Drought in arid and semi-arid regions : a multi-disciplinary and cross-country perspective

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Drought in arid and semi-arid regions : a multi-disciplinary and cross-country perspective

Kurt Schwab … [et al], editors

Springer, 2013

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Includes bibliographical references

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内容説明

Offering a cross-country examination and comparison of drought awareness and experience, this book shows how scientists, water managers, and policy makers approach drought and water scarcity in arid and semi-arid regions of Spain, Mexico, Australia, South Africa and the United States.

目次

1. Introduction PART I: Agronomy, Irrigation Technology, and Water Supply 2. Adapting Irrigated Agriculture to Drought in the San Joaquin Valley of California 3. Impact of Drought on Adelaide's Water Supply System: Past, Present and Future 4. Living with Drought in the Irrigated Agriculture of the Ebro Basin (Spain): Structural and Water Management Actions 5. Irrigation and Drought in a Southern Australian Climate that is Arid, Variable, and Changing 6. Irrigation Associations Coping with Drought: The Case of Four Irrigation Districts in Eastern Spain 7. Crop Choices with Limiting Water Supplies: Deficit Irrigation and Sensitive Crop Growth Stages 8. Drought Adaptation Measures and Risk Tolerance of Commercial, Small-Scale and Subsistence Maize Farmers in the Free State and Northwest Province of South Africa PART II: Ecological Impacts of Drought 9. Impacts of Water Scarcity and Drought on Iberian Aquatic Ecosystems 10. Ecological Responses and Interactions with Drought in the Southwestern United States 11. Agriculture, Water Mismanagement and Ecosystem Transformations in the Cuatrocienegas Valley in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico 12. The Murray-Darling Basin: Ecosystem Response to Drought and Climate Change PART III: Hydrology and Water Resource Systems 13. Drought Planning and Management in the Jucar River Basin, Spain 14. Drought as a Catalyst for Change: A Case Study of the Steenkoppies Dolomitic Aquifer 15. Evaluation of Groundwater Flow System Functioning in Mexico to Reduce Drought Impacts 16. Drought and Climate Change in the Murray-Darling Basin: A Hydrological Perspective 17. Climate Change Impacts on California's Water Resources PART IV: Economic Considerations and Drought 18. Water Scarcity and Droughts in Spain: Impacts and Policy Measures 19. Modeling Economic-Engineering Responses to Drought - The California Case 20. Principles for Economically Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Water Markets: The Australian Experience 21. Drought Management Strategies in South Africa and the Potential for Economic Policy Instruments PART V: Water Management and Policy 22. Some Considerations Regarding Water Management in Mexico: Towards an Integrated Management System 23. Water Scarcity and Drought Management in the Ebro Basin 24. Responding to Extreme Drought in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia 25. Potential Political Impacts in Southern California of Drought-Related Water Availability and Rate Increases 26. Drought and its Role in Shaping Water Policy in Australia PART VI: Conclusion 27. Summaries and Considerations

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