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245 1 0 _aRainwater Harvesting for Agriculture and Water Supply
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Qiang Zhu, John Gould, Yuanhong Li, Chengxiang Ma.
264 1 _aSingapore :
_bSpringer Singapore :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2015.
300 _aXI, 378 p. 184 illus., 111 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aWhy Harvesting Rainwater: China's Experiences -- Dimensioning the Rainwater Harvesting System -- Structural Design of the Rainwater Harvesting System -- Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Rainwater Harvesting Project -- Rainwater Harvesting Techniques for Irrigation -- Rainwater Harvesting and Agriculture -- Rainwater Harvesting: Global Overview -- Rainwater Harvesting for Domestic Supply -- Rainwater Harvesting Systems in the Humid Tropics -- Rainwater Quality Management -- Runoff Farming.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aLife sciences.
650 0 _aHydrology.
650 0 _aEcology.
650 0 _aWater pollution.1
650 4 _aLife Sciences.2
650 4 _aEcology.2
650 4 _aHydrology/Water Resources.2
650 4 _aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.1
700 _aZhu, Qiang.
_eeditor.1
700 _aGould, John.
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700 _aLi, Yuanhong.
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700 _aMa, Chengxiang.
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710 _aSpringerLink (Online service)0
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776 8 _iPrinted edition:
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856 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-964-6
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