1st Edition

Water and the Environment Innovation Issues in Irrigation and Drainage

By John Gowing, Luis Santos Pereira Copyright 1998
    484 Pages
    by CRC Press

    484 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Water and Environment addresses imbalances between availability and demand, degradation of surface and ground waters, inter-sectorial, inter-regional and international competition in water management. With contributions from internationally distinguished experts at the first Inter-Regional Conference on Environment-Water: Innovative Issues in Irrigation and Drainage.



    Water and Environment will be invaluable to policy-makers, planners, irrigation engineers, researchers, and postgraduate students specializing in irrigation and canal engineering, water pollution and water quality. It will be indispensable to libraries and universities with courses in water quality, pollution and environmental engineering.

    Preface. Acknowledgment. Managing Water Quality. Managing Demand. Managing Supply in Irrigation Systems. Water Conservation and Hydrologic Behavior. Coping with Water Scarcity and Drought. Subject Index.

    Biography

    John Gowing and Luis Santos Pereira