Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture
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Author | : L.S. Pereira |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 607 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9401587000 |
Irrigated agriculture and the use of water resources in agriculture face the challenges of sustainable development. Research has advanced our knowledge of water use by crops, soil-water-solutes interactions, and the engineering and managerial tools needed to mobilize, convey, distribute, control and apply water for agricultural production. However, the achievements booked in user practice have revealed the need for new developments in the areas of resource conservation, control of environmental and health impacts, modernisation of technologies and management, economic viability and the social acceptance of changes. The contributions to Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture cover most of the relevant disciplines. Besides its multidisciplinarity, the different origins, experience, backgrounds and practices of the authors provide a wide, in-depth analysis of the various aspects of water resource utilization in agriculture. The papers review scientific, technical and managerial aspects, highlighting the main problems, issues and future developments. The book covers the different aspects of sustainability, including environmental, technical, economic, institutional and social ones. Advances in irrigation science and engineering are dealt with, both on- and off-farm. Special attention is paid to the different components of water quality management, to the transfer of technology, and to capacity building.
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Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Irrigation farming |
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Author | : Iván Francisco García-Tejero |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2011-08-03 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9400720912 |
Irrigated agriculture, a vital component of general agriculture, supplies fruits, vegetables, and cereals consumed by humans and grains fed to animals. Consequently, agriculture is the largest user of fresh water globally, and irrigation practices in many parts of the world are biologically, economically, and socially unsustainable. Water management should balance the need for agricultural water and the need for a sustainable environment. Water-use efficiency is the prime challenge in worldwide farming practices where problems of water shortages are widespread. Currently, agriculture is undergoing significant changes in innovative irrigation, fertilizer technology, and agronomic expertise. These elements constitute a vital platform for sustainable agricultural success and for preventing environmental damage. This review presents several processes linked to environmental irrigation, balancing environmental protection with improved agricultural production.
Author | : Giulio Lorenzini |
Publisher | : WIT Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1845640438 |
Fresh water is becoming an ever increasingly precious commodity, control of which could lead in the near future to the type of political instability now associated with energy shortages. This book addresses the different aspects of irrigation, including not only the management of water resources and scientific and technical aspects, but also matters related to policy and economics, researchers in academia and industry as well as professional practitioners and policy makers. Bringing together papers from the First International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies, the book covers topics such as: Irrigation Controls; Irrigation Modelling; Irrigation Systems and Planning; Irrigation Management.
Author | : Mark Svendsen |
Publisher | : IWMI |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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This short paper attempts to bring some focus to the discussion, particularly as it concerns irrigated agriculture, by suggesting some central features which characterize the notion of "sustainability" and by suggesting several dimensions which help to define it. In the particular three broad categories are suggested or discussion.
Author | : Daniel Hillel |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780821347737 |
Irrigation has long played a key role in feeding expanding populations and is expected to play a still greater role in the future. However, is it sustainable? Can it remain in existence and function continuously and indefinitely? Some pessimists doubt that it is. This volume presents a more positive approach with carefully conditional optimism. It takes the diffuse, voluminous and disparate facts and combines them in a unified exposition. It merges physico-chemical, agronomic, environmental and economic principles into practical recommendations to help ensure the long-term viability and productivity of irrigated agriculture in arid and semiarid regions.
Author | : M.A. Khan |
Publisher | : APH Publishing |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Irrigation farming |
ISBN | : 9788131303191 |
Papers presented at the State-Level Seminar on Water Resources Management, held at Srinagar during 10-11 March 2004.
Author | : Henning Bjornlund |
Publisher | : WIT Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1845644069 |
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Author | : Megh R. Goyal |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2015-08-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1771882751 |
This new book, Sustainable Micro Irrigation Design Systems for Agricultural Crops, brings together the best research for efficient micro irrigation methods for field crops, focusing on design methods and best practices. Covering a multitude of topics, the book presents research and studies on: Indigenous alternatives for use of saline and alkali wa
Author | : C. A. Brebbia |
Publisher | : WIT Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1845644468 |
Fresh water is becoming an increasingly precious commodity. In the near future, control of it could lead to the type of political instability that is now associated with energy shortages. This book addresses the different aspects of irrigation, including not only the management of water resources and scientific and technical aspects, but also matters related to policy and economics. The objective of the Conference Series is to provide a venue for an international presentation and dissemination of papers related to sustainable ways of conducting irrigation. Sustainable irrigation has three key aspects, i.e. i) developing ways of using scarce water resources most efficiently to maximize food production while minimizing the environmental impact of irrigation activities on the affected land and water resources; ii) ensuring that the extraction of water from surface and groundwater sources is set at sustainable levels to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems to secure a continued supply of quality water for irrigation, recreation and urban/industrial uses; iii) facilitate an equitable distribution of the water available for consumption between competing users, which is essential to maintain sustainable communities. Attracting researchers in academia and industry, as well as professional practitioners and policy makers, the Third International Conference provides a platform for a review of the state of the art from the scientific, technological, political and economic points of view. Papers from the Meeting are published in this volume, and cover the following topics: Irrigation Management; Modelling and Simulation; Sustainable Irrigation - Farmers' Actions, Environmental Benefits and Socio-economic Consequences.