Hydrological Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Resources Phd: Unesco-Ihe Institute, Delft

Offers an assessment of the hydrological impacts of land use changes on water resources management and socio-economic development of the upper Ewaso Ng'iro river basin in Kenya. This title considers the impact of irrigation on dry season river flows and highlights the challenge of flood storage strategies.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Stephen Njuguna Ngigi

Zusammenfassung

Assesses the hydrological impacts of land use changes on water resources management in Kenya's upper Ewaso Ng'iro river basin, exploring how irrigation affects dry season flows and flood storage strategies. Discusses water allocation strategies that balance reducing irrigation water abstractions with protecting downstream hydro-ecological functions and natural ecosystems.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Stephen Njuguna Ngigi, Ngigi Stephen Njuguna, Stephen Njuguna (Unesco-Ihe Institute for W Ngigi
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2017
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Sachbuch > Natur, Technik > Naturwissenschaft
• EAN: 9781138468689
• ISBN: 978-1-138-46868-9
• Anzahl Seiten: 148
• Themen: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology, ecosystem services assessment, catchment hydrology, water allocation equity, dry season irrigation impacts, sub-Saharan agriculture, groundwater recharge analysis, hydro-economic modelling