Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management

<p>Ever-increasing population growth has caused a proportional increased demand for water and existing water sources are depleting day by day. Moreover with the impact of climate change the rates of rainfall in many regions have experienced a higher degree of variability. In many cities government utilities have been struggling to maintain sufficient water for the residents and other users. The <em>Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management: </em><em>Irrigation Methods </em>examines and analyzes irrigated ecosystems in which water storage applications or drainage volumes are artificially controlled in the landscape and the spatial domain of processes varies from micrometers to tens of kilometers while the temporal domain spans from seconds to centuries. The continuum science of irrigation hydrology includes the surface subsurface (unsaturated and groundwater systems) atmospheric and plant subsystems. Further the book addresses the best practices for various types of irrigation methods including pressure smart surface and subsurface and presents solutions for water scarcity and soil salinity in irrigation.</p><p>Features:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Offers water-saving strategies to increase the judicious use of scarce water resources </li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Presents strategies to maximize agricultural yield per unit of water used for different regions</li> </ul><ul> <p> </p> <li>Compares irrigation methods to offset changing weather patterns and impacts of climate change</li> </ul>