Sustainable irrigation management, technologies and policies III /
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| Meeting name: | International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies (3rd : 2010 : Bucharest, Romania) |
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| Imprint: | Southampton : WIT, c2010. |
| Description: | 251 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | WIT transactions on ecology and the environment, 1746-448X ; v. 134 WIT transactions on ecology and the environment ; v. 134. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8366497 |
| Summary: | Sustainable Irrigation 2010 is the third conference in this series, following the success of the meetings enjoyed in Bologna (2006) and Alicante (2008). As the standard of living of a large section of the world's population continues to increase, the strategic importance of fresh water resources also rises. It is essential to seek ways of achieving the most efficient and equitable use of these resources at the same time as making their use sustainable. Even in those countries where fresh water is currently easily available, over-exploitation is leading to damaging long lasting environmental effects, such as the lowering of water tables or depletion of river flows. Adding to these effects, the problem of contamination effectively reduces the availability of clean water. Water is essential for irrigation purposes, but its indiscriminate use can lead not only to shortages, but also to the deterioration of crop yields and soils. It is hence vital to ensure that it is applied as effectively as possible in order to reach sustainability. |
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| Item Description: | "Contains most of the papers presented at the Third International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation, Management Technologies and Policies held in Bucharest"--Pref. |
| Physical Description: | 251 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845644468 1845644468 |
| ISSN: | 1746-448X ; |
