Handbook of water harvesting and conservation : basic concepts and fundamentals

Eslamian, Saeid, (editor.). Eslamian, Faezeh A., (editor.).

Summary: "Water harvesting is gaining more and more recognition as a sustainable and resilient 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. It is important to understand how to apply this practice in a sustainable and effective way to make full use of its potential in a world increasingly threatened by water scarcity. The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Basic Concepts and Fundamentals is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and applied handbook on water harvesting and conservation yet published. The book’s 30 chapters -- written by 84 outstanding international experts from approximately 20 selected countries faced by drought -- explore, critique and develop concepts and systems for water harvesting. The editors bring together many perspectives into a synthesis that is both academically based and practical in its potential applications. The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Basic Concepts and Fundamentals is an important tool for education, research and technical works in the areas of soil, water and watershed management and is highly useful for drought strategy planning, flood management and developing techniques to adapt to climate change in urban, agricultural, forest and rangeland areas." -- publisher's website

Record details

ISBN: 9781119478959
ISBN: 1119478952
Physical Description: print
xxviii, 495 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part A.Concepts and Standards for a Secure Water Harvesting -- 1. Concept and Technology of Water Harvesting / Fayez Abdulla -- 2. Rainwater Harvesting Recent Developments and Contemporary Measures / Aline Veról -- 3. Standards for Rainwater Catchment Design / Sisuru Sendanayake -- 4. Water Security Using Rainwater Harvesting / Adebayo Eludoyin -- Part B -- Water Harvesting Resources -- 5. Single-Family Home Rainwater Harvesting Systems / Duygu Erten -- 6. Water Harvesting in Farmlands / Elena Bresci -- 7. Rainwater Harvesting for Livestock / Billy Kniffen -- 8. Road Water Harvesting / Negin Sadeghi -- Part C. Hydroinformatic and Water Harvesting -- 9. Application of GIS for Water Harvesting Systems / Dhruvesh Patel -- 10. Information Technology in Water Harvesting / S. Sreenath Kashyap -- 11. Global Satellite-based Precipitation Products for Rainwater Research and Applications / Zhong Liu -- 12. Risk Analysis of Water Harvesting Systems / João Santos -- D. Hydrological Aspects of Water Harvesting -- 13. Return Period Determination for Rainwater Harvesting System Design / Dillip Kumar Ghose -- 14. Rainwater Harvesting Impact on Urban Groundwater / A.Jebamalar -- 15. Effect of Water Harvesting Techniques on Sedimentation / Siavash Fasihi -- E. Hydrometeorological Water Harvesting -- 16. Principals and Applications of Atmospheric Water Harvesting / Mousa Maleki -- 17. Dew Harvesting on High emissive natural and artificial passive surfaces / Jose Francisco Maestre Valero -- 18. Water Harvesting from Waste Energy from Landfills and Oilfields / Vaibhav Bahadur -- F. Environmental Aspects of Water Harvesting -- 19. Treatment Techniques in Water Harvesting / Wesaal Khan -- 20. Water Recycling from Palm Oil Mill Effluent / Hossein Faraji -- G. Green Water Harvesting -- 21. Vegetation Advantages for Water and Soil Conservation / Hadis Salehi -- 22. Water Harvesting in Forest: An Important Step in Water-Food-Energy Nexus / Rina Kumari -- 23. Rainwater and Green Roofs / Sara Naif -- 24. Green Landscaping and Plant Production with Water Harvesting Solutions / Saeid Eslamian -- H. Reliable Rainwater Harvesting and Storage Systems -- 25. Comparing Rainwater Storage Options / Sara Nazif -- 26. Rainwater Harvesting Storage-Yield-Reliability Relationships / John Ndiritu -- 27. Towards Developing Generalized Equations for Calculating Potential Water Savings from Rainwater Tanks / Monzur Imteaz -- I. Sustainable Water Harvesting and Conservation in a Changing Climate -- 28. Water Harvesting, Climate Change and Variability / Manish Kumar Goyal -- 29. Water Harvesting and Sustainable Tourism / Neda Torabi -- 30. Rainwater Harvesting Policy Issues in MENA region: Lessons Learned, Challenges and Sustainable Recommendations