| Management of Irrigation and Water Supply Under Climatic Extremes: Empirical Analysis and Policy Lessons from India 2021 Edition Contributor(s): Kumar, M. Dinesh (Editor), Kabir, Yusuf (Editor), Hemani, Rushabh (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3030594580 ISBN-13: 9783030594589 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Pollution Control - Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.7" W x 9.4" (1.50 lbs) 371 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides a theoretical basis for the argument that available research that analyzes the impacts of climate on hydrology, water resources, and water systems, without factoring in the effect of climate variability, are inadequate and often misleading. Also, the book empirically shows that the impacts of climate variability on hydrology and water resources, and irrigation, water supply & sanitation systems are far more pronounced than the likely impacts of future change in climate. The book discusses technological, institutional and policy alternatives for reducing these impacts on various competitive use sectors, especially, irrigation, and water supply and sanitation through case studies of river basins in different hydrological setting. To set the context, the volume first presents the long term trends in precipitation and temperature in different regions of India, and compares them against inter-annual, inter-seasonal and intra-day variations in climatic parameters, to show how their differential impacts on water resources. |