Irrigation systems : design, planning and construction

Drawing on almost 40 years of experience of irrigation in the developing world, the author introduces fresh ideas on the design of irrigation systems and combines important issues from the disciplines of social conflict, management, and political thinking

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laycock, Adrian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, U. K. ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : CABI , c2007
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Online Access:Table of contents only

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245 1 0 |a Irrigation systems :   |b design, planning and construction   |c Adrian Laycock 
260 |a Wallingford, U. K. ;   |a Cambridge, Massachusetts :   |b CABI ,   |c c2007 
300 |a 285 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 30 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Evolution and a prelude to change -- 2. Elements of irrigation -- 3. Water management -- 4. Canal operation & automation -- 5. Irrigation water demands -- 6. Canal architecture -- 7. Canal control structure -- 8. Low-pressure pipelines -- 9. Canal lining -- 10. Canal hydraulic design -- 11. Troubleshooting-feedback from the field -- 12. Costs and economics 
520 |a Drawing on almost 40 years of experience of irrigation in the developing world, the author introduces fresh ideas on the design of irrigation systems and combines important issues from the disciplines of social conflict, management, and political thinking 
650 0 |a Irrigation projects   |x Design and construction 
650 0 |a Irrigation projects   |x Planning 
856 4 1 |3 Table of contents only   |u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007001592.html 
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