The management of water quality and irrigation technologies
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書誌事項
The management of water quality and irrigation technologies
Earthscan, 2009
- : hardback
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book is an outcome from the International Expo 'Water and Sustainable Development' held in Zaragoza (Spain) in 2008. Support from the Spanish Ministry of Environment, Caja Rioja, Government of Aragon, and the World Bank is acknowledged.
'Few resources will play a more important role in shaping our economic future, or face more daunting challenges, than water. This internationally acclaimed team of experts has produced a first-rate volume that is full of intriguing, practical ideas for meeting those challenges in a rich variety of institutional settings.'
Tom Tietenberg, Mitchell Family Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Colby College, USA
'This volume brings together two critical but interrelated dimensions of water challenge, i.e. water pollution, particularly from non-point sources, and water conservation. The editors are well known experts on the subject as are the contributors.'
R. Maria Saleth, International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka and Associate Editor, Water Policy
'The profound contribution of this volume is that it brings together various economic concepts and policy dilemmas regarding water shortages, non-point source pollution, efficiency of water use and irrigation technology. Recommended reading for anyone working in the area of water management.'
Henk Folmer, University of Groningen and Wageningen University, The Netherlands
As countries face deteriorating water and environmental quality as well as water shortages, pollution control and the efficiency of water use become of paramount importance. Agriculture is one of the main non-point polluters of water bodies and irrigation for agriculture is one of the main consumers of water. While it is very hard to regulate pollution from agriculture, attempts have been made via economic and command and control instruments, and also through investments in technologies and ecosystems recovery. Coping with non-point pollution takes the form of both policy intervention and technology development.
Likewise it is recognized that irrigation efficiency varies across countries, influenced by both technology and supporting adoption policies. Countries that lead in irrigation technology and supporting policies have certain traits in common. They face very high scarcity and are pushed to find innovative solutions, both technical and policy related. The recent multibillion investments in irrigation technologies in Spain, and similar proposals in Australia, for example, highlight the potential of irrigation technologies to cope with scarcity and water quality degradation. This book reviews all of the above issues, presents experiences in selected countries, and assesses the degree of success of alternative policies for coping with non-point water pollution and improving irrigation efficiency.
目次
Introduction * Part I: Non-point Source Pollution Regulation Approaches * Problems in Assessing Non-point Source Pollution in China: Links to Policy and Regulation * The Use by Decision Makers of Integrated Modelling, Research, and Monitoring to Control Pollution in the Chesapeake * Nonpoint Pollution Regulation Approaches in Spain * Nonpoint Pollution Regulation Approaches in the US * Non-point Pollution Control: Experience and Observations from Australia * Policies to Cope with Water Resources Scarcity and Quality Degradation in China * Part II: Irrigation Technology to Achieve Water Conservation * Irrigation Technology and Water Conservation in Jordan * Crop Water Use Information, Irrigation System Performance, and On-demand Water Delivery Systems: Three Essential Elements of On-farm Irrigation Efficiency and Conservation * Pricing Savings, Valuing Losses and Measuring Costs * Institutional Factors and Technology Adoption in Spanish Irrigated Agriculture: Effects on Water Consumption * The Effects of Water Markets, Water Institutions and Prices on the Adoption of Irrigation Technology * Index
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