Water and the environment: innovation issues in irrigation and drainage
John Gowing, Luis Santos Pereira
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.
