Water and the environment: innovation issues in irrigation and drainage

John Gowing, Luis Santos Pereira0419237100, 9780419237105, 0203477960, 9780203477960, 9780203235300

Water and Environment addresses imbalances between availability and demand, degradation of surface and ground waters, inter-sectorial, inter-regional and international competition in water management. The book includes coverage of issues including combating pollution, environmental impacts on the aquatic biosphere, water conservation practices, combined irrigation scheduling, re-use of return flows,demand and availability assessment, forecasting, planning and management.

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Table of contents :
BOOK COVER……Page 1
HALF-TITLE……Page 2
TITLE……Page 4
COPYRIGHT……Page 5
CONTENTS……Page 7
PREFACE……Page 15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……Page 17
SECTION I MANAGING WATER QUALITY……Page 19
APPLICATION OF THE ROOT ZONE WATER QUALITY MODEL FOR ENVIRONMENT-WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS……Page 21
ASSESSING ATRAZINE IN IRRIGATED SOIL PROFILES……Page 31
INFLUENCE OF SUB-SURFACE DRAINAGE ON HERBICIDE MANAGEMENT IN LOW-LAND AREAS……Page 40
EFFECTS OF THE TRADITIONAL AND NO-TILLAGE SYSTEMS UPON RUNOFF AND HERBICIDE TRANSPORT……Page 47
FIRST RESULTS ON CONTROLLED DRAINAGE TO REDUCE NITRATE LOSSES FROM AGRICULTURAL SITES……Page 56
NITRATE MOVEMENT IN LEVEL BASINS: REDUCED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL SOIL TILLAGE……Page 64
IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS ON WATER CONTAMINATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY……Page 74
EFFECT OF IRRIGATION WITH SALINE WATER ON SOIL AND CROP IN SOUTH-WEST SPAIN……Page 81
SOIL HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEACHING STUDIES……Page 90
REDUCING ACID POLLUTION FROM RECLAIMED ACID SULPHATE SOILS: EXPERIENCES FROM THE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM……Page 101
CONTROL OF FURROW EROSION AND INFILTRATION ON A MEDITERRANEAN SOIL USING POLYACRYLAMIDE……Page 111
ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY TO POLLUTION USING THE DRASTIC METHOD. APPLICATION TO THE ALQUEVA AREA……Page 121
MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY……Page 129
SECTION II MANAGING DEMAND……Page 138
ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA IN A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SURFACE IRRIGATION DESIGN……Page 140
SURFACE IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY IN CRACKING SOILS AS INFLUENCED BY WATER RESTRICTIONS……Page 149
FURROW SURGE IRRIGATION AS A WATER SAVING TECHNIQUE……Page 160
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF SURFACE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: OPTIMIZATION OF INFILTRATION AND ROUGHNESS PARAMETERS……Page 170
REAL TIME MANAGEMENT OF FURROW IRRIGATION WITH A CABLEGATION SYSTEM……Page 180
PREDICTING RUNOFF UNDER SPRINKLER IRRIGATION USING EUROSEM……Page 188
PERFORMANCE OF CENTRE PIVOT SYSTEMS IN FIELD PRACTICE……Page 198
OPTIMIZATION OF WATER APPLICATION FOR SPRINKLER IRRIGATION……Page 206
NEW NON-WATER-STRESSED BASELINES FOR IRRIGATION SCHEDULING WITH INFRARED THERMOMETERS……Page 215
CROP WATER STRESS INDEX FOR BEANS OBTAINED FROM TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CANOPY AND AIR……Page 226
REAL-TIME IRRIGATION SCHEDULING MODEL FOR COTTON……Page 234
USING SAP FLOW MEASUREMENTS TO QUANTIFY WATER CONSUMPTION IN THE OLIVE TREE……Page 243
WATER-YIELD FUNCTION OF RICE AND ITS TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION……Page 251
SECTION III MANAGING SUPPLY IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS……Page 261
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH ON TECHNICAL INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE: INFORMING PERCEPTIONS……Page 263
CANAL INSPECTORS’ KNOW-HOW IN WATER MANAGEMENT……Page 272
DEMAND MANAGEMENT BY IRRIGATION DELIVERY SCHEDULING……Page 280
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF ON-DEMAND PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS……Page 289
NEW APPROACHES TO DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF LOW PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS……Page 299
EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF CANAL IRRIGATION WITH MINIMUM OR NO FLOW MEASUREMENT……Page 310
CANAL WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM AUTOMATION. A CASE STUDY……Page 321
WATERPROOFING MIRA, CAMPILHAS, SENHORA DO PORTO CANALS WITH DRAINED GEOMEMBRANES……Page 329
MINIMUM LEVEL OF WATER DEMAND FOR A PROFITABLE OPERATION OF AN IRRIGATION SCHEME……Page 339
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF IRRIGATION WATER REQUIREMENTS USING GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS……Page 348
RICE PRODUCTION IN FLOODPLAINS: ISSUES FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN BANGLADESH……Page 357
USERS’ GOVERNANCE OF IRRIGATION WATER: ON-GOING REFORMS AND POTENTIALS……Page 367
SECTION IV WATER CONSERVATION AND HYDROLOGIC BEHAVIOUR……Page 378
REUSE OF RETURN FLOWS AND LOCAL RUNOFF IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS……Page 380
REMOTE SENSING FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING IN MEDITERRANEAN AGRICULTURE……Page 389
A MODEL TO OBTAIN THE HYDROGRAPH OF SURFACE RUNOFF IN TERRACED AREAS……Page 397
DYNAMIC FLOOD CONTROL ALONG ARTERIAL DRAINAGE NETWORKS, A CASE STUDY……Page 405
RIVER MEADOW PROGRAMS-PLANNING IN PARTNERSHIP……Page 417
EFFECTS OF RIVER DIKING ON THE WATER AND SALT REGIMES OF FLOOD PLAIN SOILS……Page 424
INFLUENCE OF TILLAGE SYSTEM ON WATER REGIME IN IRRIGATED AND RAINFED SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION……Page 433
MEASUREMENTS OF SOIL HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES IN AN OLIVE ORCHARD UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION……Page 444
EFFECT OF MULCHING WITH BLACK POLYETHYLENE SHEETS ON SWEET PEPPER EVAPOTRANSPIRATION LOSSES……Page 451
SECTION V COPING WITH WATER SCARCITY AND DROUGHT……Page 463
REDUCED DEMAND IRRIGATION SCHEDULING UNDER CONSTRAINT OF THE IRRIGATION METHOD……Page 465
WATER AND SALT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN THE ARAL SEA BASIN……Page 474
DROUGHT FORECASTING AS AN AID TO IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT……Page 481
CHARACTERIZING AGRICULTURAL DROUGHTS IN EASTERN ROMANIA……Page 490
MODELING THE OCCURRENCE OF DRY SPELLS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CROP YIELD……Page 499
RECONNAISSANCE OPTIMAL SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER PUMPING STRATEGIES FOR THE LOWER GHAGGAR BASIN……Page 508
IRRIGATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND LAW……Page 516
COMPREHENSIVE CRITERIA FOR WATER ECOSYSTEMS SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT……Page 521
SUBJECT INDEX……Page 527