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OverviewA water crisis is threatening several regions of the world. In the Middle East and North Africa, the crisis is serious and getting worse. Contributing factors include mismanagement of water resources, population trends and explosive urban growth, structural imbalance between demand and available resources, and a dearth of water-related information. This book presents an analysis of irrigation technologies used in the Eastern Mediterranean region, both past and present. It discusses the reuse of wastewater and other conservation technologies through case studies from Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, North Cyprus and Turkey. It presents a multidisciplinary view of the water crisis, with discussion in the disciplines of economics, hydrology, agronomics, engineering and environmental sciences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ozay Mehmet , Hasan Ali BicakPublisher: International Development Research Centre Imprint: International Development Research Centre Dimensions: Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780889369535ISBN 10: 0889369534 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 01 January 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |