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Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture

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Editors:
  1. L. S. Pereira

    1. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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  2. R. A. Feddes

    1. Agricultural Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

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  3. J. R. Gilley

    1. Department of Water Resources, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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  4. B. Lesaffre

    1. CEMAGREF, Antony, France

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series E: (NSSE, volume 312)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Research Agenda

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Research Agenda on Sustainability of Water Resources Utilization in Agriculture

      • L. S. Pereira, J. R. Gilley, M. E. Jensen, R. A. Feddes, B. Lesaffre
      Pages 3-16

  3. Sustainability Concerns in Irrigated Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Irrigated Agriculture at the Crossroads

      • Marvin E. Jensen
      Pages 19-33

    3. Economics of Irrigation

      • Ian Carruthers
      Pages 35-46

    4. Institutional Questions and Social Challenges

      • Harry Hill, Laurie Tollefson
      Pages 47-59

    5. Health Impacts of Agricultural Development

      • Ivanildo Hespanhol
      Pages 61-83

    6. Vulnerability of Soils under Irrigation

      • J. Porta, J. Herrero
      Pages 85-96

    7. Sustainability Concerns of Irrigated Agriculture

      • L. K. Smedema
      Pages 97-104

  4. Soil and Water Conservation and Water Harvesting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Sustainability of Soil and Water Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • C. Reij, W. Critchley
      Pages 107-119

    3. Soil and Water Conservation in Tunisia

      • H. Missaoui
      Pages 121-135

    4. Water Harvesting — Past and Future

      • D. Prinz
      Pages 137-168

  5. On-Farm Water Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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    2. Measurement and Estimation of Evapotranspiration

      • B. Itier
      Pages 171-191

    3. Water Use Efficiency

      • P. Steduto
      Pages 193-209

    4. Modeling of Water Flow and Solute Transport for Irrigation and Drainage

      • J. C. Van Dam, R. A. Feddes
      Pages 211-231

    5. Irrigation Scheduling

      • Dale F. Heermann
      Pages 233-249

    6. Irrigation Scheduling in the Agronomic Practice

      • A. Yazar, R. Kanber, B. Özekýcý
      Pages 251-265
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About this book

Irrigated agriculture and the use of water resources in agriculture face the challenges of sustainable development. Research has advanced our knowledge of water use by crops, soil-water-solutes interactions, and the engineering and managerial tools needed to mobilize, convey, distribute, control and apply water for agricultural production. However, the achievements booked in user practice have revealed the need for new developments in the areas of resource conservation, control of environmental and health impacts, modernisation of technologies and management, economic viability and the social acceptance of changes.
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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agricultural Engineering, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    L. S. Pereira

  • Agricultural Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

    R. A. Feddes

  • Department of Water Resources, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    J. R. Gilley

  • CEMAGREF, Antony, France

    B. Lesaffre

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture

  • Editors: L. S. Pereira, R. A. Feddes, J. R. Gilley, B. Lesaffre

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series E:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8700-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3936-6Published: 31 January 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4675-8Published: 08 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8700-6Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0168-132X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 631

  • Topics: Agriculture, Hydrogeology, Nature Conservation, Environmental Management

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