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Significant vulnerability of water systems to drought is a common
issue of water resources management in Mediterranean regions. This
is due both to the increasing occurrence and severity of drought
events and to the growing demand for municipal, tourist, and
agricultural uses. The INCO-DC project entitled "A Decision Support
System for Mitigation of Drought Impacts in the Mediterranean
Regions" (DSS DROUGHT) addresses this issue, contributing to an
improved management of water supply systems for irrigation, which
represents the most consumptive sector of water resources uses in
the Mediterranean region. In order to develop a comprehensive
approach toward improved operation of irrigation systems under
drought conditions, the project was developed around the following
five main, strictly interconnected tasks: Identification of drought
characteristics at a site and over a region Modelling irrigation
management under conditions of water scarcity Modelling operation
of water supply systems under drought conditions Integration of the
developed methodologies within a Decision Support System software
package Definition of requisites for Drought Watch Systems The
research resulted in an advancement of knowledge through in-depth
analysis of innovative methodologies, the development of tools to
help decision-makers in coping with droughts through the
implementation of the developed procedures in software packages,
and the application of these tools to the case-studies identified
by partners in their countries."
Irrigated agriculture and the use of water resources in agriculture
face the challenges of sustainable development. Research has
advanced our knowledge of water use by crops, soil-water-solutes
interactions, and the engineering and managerial tools needed to
mobilize, convey, distribute, control and apply water for
agricultural production. However, the achievements booked in user
practice have revealed the need for new developments in the areas
of resource conservation, control of environmental and health
impacts, modernisation of technologies and management, economic
viability and the social acceptance of changes. The contributions
to Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture cover most of the
relevant disciplines. Besides its multidisciplinarity, the
different origins, experience, backgrounds and practices of the
authors provide a wide, in-depth analysis of the various aspects of
water resource utilization in agriculture. The papers review
scientific, technical and managerial aspects, highlighting the main
problems, issues and future developments. The book covers the
different aspects of sustainability, including environmental,
technical, economic, institutional and social ones. Advances in
irrigation science and engineering are dealt with, both on- and
off-farm. Special attention is paid to the different components of
water quality management, to the transfer of technology, and to
capacity building.
Irrigated agriculture and the use of water resources in agriculture
face the challenges of sustainable development. Research has
advanced our knowledge of water use by crops, soil-water-solutes
interactions, and the engineering and managerial tools needed to
mobilize, convey, distribute, control and apply water for
agricultural production. However, the achievements booked in user
practice have revealed the need for new developments in the areas
of resource conservation, control of environmental and health
impacts, modernisation of technologies and management, economic
viability and the social acceptance of changes. The contributions
to Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture cover most of the
relevant disciplines. Besides its multidisciplinarity, the
different origins, experience, backgrounds and practices of the
authors provide a wide, in-depth analysis of the various aspects of
water resource utilization in agriculture. The papers review
scientific, technical and managerial aspects, highlighting the main
problems, issues and future developments. The book covers the
different aspects of sustainability, including environmental,
technical, economic, institutional and social ones. Advances in
irrigation science and engineering are dealt with, both on- and
off-farm. Special attention is paid to the different components of
water quality management, to the transfer of technology, and to
capacity building.
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Noah's Birds (Hardcover)
Kimberley Massop; Illustrated by Kristin L Pereira
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R767
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Discovery Miles 6 260
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Noah is moving away, today! Join Shoo and his two unlikely allies
Sergeant Brave and Target as they each complete a part of this
journey to ensure Noah has a friend to share his after school
cookie with. The birds overcome disabilities, stereotypes and other
obstacles while learning it is okay and rewarding to help someone
who is not quite like themselves.
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Noah's Birds (Paperback)
Kimberley Massop; Illustrated by Kristin L Pereira
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R232
R190
Discovery Miles 1 900
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Shoo is a blackbird with a bad wing. When teased by the other
blackbirds, he befriends lonely little Noah who shares his after
school cookie with Shoo and they quickly become friends. When Shoo
learns Noah has to move to Allentown, he decides to fly there,
because he doesn't want Noah to be alone. However, because of his
bad wing, Shoo cannot fly all the way to Allentown. He meets
Sergeant Brave in Ocean City, a highly decorated rescue pigeon
recently retired from the Coast Guard. Although blackbirds and
pigeons are not supposed to speak to each other or get along,
Sergeant Brave is inspired by Shoo's story of friendship with Noah
and decides to take up the journey to find Noah and be his new
friend in Allentown. Come fly with Sergeant Brave as the pigeons
continue the journey to find Noah, be his new friend and share the
after school cookie.
Karlie Mayfield is an eight year old girl in Jami L. Pereira's The
Adventures of Karlie Mayfield, In The Begining. The year was 1908,
Karlie had a love for horses that ran deep. Her Pawpaw had planned
a surprise for her birthday, until tragedy struck the Mayfield's
farm. They had lived on that land for six generations. The
depression had ended. Big Carl Mayfield worked the coal mines at
Horse Mill Mountain. It was up to Karlie and her mama to take care
of her little brother Joshua, and little sister Kimmie. Little did
she know, there would be trouble lurking.
Karlie Mayfield will move you in this story of two young girls and
their family struggling through life's ups and downs. Defeating a
hungry pack of timber wolves.Riding through storms and moving to a
new home.A new member of the family for Thanksgiving will make
things a little happier and with it, brings fun and excitement in
the Unforgettable Fall.
The Adventures Of Karlie Mayfield, A Summer To Remember. The story
is about two young girls tossed together by love and fate. Together
they explore and learn what it is to appreciate and love friends
and family. Karlie rides the rodeo and Gracieann gets a new family.
Hopes and dreams are on the making as the stones are revealed, and
the Mayfield's are in for a huge surprise one that will change all
of their lives forever.
The increasing risk of severe droughts and water shortages
emphasizes the need for an integrated approach to drought
mitigation. However, effective tools for the implementation of such
an approach have not been available till now. This book contributes
to an improved preparedness for drought in water supply systems,
providing tools useful for a better decision making process in
drought management. It presents methods and software features of a
Decision Support System (DSS) developed within a European research
project and consists of three main parts. The first part deals with
the advanced techniques for hydrological drought identification and
monitoring; the second analyses the successful use of
climate-crop-soil models in defining deficit irrigation strategies;
the third provides tools for improving the operation of irrigation
supply reservoirs. All methods are embedded in a user-friendly DSS
package that has been applied in several Case Studies of
Mediterranean countries (Portugal, Italy, Tunisia, Jordan and
Syria) and whose results are also compared.
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