Tradition and Innovation in Water Use and Reclamation
Of all the arts of food production, none is older or more important than irrigation. Historical and archaeological findings show that irrigation played a major role in the development...
The Greening of the Desert: What Cost to Farmers�
The influence of irrigation schemes on the people who work them is a combination of beneficial effects (provision of water, food and opportunity for economic advancement) and undesirable...
Giant Irrigation Projects: What Effect on Rural Development
The success of large-scale irrigation/agriculture projects in the developing world is dependent on good engineering, good management and good planning. The benefits of the first two are...
People's Republic of China�� A Look Inside
The People's Republic of China is a developing country, but they are doing it on their own. In fact, self-reliance at every level is their strongest goal. Through the centuries...
Water Management for Irrigation and Drainage
Proceedings of the ASCE Irrigation and Drainage Division Specialty Conference on Water Management for Irrigation and Damage, held in Reno, Nevada, July 20-22, 1977. Sponsored by the Irrigation...
Environmental Aspects of Irrigation and Drainage
Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Environmental Aspects of Irrigation and Drainage, held at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, July 21-23, 1976. Sponsored by ASCE, Irrigation...
Recycling Allows Zero Wastewater Discharge
St. Petersburg, Florida, committed itself to total recycling of its wastewater with zero discharge to its surrounding bays. They plan to accomplish that goal through land disposal techniques....
Russia Redistributes River Flow
Large interbasin water-transfers are underway with several more scheduled in the Soviet Union, changing the direction of natural river flow. The overall plan is to expand agricultural...
Irrigation & Drainage in an Age of Competition for Resources
Proceedings of A Specialty Conference conducted by the Irrigation and Drainage Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, held in Logan, Utah, August 13-15, 1975. Sponsored by...
Contribution of Irrigation and Drainage to the World Food Supply
Proceedings of the Contribution of Irrigation and Drainage to the World Food Supply Specialty Conference held in Biloxi, Mississippi, August 14-16, 1974. Sponsored by the Irrigation and...
Consumptive Use of Water and Irrigation Water Requirements
The purpose of
Selected Papers from Agricultural and Urban Considerations in Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Conference
Proceedings of the Agricultural and Urban Considerations in Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Conference, held in Fort Collins, Colorado, April 22-24, 1973. Sponsored by the Irrigation...
Optimization of Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Abstract only. Proceedings of the 1971 ASCE Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Conference, held at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 6-8, 1971.
Optimization of Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Proceedings of the Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Conference held in Lincoln, Nebraska, October 6-8, 1971. Sponsored by the Irrigation and Drainage Division of ASCE and the Soil and...
Automation of Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Proceedings of the National Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, November 13-16, 1968. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Development of the Total Watershed
Proceedings of the Irrigation and Drainage Specialty Conference held in Billings, Montana, October 6-9, 1965. Sponsored by the Irrigation and Drainage Division of ASCE, the American Society...
Letter Symbols and Glossary for Hydraulics
With Special Reference to Irrigation
This manual,
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