
Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture
The contributions to Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture cover most of the relevant disciplines. Besides its multidisciplinarity, the different origins, experience, backgrounds and practices of the authors provide a wide, in-depth analysis of the various aspects of water resource utilization in agriculture. The papers review scientific, technical and managerial aspects, highlighting the main problems, issues and future developments. The book covers the different aspects of sustainability, including environmental, technical, economic, institutional and social ones. Advances in irrigation science and engineering are dealt with, both on- and off-farm. Special attention is paid to the different components of water quality management, to the transfer of technology, and to capacity building.
- Redaktör
- L.S. Pereira, R.A. Feddes, J.R. Gilley, B. Lesaffre
- Upplaga
- 1996 ed.
- ISBN
- 9780792339366
- Språk
- Engelska
- Vikt
- 446 gram
- Utgivningsdatum
- 1996-01-31
- Förlag
- Springer
- Sidor
- 631