Management Of Water Quality and Irrigation Technologies
By: Albiac, Jose (Edited by), Dinar, Ariel (Edited by).
Earthscan Ltd. Published: 16/12/2008. Audience Guide: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly, Professional & Vocational.
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
As countries face deteriorating water and environmental quality as well as water shortages, pollution control and the efficiency of water use become of paramount importance. Agriculture is one of the main non-point polluters of water bodies and irrigation for agriculture is one of the main consumers of water. While it is very hard to regulate pollution from agriculture, attempts have been made via economic and command and control instruments, and also through investments in technologies and ecosystems recovery. Coping with non-point pollution takes the form of both policy intervention and technology development.Likewise it is recognized that irrigation efficiency varies across countries, influenced by both technology and supporting adoption policies. Countries that lead in irrigation technology and supporting policies have certain traits in common. They face very high scarcity and are pushed to find innovative solutions, both technical and policy related. The recent multibillion investments in irrigation technologies in Spain, and similar proposals in Australia, for example, highlight the potential of irrigation technologies to cope with scarcity and water quality degradation.
This book reviews all of the above issues, presents experiences in selected countries, and assesses the degree of success of alternative policies for coping with non-point water pollution and improving irrigation efficiency.This book addresses the crucial issues of improving water quality and the efficiency of irrigation; presents alternative policies and shows how these can be implemented in different countries; and includes a range of case study material from various countries including Australia, China, Israel, Jordan, Spain and the USA. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 1844076709/9781844076703
TITLE: Management of Water Quality and Irrigation Technologies, The
CONTRIBUTORS: Albiac, Jose (Edited by), Dinar, Ariel (Edited by)
IMPRINT: Earthscan Ltd
PUBLISHER: Earthscan Ltd
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 16/12/2008
SUBJECT: Agriculture & Farming, Business, Industry & Management, Scientific, Technical, Medical, Irrigation, Water Resource, Environmental Engineering
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 156mm x 234mm
PAGES: 320
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly, Professional & Vocational
ILLUSTRATIONS: figures, colour plate section, index
CONTENTS: Introduction; Part I: Non-point Source Pollution Regulation Approaches; Problems in Assessing Non-point Source Pollution in China; The Use by Decision Makers of Integrated Modelling, Research, and Monitoring to Control Pollution in Chesapeake; Nonpoint Pollution Regulation Approaches in Spain; Nonpoint Pollution Regulation Approaches in the US; Non-point Pollution Control: Experience and Australia; Policies to Cope with Water Resources Scarcity and Quality Degradation in China; Part II: Irrigation Technology to Achieve Water Conservation; Irrigation Technology and Water Conservation in Jordan; Crop Water Use Information, Irrigation System Performance, and On-demand Water Delivery Systems; Pricing savings, valuing losses and measuring costs; Institutional factors and technology adoption in Spanish irrigated agriculture: Effects on water consumption; The Effects of Water Markets, Water Institutions and Prices on the Adoption of Irrigation Technology; Index.
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