Rainwater harvesting for agriculture and water supply /

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Imprint:Singapore : Springer, [2015]
©2016
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11096874
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Other authors / contributors:Zhu, Qiang, editor.
Gould, John, 1958- editor.
Li, Yuanhong, editor.
Ma, Chengxiang, editor.
ISBN:9789812879646
9812879641
9812879625
9789812879622
9789812879622
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 17, 2015).
Summary:This book offers key resource materials developed for an international training course on Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization hosted annually by the Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy in Lanzhou, China since 2003. Topics cover the design, construction and management of rainwater harvesting systems for domestic water supply and supplementary irrigation, rainwater quality issues and runoff farming. It presents case studies from successful rainwater-harvesting projects both in China and around the globe, and provides readers with essential information and inspiration alike. It is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students in the area of water management, agriculture and sustainable development. Qiang Zhu is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; John Gould is a rainwater harvesting consultant based in Christchurch, New Zealand; Yuanhong Li is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; Chengxiang Ma is an engineer at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China.
Other form:Printed edition: 9789812879622
Standard no.:10.1007/978-981-287-964-6

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