Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation Case Studies and Application Examples

Water harvesting is gaining more and more recognition as the sustainable and resilient alternative to other water supply options. It is economically viable, socially compatible and environmentally friendly. Water harvesting has proven to be a robust solution to overcome or reduce water shortages all over the world. To apply this in a sustainable and effective way, it is important to understand exactly where it can be applied to make full use of its potential. 

The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Case Studies and Application Examples is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and applied casebook on water harvesting and conservation yet published. The editors bring together the many perspectives into a synthesis that is both academically-based and practical in its potential applications. 

The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Case Studies and Application Examples will be an important tool for education, research and technical works in the soil, water and watershed management area, and will be highly useful for drought strategy planning, flood management and adaptation to climate change in all urban, agricultural, forest, rangeland areas. 

SAEID ESLAMIAN, Isfahan University of Technology.

FAEZEH ESLAMIAN, McGill University.

Preface

About the Editors

Contributors

Part I: Introduction

1. Feasibility Study of Rainwater Harvesting Systems-Ramaswamy Sakthivadivel

2. Sustainable Water Harvesting and Conservation: Multiple-Criteria Analysis, Jason Levy

Part II: Ancient Water Harvesting and Management

3. Ancient Water Management-Jonas Berking

4. Fully Coupled Surface-Subsurface Hydrological Modelling to Optimize Ancient Water Harvesting Techniques-Wim Cornelis

Part III: World Evolution of Small-Scale Rainwater Harvesting

5. Recent Progress of an Advanced Eco-hydrologic and Biogeochemical Coupling Model to Quantify Biogeochemical Cycle in Inland Water-Tadanobu Nakayama

6. Combined Agroforestry and Rainwater Harvesting to Reduce Soil Degradation in Mediterranean Zone-Manuel Antonio Casanova Pinto

7. Evolution of Small-scale Rainwater Harvesting in the Hellenic World through the Millennia: A Sustainable Technology for Increasing Water Availability and Reducing Flood Risk-Nicolas R. Dalezios

Part IV: Freshwater Conservation, Recharge and Water Harvesting in Africa

8. Assessment of Freshwater Conservation in Africa-Olusegun Adeaga

9. How to Increase Water Harvesting in Africa-Amos T. Kabo-bah

10. Water Harvesting Technique as Source of Safe Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Sudan, Ageel Ibrahim Bushar

11. Analysis of Impacts of Rainfall Variability on Rainwater Harvesting in Orlu Area of Imo State Nigeria-Okorie Fidelis Chinazor

12. Tunisian experiences of Traditional Water Harvesting, Conservation and Recharge- Noureddine Gaaloul

13. Evaluation of Construction Parameters of a Traditional Water Harvesting Technique (Jessour) by PCA analysis in the Southeast of Tunisia-Ines Gasmi

14. Water Harvesting Impact Assessment in the Dry Areas of Tunisia: A Review-Mohamed Ouessar

Part V: Rainwater Harvesting and Hydroelectric in America Continent

15. Water Harvesting in New Mexico-Hamed Zamanisabzi

16. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Conservation in Canada-Gopal Saha

17. Rainwater Harvesting Reduction Impact on Hydro-Electric in Argentina-Marcela H. González

Part VI: Asian Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation Examples and Policy Issues

18. Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation Practices in China-Jihui Fan

19. Examples of Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization in China-Nastaran Zamani

20. Geospatial Approach to Identify Suitable Site for Water Conservation: Indian Context-Vaibhav Garg

21. Groundwater Recharge by Water Harvesting Structures in the Semi Arid Zones-A Raizada

22. Indian Experiences in Water Harvesting Systems-Mannava Sivakumar

23. Impact Assessment of Integrated Watershed Management in The Micro Watersheds of Sambalpur District, Odisha, India-Asutosh Rath

24. Rainwater Harvesting: The Indian Experience –Traditional and Contemporary-Sekar Raghavan

25. Irrigation Water Conservation in Saudi Arabia-Abdulrasoul M. Alomran

26. Traditional Water Harvesting in Iran-Saeid Okhravi

27. Capacity Estimation of Underground Rainwater Harvesting System, a Volcanic Ash Soil Area in Japan, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki

Part VII: Rainwater Harvesting in Europe: Technical, Social, Economic and Political Issues

28. Use of Water Harvesting Approach in Urban Areas of Europe-Álvaro Francisco Morote Seguido

29. The Social, Economic and Political Dimensions of Water Harvesting Systems in Germany Possibility, Prospects and Potential-Sandra Reinstädtler

30. Water Harvesting Case Studies in Germany-Urban and Regional Investigations-Sandra Reinstädtler

31. Water Harvesting and Conservation in Romania- Rares Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir

Index

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