought
  36. 28 Policy Framework of Drought Risk Mitigation
  37. 29 Drought Law and Policy
  38. 30 Emergency Drought Consequence Plan
  39. 31 Coping with Drought
  40. 32 Integrated Water Resources Management under Water Scarcity
  41. 33 Drought and Dust Management
  42. 34 Drought Management: Current Challenges and Future Outlook
  43. Index