The management of water quality and irrigation technologies
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : José Albiac; Ariel Dinar
- ناشر : London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9781849773126
Description
Introduction * Part I: Non-point Source Pollution Regulation Approaches * Problems in Assessing Non-point Source Pollution in China: Links to Policy and Regulation * The Use by Decision Makers of Integrated Modelling, Research, and Monitoring to Control Pollution in the Chesapeake * Nonpoint Pollution Regulation Approaches in Spain * Nonpoint Pollution Regulation Approaches in the US * Non-point Pollution Control: Experience and Observations from 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: Three Essential Elements of On-farm Irrigation Efficiency and Conservation * 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
This book is an outcome from the International Expo "Water and Sustainable Development" held in Zaragoza (Spain) in 2008. Support from the Spanish Ministry of Environment Caja Rioja Government of Aragon and the World Bank is acknowledged. 'Few resources will play a more important role in shaping our economic future or face more daunting challenges than water. This internationally acclaimed team of experts has produced a first-rate volume that is full of intriguing practical ideas for meeting those challenges in a rich variety of institutional settings.' Tom Tietenberg Mitchell Family.
