Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Countries. Environmental Problems and Effects

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages ix-xi, E. Barton Worthington
Introduction to The Main Effects and Problems of Irrigation, Page 1
1 - BENEFITS OF ARID LANDS IRRIGATION, Pages 3-8
2 - EFFECTIVE USE OF WATER IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE, Pages 9-17
3 - MODIFICATION OF SOIL AND WATER REGIMES, Pages 19-31
4 - MODIFICATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Pages 33-38
5 - INTEGRATION OF IRRIGATION AND OTHER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, Pages 39-43
6 - PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS, Pages 45-51
7 - SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS, Pages 53-58
8 - COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL RESPONSE, Pages 59-63
9 - URGENT RESEARCH NEEDS, Pages 65-66
10 - PLANNING NEW OR IMPROVED IRRIGATION SCHEMES, Pages 67-68
11 - MANAGING IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, Pages 69-70
LITERATURE CONSULTED IN ADDITION TO PAPERS IN THIS BOOK, Pages 71-72
Introduction to Some Case Studies, Page 73
UNE APPROCHE PLURIDISCIPLINAIRE (IRRIGATION ET SANTE) DANS DEUX PROJETS INTÉGRÉS D\'IRRIGATION, Pages 75-76,76a,76b,76c,76d,77-80, ALEXIS COUMBARAS
OPERATION OF THE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS IN MEXICO, Pages 81-83, ABELARDO AMAYA BRONDO, LÁZARO RAMOS ESQUER, ENRIQUE ESPINOSA DE LEÓN
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF LARGE-SCALE IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTS — THE DEZ IRRIGATION PROJECT, KHUZESTAN, IRAN, Pages 85-97, ECKART EHLERS
THE CONVERSION OF BASIN IRRIGATION TO PERENNIAL SYSTEMS IN EGYPT, Pages 99-105, A. AZIM ABUL-ATA
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS, Pages 107-110, E.B. WORTHINGTON
CHANGES IN HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, Pages 113-123, G. KOVÁCS
INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION ON HYDROGEOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE AERATION ZONE, Pages 125-126, G.V. BOGOMOLOV, A.V. LEBEDEV, Yu.G. BOGOMOLOV
EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION ON WATER QUALITY, Pages 127-158, FREDERICK L. HOTES, ERMAN A. PEARSON
SOME OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THE CHANGE IN THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE CAUSED BY IRRIGATION, Pages 159-170, T. PÉCZELY
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES DUE TO IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN SEMI-ARID PARTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, Pages 171-183, S. PELS, M.E. STANNARD
INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION ON PRECIPITATION IN SEMI-ARID CLIMATES, Pages 185-196, PAUL T. SCHICKEDANZ, WILLIAM C. ACKERMANN
L\'APPLICATION DE CERTAINES FORMULES EMPIRIQUES POUR LE CALCUL DE L\'ÉVAPOTRANSPIRATION, Pages 197-203, P. KARAKATSOULIS, G. METAXAS
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS, Pages 205-208, G. KOVÁCS
ARID LAND IRRIGATION AND SOIL FERTILITY: PROBLEMS OF SALINITY, ALKALINITY, COMPACTION, Pages 211-235, V.A. KOVDA
ON PROBABILITY OF DROUGHTS AND SECONDARY SALINIZATION OF WORLD SOILS, Pages 237-238, V.A. KOVDA, B.G. ROZANOV, S.K. ONISHENKO
PROBLEMS AND EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION IN THE NEAR EAST REGION, Pages 239-249, M.M.EL. GABALY
SOIL WATER PROBLEMS RELATED TO SALINITY AND ALKALINITY IN IRRIGATED LANDS, Pages 251-264, G. VARALLYAY
EFFECT OF IRRIGATION ON SYR DARYA WATER REGIME AND WATER QUALITY, Pages 265-275, V. DUKHOVNY, L. LITVAK
OBSERVATIONS SUR DEUX SOLS ARGILEUX (VERTISOLS) IRRIGUES DEPUIS 25 ANS DANS LA PLAINE DU GHARB (MAROC), Page 277, P. ANTOINE, A. DELACOURT
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF IRRIGATION WATER AND ITS EFFECT ON CROP GROWTH AND SOIL PROPERTIES, Pages 279-287, D.R. BHUMBLA
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS, Pages 289-291, I. SZABOLCS
LA PRODUCTION DE POISSONS DE CONSOMMATION DANS LES ECOSYSTEMES IRRIGUES, Pages 295-301, JACQUES DAGET
INLAND FISHERIES IN ARID ZONES, Pages 303-306, R.L. WELCOMME
A COMPARISON OF MOSQUITO POPULATIONS IN IRRIGATED AND NON-IRRIGATED AREAS OF THE KANO PLAINS, NYANZA PROVINCE, KENYA, Pages 307-315, M.N. HILL, J.A. CHANDLER, R.B. HIGHTON
WATER WEED PROBLEMS IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, Pages 317-328, D.S. MITCHELL
CHANGES IN TERRESTRIAL BIOTA, Pages 329-333, S.I. Ghabbour
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS, Pages 335-340, M. KASSAS
AN OVERVIEW, Pages 343-350, MILOS HOLY
SOME INFLUENCES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT ON IRRIGATION EFFICIENCIES, Pages 351-360, M.G. BOS
REUTILIZATION OF RESIDUAL WATER AND ITS EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE, Pages 361-370, ELOY URROZ
THE EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE IN IRRIGATION IN EGYPT, Pages 371-378, I.Z. KINAWY
DISCUSSION, Pages 379-381, MILOS HOLY
SANTE ET IRRIGATION1, Pages 385-394, ALEXIS COUMBARAS
SANTE PUBLIQUE ET PROJETS D\'IRRIGATION: ROLE DE L\'ASSAINISSEMENT ET DE L\'HYGIENE DU MILIEU, Pages 395-401, MICHEL LARIVIERE
SCHISTOSOMIASIS—THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH, Pages 403-405, LETITIA OBENG
PROBLEMS AND EFFECTS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN THE SUDAN, Pages 407-411, MUTAMAD A. AMIN
IRRIGATION AND MALARIA IN ARID LANDS, Pages 413-419, MOHYEDDIN A. FARID
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS, Pages 421-422, A. COUMBARAS
Introduction to The International Viewpoint, Page 423
IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD, Pages 425-432, CLYDE E. HOUSTON
THE INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION ON MANKIND, Pages 433-435, A.H. TABA
THE VIEWPOINT OF UNEP, Pages 437-438, LETITIA OBENG
THE UNITED NATIONS WATER CONFERENCE, 1977, Pages 439-440, KARL-ERIK HANSSON
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE, Pages 441-442, MILOS HOLY
DISCUSSION, Pages 443-444, E.B. WORTHINGTON
APPENDIX 1 - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AT THE SYMPOSIUM, Pages 445-452
APPENDIX 2 - GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS, Page 453
INDEX, Pages 455-463