Management of climate induced drought and water scarcity in Egypt : unconventional solutions /

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Author / Creator:Ouda, Samiha A. H., author.
Imprint:Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 100 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in environmental science, 2191-5547
SpringerBriefs in environmental science.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11255866
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Other authors / contributors:Zohry, Abd El-Hafeez, author.
ISBN:9783319336602
3319336606
3319336592
9783319336596
9783319336596
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 19, 2016).
Summary:The book contains suggestion on suitable crop rotations for salt-affected soils to maximize the productivity of lands and water under current climate and under climate change in 2030. This book discusses droughts and water scarcity, which are important issues related to natural phenomena and affected by climate variability and change. It calls for reassessing the prevailing crop structure in Egypt under rain fed irrigation in North Egypt and under surface irrigation in the Nile Delta and Valley. Droughts affect rain fed agriculture, while water scarcity affects irrigated agriculture. The book investigates proposals for improving crop structure in these areas, taking into account the sustainability of water and soil resources. Further, it explores improved management options for crop production in both rain fed and irrigated agriculture. Lastly, it examines suggestions on more rational use of irrigation water in irrigated agriculture to conserve irrigation water under present climate conditions and to help meet the anticipated demand under climate change conditions.
Other form:Print version: Ouda, Samiha A.H. Management of Climate Induced Drought and Water Scarcity in Egypt : Unconventional Solutions. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2016 9783319336596
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-33660-2