Management of Water Use in Agriculture [Paperback]

As the world population increases, there is increasingcompetition for waterquantity as well as quality.Provided here is an up-to-date perspective on AvailableWater Resources (Part I), Water Conservation and TechnologyinAgricultural Systems (Part II), Problem Water Uses andTreatment (Part III),and Management and Policy Evaluation(Part IV).The book is an invaluable source of information for waterresource planners, managers and policy makers, researchersand students, and irrigationists.As the world population increases, there is increasingcompetition for waterquantity as well as quality.Provided here is an up-to-date perspective on AvailableWater Resources (Part I), Water Conservation and TechnologyinAgricultural Systems (Part II), Problem Water Uses andTreatment (Part III),and Management and Policy Evaluation(Part IV).The book is an invaluable source of information for waterresource planners, managers and policy makers, researchersand students, and irrigationists.I Water Resources and Water Quality.- 1 Global Water Resources and Agricultural Use.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Global and Continental Water Resources.- 1.2.1 World Water Cycle and Budget.- 1.2.2 Continental Water Resources.- 1.2.3 Global Water Uses.- 1.3 Agricultural Uses of Water.- 1.3.1 United States Agricultural Water Uses.- 1.3.2 United States Irrigation Budget.- 1.3.3 Global Agricultural Water Uses.- 1.4 Anticipated Impacts on Future Agricultural Water Use.- 1.4.1 Competition for Water Quantity and Quality from Other Sectors.- 1.4.2 Increasing Regulation on Agricultural Waters.- 1.4.3 Ecological Impacts.- 1.5 Strategies for the Future.- 1.5.1 New Water Supplies.- 1.5.2 Water Conservation.- 1.5.3 Better Use of Rainwater.- 1.5.4 Institutional and Policy Changes.- 1.6 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 2 Water Suitability for Agriculture.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Water Quality - Origin Dependence.- 2.2.1 Natural Origin.- 2.2.2 Mans Activities as the Origin.- 2.3 Quality Parameters RelS