Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Management of Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Author: Hector M. Malano
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2018-05-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351434233

This monograph provides an overview of the principles required for a service orientation in the management of irrigation and drainage systems. The material covered is designed to emphasize an area largely neglected in the irrigation and drainage management literature. The dominating philosophy underlying this book is that irrigation and drainage systems must be managed as a service business responsive to the needs and changing requirements of its customers. It is postulated that this service approach to the management of irrigation and drainage systems consitutes a key element of the startegy that is needed to improve the current level of performance of many irrigation and drainage systems worldwide. Enhanced performance of irrigation is a prerequisite if we are to face the enormous challenge of producing greater quantities of food to meet the demand of a growing population. This is particularly the case in an environment with increasing competition for water from industry and urban water users, set against mounting concerns about environmental sustainability.

Water Management, Purificaton, and Conservation in Arid Climates

Water Management, Purificaton, and Conservation in Arid Climates
Author: Mattheus F. A. Goosen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1999-07-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781566767590

This new three volume series presents a broad and integrated approach to water management, purification, and conservation in arid climates. Volume one includes an introductory chapter on water problems and water resources in arid climates followed by specific chapters covering various aspects of water management. Volumes two and three deal with water purification and water conservation, respectively. Many textbooks on water issues normally deal with only one of these areas. This series covers all three areas with an emphasis on the problems faced by arid regions. The three volume series will appeal to industry specialists in desalination and wastewater treatment, irrigation engineers, graduate and undergraduate students in hydrology, water management and conservation professionals, government personnel involved in water resources development, decision makers, environmentalists, employees of the petrochemical industry, and individuals wishing to specialize in water management, purification and conservation.

Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt

Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt
Author: Lucio del Corso
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2024-11-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 3111334678

This book investigates some aspects of the cultural consequences of the settlement of Greeks in Egypt during the Hellenistic period, through a discussion of papyrological material, archaeological evidence, and literary sources. It is divided into three sections. The first, Space and Images, reflects on the evolutions and changes in iconography, spatial organization, and landscape. The second, Ethnic Interactions, offers new hints on the long debated topic of ethnicity, relying on a wide range of Greek and Demotic sources. The third, The Literary Experience, shifts the attention from documents to literature, examining the circulation of Greek texts and books in Egypt from different perspectives. Mixing case studies and overviews, the volume offers an updated, multifaceted representation of complex phaenomena which can be understood only going beyond disciplinary boundaries.

Water Management, Purificaton, and Conservation in Arid Climates, Volume I

Water Management, Purificaton, and Conservation in Arid Climates, Volume I
Author: Mattheus F. A. Goosen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 1999-07-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482293900

This new three volume series presents a broad and integrated approach to water management, purification, and conservation in arid climates. Volume one includes an introductory chapter on water problems and water resources in arid climates followed by specific chapters covering various aspects of water management. Volumes two and three deal with wat

Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
Author: James Vincent
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2022-11-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1324035862

A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day. From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking readers from ancient Egypt, where measuring the annual depth of the Nile was an essential task, to the intellectual origins of the metric system in the French Revolution, and from the surprisingly animated rivalry between metric and imperial, to our current age of the “quantified self.” At every turn, Vincent is keenly attuned to the political consequences of measurement, exploring how it has also been used as a tool for oppression and control. Beyond Measure reveals how measurement is not only deeply entwined with our experience of the world, but also how its history encompasses and shapes the human quest for knowledge.

Waterlines

Waterlines
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1994
Genre: Public health
ISBN:

Water: Economics, Management and Demand

Water: Economics, Management and Demand
Author: T. Franks
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0203476867

This book forms the proceedings of the 18th European conference on irrigation and drainage. Water is not a free commodity, and demand is becoming more and more intense for its allocation. This book focuses on the role of irrigation and drainage in the debate on water, and will be used by planners, designers and policy makers internationally.