Can I read Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture on EtoBox?

Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture by Pereira, L. S.; Feddes, R. A.; Gilley, J. R.; Lesaffre, B. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture about?

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. Ad

Who reads Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture?

Author

Pereira, L. S.; Feddes, R. A.; Gilley, J. R.; Lesaffre, B.

Publisher

Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780792339366

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, Nature