Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas
$95.30
- Paperback
284 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2024
Summary
Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also ‘natural leakage’—90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of this lost water.
How does water harvesting work? Which sites or areas are best suited and how can these areas be identified? How to design, build and maintain a water harvesting system tailored to local needs? Ho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032923703 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1032923709 |
| Author: | Theib Y. Oweis, Dieter Prinz, Ahmed Y. Hachum |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Eight chapters of this book describe the principles and practices of rainwater harvesting in dry areas, covering a wide range of water harvesting systems,… Throughout the text there are line drawings and photographs, which are particularly well done, as are the additional 25 pages of colour plates. The last two chapters, which address associated socio-economic and environmental aspacts of rainwater harvesting, complement the strong practical engineering focus of the book.Readers will find this book to be a valuable source on rainwater harvesting.
Erik Craswell, Experimental Agriculture, volume 49(I) - 2013, Cambridge University Press
About The Author
Theib Y. Oweis
T. Oweis is the director of the Integrated Water and Land Management Program (IWLMP) at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). He has carried out research into and published extensively on irrigation and water management since the 1980s, fulfilling numerous academic and institutional roles over time.
D. Prinz is an independent consultant in matters concerning irrigation, water management and harvesting, and water & soil conservation. During the course of his career, he has published and lectured extensively on many aspects of rural engineering, with a particular focus on water and land resources development; irrigation, water and soil conservation and water harvesting in agriculture.
A. Hachum is Professor in the Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Mosul University, Iraq and consultant for the Integrated Water and Land Management Program, ICARDA. He has published many articles as well as a number of monographs on the topics of irrigation and water harvesting.
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