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