Water resources in the arid realm /

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Author / Creator:Agnew, Clive, 1955-
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Description:xvi, 329 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge physical environment series
Subject:Water-supply -- Management
Arid regions ecology
Arid regions -- Middle East.
Arid regions -- Africa.
Hydrology
Arid regions.
Arid regions ecology.
Hydrology.
Africa.
Middle East.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1461993
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Other authors / contributors:Anderson, Ewan W.
ISBN:0415043468
0415079691
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-322) and index.
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505 0 0 |g Pt. I.  |t Introduction.  |g 1.  |t Arid Environments.  |t Location of arid areas.  |t The climate of arid areas.  |t Agriculture in arid lands --  |g Pt. II.  |t Water resource problems.  |g 2.  |t Variable Water Supplies.  |t Rainfall.  |t Surface runoff.  |t Groundwater.  |g 3.  |t Climatic Change in Arid Lands.  |t Evidence of climatic change.  |t Causes of climatic change in arid lands.  |t Climatic change predictions.  |g 4.  |t Drought.  |t Definitions of drought.  |t Sahel drought case study.  |g 5.  |t Data Collection and Analysis.  |t Precipitation.  |t Evaporation and evapotranspiration.  |t Surface water.  |t Basin setting.  |t Sedimentation.  |t Soil moisture.  |t Groundwater.  |t Water quality.  |t Water resource assessment and management --  |g Pt. III.  |t Enhancing water supplies.  |g 6.  |t Irrigation.  |t Traditional irrigation practices.  |t Modern irrigation practices.  |t Environmental hazards.  |t Large or small scale?  |t Crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling.  |t Irrigation design and evaluation.  |t Summary.  |g 7.  |t Desalination.  |t Distillation.  |t Membranes.  |t Freezing.  |t Summary.  |g 8.  |t Precipitation Enhancement and Cloud Seeding.  |t Cloud seeding: a brief history.  |t Physical methods.  |t Scientific proof.  |t Social and legal issues.  |t Summary.  |g 9.  |t Water Storage.  |t Surface storage.  |t Interregional water transfers.  |t Groundwater storage and recycling --  |g Pt. IV.  |t Management of water resources.  |g 10.  |t The Geopolitics of Water.  |t New world order.  |t Geopolitics.  |t Water as a strategic resource.  |t The potential for water geopolitics.  |t Water resources and geopolitics.  |t International river basin: legal aspects.  |t Three key catchments.  |t Conclusion.  |g 11.  |t The Management of Water Resources.  |t The hydrological system.  |t Case studies of water management.  |t Strategy and planning.  |t Management planning.  |t Supply, demand and water balance.  |t Regulation.  |g 12.  |t Conclusions. 
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