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- catalog contributor b3917709.
- catalog contributor b3917710.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-322) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Introduction. 1. Arid Environments. Location of arid areas. The climate of arid areas. Agriculture in arid lands -- pt. II. Water resource problems. 2. Variable Water Supplies. Rainfall. Surface runoff. Groundwater. 3. Climatic Change in Arid Lands. Evidence of climatic change. Causes of climatic change in arid lands. Climatic change predictions. 4. Drought. Definitions of drought. Sahel drought case study. 5. Data Collection and Analysis. Precipitation. Evaporation and evapotranspiration. Surface water. Basin setting. Sedimentation. Soil moisture. Groundwater. Water quality. Water resource assessment and management -- pt. III. Enhancing water supplies. 6. Irrigation. Traditional irrigation practices. Modern irrigation practices. Environmental hazards. Large or small scale? Crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling. Irrigation design and evaluation. Summary. 7. Desalination. Distillation. Membranes. Freezing. Summary. 8. Precipitation Enhancement and Cloud Seeding. Cloud seeding: a brief history. Physical methods. Scientific proof. Social and legal issues. Summary. 9. Water Storage. Surface storage. Interregional water transfers. Groundwater storage and recycling -- pt. IV. Management of water resources. 10. The Geopolitics of Water. New world order. Geopolitics. Water as a strategic resource. The potential for water geopolitics. Water resources and geopolitics. International river basin: legal aspects. Three key catchments. Conclusion. 11. The Management of Water Resources. The hydrological system. Case studies of water management. Strategy and planning. Management planning. Supply, demand and water balance. Regulation. 12. Conclusions.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 329 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0415043468".
- catalog identifier "0415079691".
- catalog isPartOf "Routledge physical environment series".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Africa.".
- catalog spatial "Middle East.".
- catalog subject "333.91/00915 20".
- catalog subject "Arid regions Africa.".
- catalog subject "Arid regions Middle East.".
- catalog subject "Arid regions ecology.".
- catalog subject "Hydrology.".
- catalog subject "TD365 .A7 1992".
- catalog subject "Water resources management.".
- catalog subject "Water-supply Management.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Introduction. 1. Arid Environments. Location of arid areas. The climate of arid areas. Agriculture in arid lands -- pt. II. Water resource problems. 2. Variable Water Supplies. Rainfall. Surface runoff. Groundwater. 3. Climatic Change in Arid Lands. Evidence of climatic change. Causes of climatic change in arid lands. Climatic change predictions. 4. Drought. Definitions of drought. Sahel drought case study. 5. Data Collection and Analysis. Precipitation. Evaporation and evapotranspiration. Surface water. Basin setting. Sedimentation. Soil moisture. Groundwater. Water quality. Water resource assessment and management -- pt. III. Enhancing water supplies. 6. Irrigation. Traditional irrigation practices. Modern irrigation practices. Environmental hazards. Large or small scale? Crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling. Irrigation design and evaluation. Summary. 7. Desalination. Distillation. Membranes. Freezing. Summary. 8. Precipitation Enhancement and Cloud Seeding. Cloud seeding: a brief history. Physical methods. Scientific proof. Social and legal issues. Summary. 9. Water Storage. Surface storage. Interregional water transfers. Groundwater storage and recycling -- pt. IV. Management of water resources. 10. The Geopolitics of Water. New world order. Geopolitics. Water as a strategic resource. The potential for water geopolitics. Water resources and geopolitics. International river basin: legal aspects. Three key catchments. Conclusion. 11. The Management of Water Resources. The hydrological system. Case studies of water management. Strategy and planning. Management planning. Supply, demand and water balance. Regulation. 12. Conclusions.".
- catalog title "Water resources in the arid realm / Clive Agnew and Ewan Anderson.".
- catalog type "text".