Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management
eBook - ePub

Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management

About this book

Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management is a comprehensive volume on this important topic. It broadly covers the sources, availability, demand, and supply of water and its uses in irrigation and crop production in agriculture. It then delves into many specific aspects of water resource development and management, including

  • Irrigation creation and utilization
  • Water storage efficiency, conveyance efficiency, distribution efficiency, and application efficiency
  • The role of water in plant systems and soil-water-plant relationships
  • Estimating the water need for irrigation along with management strategies
  • Water quality in agriculture as well as the impact of water quality on human health
  • Water pricing
  • Wetland management and water productivity
  • Water pollution in agriculture and water contamination in urban and rural areas

Examples and case studies are included to illustrate and reinforce the text, such as reviews of river linking projects, adopted water management technologies for agricultural farms, important irrigation projects (both minor and major), and more.Written by two eminent researchers and scientists in agricultural water management, this informative volume is designed for students of agriculture, researchers, policymakers, and teachers engaged in the field of water management.

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Yes, you can access Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management by A. Zaman,Md. Hedayetullah in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Science General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. About the Authors
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Water Resource Development
  10. 2 Irrigation Water Resources
  11. 3 Classification of Soil Water
  12. 4 Water Resource and Irrigation Command
  13. 5 Irrigation Projects in India
  14. 6 Role of Water in Plant System
  15. 7 Water Productivity in Agriculture
  16. 8 Surface Water and Groundwater
  17. 9 Measurement of Irrigation Water
  18. 10 Water Quality in Agriculture
  19. 11 River Linking Project
  20. 12 Water Pricing
  21. 13 Wetland Management in Water Productivity
  22. 14 Water Pollution in Agriculture
  23. References
  24. Index