Overview
Shares key resource materials on Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization
Covers many aspects of rainwater harvesting
Provides positive case studies from successful rainwater harvesting projects
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Rainwater Harvesting Experiences from China
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Rainwater Harvesting Experiences from Around the World
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About this book
This book offers key resource materials developed for an international training course on Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization hosted annually by the Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy in Lanzhou, China since 2003. Topics cover the design, construction and management of rainwater harvesting systems for domestic water supply and supplementary irrigation, rainwater quality issues and runoff farming. It presents case studies from successful rainwater-harvesting projects both in China and around the globe, and provides readers with essential information and inspiration alike. It is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students in the area of water management, agriculture and sustainable development. Qiang Zhu is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; Â John Gould is a rainwater harvesting consultant based in Christchurch, New Zealand; Yuanhong Li is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; Chengxiang Ma is an engineer at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture and Water Supply
Editors: Qiang Zhu, John Gould, Yuanhong Li, Chengxiang Ma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-964-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore and Science Press, Beijing 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-962-2Published: 15 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5734-3Published: 09 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-964-6Published: 08 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 378
Number of Illustrations: 73 b/w illustrations, 111 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with Science Press, Beijing, China
Topics: Ecology, Hydrology/Water Resources, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution