Water resources in the arid realm /
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Author / Creator: | Agnew, Clive, 1955- |
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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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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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