Management of Water Use in Agriculture

As the world population increases, there is increasingcompetition for waterquantity as well as quality.Provided here is an up-to-date perspective on AvailableWater Resources (Part I), Water Conservation and TechnologyinAgricultural Systems (Part II), Problem Water Uses andTreatment (Part III),and Management and Policy Evaluation(Part IV).The book is an invaluable source of information for waterresource planners, managers and policy makers, researchersand students, and irrigationists.

List of contents

I Water Resources and Water Quality.- 1 Global Water Resources and Agricultural Use.- 2 Water Suitability for Agriculture.- II Water Conservation and Technology.- 3 Crop Irrigation.- 4 Irrigation Techniques and Evaluations.- 5 Drainage and Subsurface Water Management.- 6 Runoff Irrigation.- 7 Efficient Use of Water in Rain-Fed Agriculture.- III Problem Water Uses and Treatment.- 8 Irrigation with Saline Water.- 9 Irrigation with Treated Sewage Effluents.- 10 Drainage Water Treatment and Disposal.- IV Policy and Management Evaluations.- 11 Economics of Non-Uniform Water Infiltration in Irrigated Fields.- 12 Irrigation Management Under Drought Conditions.- 13 Evaluation of Management and Policy Issues Related to Irrigation of Agricultural Crops.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kennet K Tanji (Editor), Kenneth K Tanji (Editor), Kenneth K. Tanji (Editor), Yaron (Editor), Yaron (Editor), Bruno Yaron (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2012
• EAN: 9783642785641
• ISBN: 978-3-642-78564-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 18 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 523 g
• Illustrations: XX, 320 p.
• Series: Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences; Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food