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Alternative irrigation : the promise of runoff agriculture / / Christopher J. Barrow
| Alternative irrigation : the promise of runoff agriculture / / Christopher J. Barrow |
| Autore | Barrow Christopher J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New Nork, New York : , : Earthscan, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/87 |
| Soggetto topico | Runoff irrigation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-50815-7
1-135-04835-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Original Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Boxes and Tables; List of Photographs; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Runoff Agriculture and Land Husbandry; Runoff Agriculture: Definition and Character; 2 Soil and Water Conservation (SWC); Soil and Water Conservation in Practice; Soil and Water Conservation Techniques; Soil and water conservation by agronomic techniques; Soil and water conservation by mechanical techniques; Soil and water conservation by vegetative techniques
Labour Input and Costs of Soil and Water ConservationThe Role of Women in Soil and Water Conservation; 3 Runoff Harvesting and Storage; Runoff Harvesting Techniques; Roaded catchments; Enhanced catchments; Microcatchments; Macrocatchments; Liman systems; Terraced wadi systems; Warping; Hillside conduit systems; Fog and Mist Harvesting; Dew Harvesting; Subsurface Runoff Harvesting; Runoff Harvesting in Practice; Runoff Harvesting Costs; 4 Ephemeral and Variable Streamflow: Spate, Wetlands and Flood Agriculture; Spate Agriculture; Storage of Floodwater and Heavy Runoff Wetlands, Swamp and Flood AgricultureDambos; Fadamas; Bolis; Wet Field, Drained Field and Raised Field or Raised Bed Agriculture; River Flood Agriculture; Flood-Tolerant Rice and Floating Rice; Aquatic Crops; 5 Indigenous Runoff Agriculture: Challenges and Breakdown; Why Does Breakdown Occur?; Where has Breakdown Occurred?; Latin America; North America; Israel (Negev Desert); Lebanon; Yemen; Spain; Madeira; Canary Islands; Cape Verde Islands; Aegean Islands; Other Mediterranean islands; India and Sri Lanka; The Philippines; Pakistan; Iran; Eastern Sudan; Tanzania; Niger; Morocco; Tunisia 6 Expanding, Upgrading and Rehabilitating Runoff AgricultureRunoff Harvesting; Flood and Wetland Agriculture; Tank Storage; Non-Sedentary Agriculture; Promoting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; What helps innovation or upgrading to succeed?; Problems upgrading to terracing; Grants, subsidies and incentives; Food-for-work or cash-for-work support for runoff agriculture and soil and water conservation; Tools-for-work or village facilities as incentives; Working with landusers; Supportive institutions and social organizations Supporting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation with Laws and RegulationsThe Role of Women in Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Paying for Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Appropriate Tools; Appropriate Levelling Methods; Management of Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; A Longer-Term View is Needed; 7 The Future for Runoff Agriculture; The Challenges Runoff Agriculture Must Face and the Demands and Needs It Should Address; Better Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation Management Possible Advances in Techniques and Strategy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464040603321 |
Barrow Christopher J
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New Nork, New York : , : Earthscan, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alternative irrigation : the promise of runoff agriculture / / Christopher J. Barrow
| Alternative irrigation : the promise of runoff agriculture / / Christopher J. Barrow |
| Autore | Barrow Christopher J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New Nork, New York : , : Earthscan, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/87 |
| Soggetto topico | Runoff irrigation |
| ISBN |
0-203-50815-7
1-135-04835-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Original Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Boxes and Tables; List of Photographs; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Runoff Agriculture and Land Husbandry; Runoff Agriculture: Definition and Character; 2 Soil and Water Conservation (SWC); Soil and Water Conservation in Practice; Soil and Water Conservation Techniques; Soil and water conservation by agronomic techniques; Soil and water conservation by mechanical techniques; Soil and water conservation by vegetative techniques
Labour Input and Costs of Soil and Water ConservationThe Role of Women in Soil and Water Conservation; 3 Runoff Harvesting and Storage; Runoff Harvesting Techniques; Roaded catchments; Enhanced catchments; Microcatchments; Macrocatchments; Liman systems; Terraced wadi systems; Warping; Hillside conduit systems; Fog and Mist Harvesting; Dew Harvesting; Subsurface Runoff Harvesting; Runoff Harvesting in Practice; Runoff Harvesting Costs; 4 Ephemeral and Variable Streamflow: Spate, Wetlands and Flood Agriculture; Spate Agriculture; Storage of Floodwater and Heavy Runoff Wetlands, Swamp and Flood AgricultureDambos; Fadamas; Bolis; Wet Field, Drained Field and Raised Field or Raised Bed Agriculture; River Flood Agriculture; Flood-Tolerant Rice and Floating Rice; Aquatic Crops; 5 Indigenous Runoff Agriculture: Challenges and Breakdown; Why Does Breakdown Occur?; Where has Breakdown Occurred?; Latin America; North America; Israel (Negev Desert); Lebanon; Yemen; Spain; Madeira; Canary Islands; Cape Verde Islands; Aegean Islands; Other Mediterranean islands; India and Sri Lanka; The Philippines; Pakistan; Iran; Eastern Sudan; Tanzania; Niger; Morocco; Tunisia 6 Expanding, Upgrading and Rehabilitating Runoff AgricultureRunoff Harvesting; Flood and Wetland Agriculture; Tank Storage; Non-Sedentary Agriculture; Promoting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; What helps innovation or upgrading to succeed?; Problems upgrading to terracing; Grants, subsidies and incentives; Food-for-work or cash-for-work support for runoff agriculture and soil and water conservation; Tools-for-work or village facilities as incentives; Working with landusers; Supportive institutions and social organizations Supporting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation with Laws and RegulationsThe Role of Women in Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Paying for Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Appropriate Tools; Appropriate Levelling Methods; Management of Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; A Longer-Term View is Needed; 7 The Future for Runoff Agriculture; The Challenges Runoff Agriculture Must Face and the Demands and Needs It Should Address; Better Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation Management Possible Advances in Techniques and Strategy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787743003321 |
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Barrow Christopher J
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||
| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New Nork, New York : , : Earthscan, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Alternative irrigation : the promise of runoff agriculture / / Christopher J. Barrow
| Alternative irrigation : the promise of runoff agriculture / / Christopher J. Barrow |
| Autore | Barrow Christopher J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New Nork, New York : , : Earthscan, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/87 |
| Soggetto topico | Runoff irrigation |
| ISBN |
0-203-50815-7
1-135-04835-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Original Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Boxes and Tables; List of Photographs; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Runoff Agriculture and Land Husbandry; Runoff Agriculture: Definition and Character; 2 Soil and Water Conservation (SWC); Soil and Water Conservation in Practice; Soil and Water Conservation Techniques; Soil and water conservation by agronomic techniques; Soil and water conservation by mechanical techniques; Soil and water conservation by vegetative techniques
Labour Input and Costs of Soil and Water ConservationThe Role of Women in Soil and Water Conservation; 3 Runoff Harvesting and Storage; Runoff Harvesting Techniques; Roaded catchments; Enhanced catchments; Microcatchments; Macrocatchments; Liman systems; Terraced wadi systems; Warping; Hillside conduit systems; Fog and Mist Harvesting; Dew Harvesting; Subsurface Runoff Harvesting; Runoff Harvesting in Practice; Runoff Harvesting Costs; 4 Ephemeral and Variable Streamflow: Spate, Wetlands and Flood Agriculture; Spate Agriculture; Storage of Floodwater and Heavy Runoff Wetlands, Swamp and Flood AgricultureDambos; Fadamas; Bolis; Wet Field, Drained Field and Raised Field or Raised Bed Agriculture; River Flood Agriculture; Flood-Tolerant Rice and Floating Rice; Aquatic Crops; 5 Indigenous Runoff Agriculture: Challenges and Breakdown; Why Does Breakdown Occur?; Where has Breakdown Occurred?; Latin America; North America; Israel (Negev Desert); Lebanon; Yemen; Spain; Madeira; Canary Islands; Cape Verde Islands; Aegean Islands; Other Mediterranean islands; India and Sri Lanka; The Philippines; Pakistan; Iran; Eastern Sudan; Tanzania; Niger; Morocco; Tunisia 6 Expanding, Upgrading and Rehabilitating Runoff AgricultureRunoff Harvesting; Flood and Wetland Agriculture; Tank Storage; Non-Sedentary Agriculture; Promoting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; What helps innovation or upgrading to succeed?; Problems upgrading to terracing; Grants, subsidies and incentives; Food-for-work or cash-for-work support for runoff agriculture and soil and water conservation; Tools-for-work or village facilities as incentives; Working with landusers; Supportive institutions and social organizations Supporting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation with Laws and RegulationsThe Role of Women in Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Paying for Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Appropriate Tools; Appropriate Levelling Methods; Management of Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; A Longer-Term View is Needed; 7 The Future for Runoff Agriculture; The Challenges Runoff Agriculture Must Face and the Demands and Needs It Should Address; Better Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation Management Possible Advances in Techniques and Strategy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810779403321 |
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Barrow Christopher J
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New Nork, New York : , : Earthscan, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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