Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management: Irrigation Case Studies

Part I: Australian Experiences. 1. Irrigation Developments in Australia: Historical Development of Irrigation. 2. Irrigation Developments in Australia: Irrigation and Agricultural Production. 3. Optimisation of Twinged Stormwater Storage for Golf Course Irrigation: a Case Study in Sydney. Part II: African Case Studies. 4. Deficit Irrigation: A Review from Ethiopia. 5. Investigating the Working Hydraulic Conditions of Gezira two Main Canals in Sudan. 6. Plant Water Requirements and Evapotranspiration. 7. Irrigation Practices in Moderately Warm Arid Areas of Sub-Sahara Africa. 8. Choosing the Proper Irrigation Technique in Temperate Semi-Arid Zones. Part III: Chinese Irrigation History. 9. History of Irrigation in China: Schedule and Method Development. 10. History of Irrigation in China: Legislations and Farmers Incentives. Part IV: American and Europe Irrigation Developments. 11. Irrigation Water Use in the USA. 12. Irrigation Developments in Brazil. 13. Irrigation Management in Romania. Part V. Water Scarcity and Irrigation in India. 14. Water Resources and Irrigation Practices of Contemporary India. 15. Water Scarcity in India-An Evaluation prior to Independence. 16. Water Scarcity in India: Irrigation Practices. Part VI: Middle East Irrigation and Deficit Irrigation. 17. Middle East and Origin of Irrigation. 18. Deficit Irrigation and Partial Root-Zone Drying Irrigation System in an Arid Area. 19. Paradigms Shaping the Adoption of Irrigation Technologies in Ghana. 20. Over-Irrigation and Adverse Effects in Aral Sea Basin.