Water Resources Assessment and Management in Drylands
Drylands are fragile environments and, therefore, highly susceptible to environmental changes. They cover nearly 50% of the world's land surface and are increasingly being reclaimed by a growing population for food production and urbanization. This makes water resources management in drylands a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2016
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| Summary: | Drylands are fragile environments and, therefore, highly susceptible to environmental changes. They cover nearly 50% of the world's land surface and are increasingly being reclaimed by a growing population for food production and urbanization. This makes water resources management in drylands an extremely important issue. The unplanned water resources development may result in aquifer depletion, soil and/or water salinization, loss of water through evapotranspiration due to inadequate irrigation systems, and land degradation (e.g., soil erosion, soil crusting, and sand encroachment). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (XXII, 302 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783038422471 9783038422488 |
| Access: | Open Access |