Wastewater use in irrigated agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : confronting the livelihood and environmental realities / / edited by C.A. Scott, N.I. Faruqui, and L. Raschid-Sally

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.3/623/091724
• Soggetto topico: Sewage irrigation - Developing countries
• Altri autori: ScottChristopher A (Christopher Anand) FaruquiNaser I Raschid-SallyL (Liqa)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture: Management Challenges in Developing Countries; 2. A Framework for a Global Assessment of the Extent of Wastewater Irrigation: The Need for a Common Wastewater Typology; 3. A Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for Action Research on Wastewater Use in Agriculture; 4. Health Guidelines for the Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: Developing Realistic Guidelines; 5. A Fresh Look at Microbial Guidelines for Wastewater Irrigation in Agriculture: A Risk-assessment and Cost-effectiveness Approach ; 6. Wastewater Irrigation - Hazard or Lifeline? Empirical Results from Nairobi, Kenya and Kumasi, Ghana7. National Assessments on Wastewater Use in Agriculture and an Emerging Typology: The Vietnam Case Study; 8. Wastewater Use in Pakistan: The Cases of Haroonabad and Faisalabad; 9. Agricultural Use of Untreated Urban Wastewater in Ghana; 10. Untreated Wastewater Use in Market Gardens: A Case Study of Dakar, Senegal; 11. Wastewater Irrigation in Vadodara, Gujarat, India: Economic Catalyst for Marginalised Communities; 12. The Use of Wastewater in Cochabamba, Bolivia: A Degrading Environment ; 13. Treatment Plant Effects on Wastewater Irrigation Benefits: Revisiting a Case Study in the Guanajuato River Basin, Mexico14. From Wastewater Reuse to Water Reclamation: Progression of Water Reuse Standards in Jordan; 15. Treated Wastewater Use in Tunisia: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead; 16. Confronting the Realities of Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture: Lessons Learned and Recommendations; Appendix 1. The Hyderabad Declaration on Wastewater Use in Agriculture; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume addresses the use of urban wastewater in agriculture, a centuries old practice that is receiving renewed attention with the increasing scarcity of fresh water resources faced by many arid and semi-arid countries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Wastewater use in irrigated agriculture
• ISBN: 1-280-71760-2; 9786610717606; 0-85199-957-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783105903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II