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Oweis, Theib Yousef.

Water harvesting for agriculture in the dry areas [electronic resource] / Rainwater harvesting for agriculture in the dry areas Theib Y. Oweis, Dieter Prinz, Ahmed Y. Hachum. - Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press/Balkema, c2012. - xviii, 226 p., [26] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.)

"A Balkema book."

Includes bibliographical references.

Principles and practices of water harvesting -- Hydrological aspects of water harvesting -- Methods and techniques in water harvesting -- Runoff inducement methods -- Identification of areas suitable for water harvesting -- Planning and design of water harvesting systems -- Storage of harvested water -- Implementation, operation, and maintenance of water harvesting systems -- Socioeconomic issues -- Water quality and environmental considerations.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9780203106259 (electronic bk.)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Water harvesting.
Rainwater.
Arid regions agriculture.
Water-supply, Agricultural.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: S619.W38 / O94 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 628.1