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Conservation in Agriculture: Water Demands, Irrigation & Drought Adaptation
D Hixson
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Description for Conservation in Agriculture: Water Demands, Irrigation & Drought Adaptation
Hardback. Editor(s): Hixson, Dennis; Theiss, Alan S. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Population and economic growth, changing social values about the importance of water quality and the environment, and Native American water-right claims will continue to drive growing U.S. demand for water resources. Expansion of the U.S. energy sector is expected to further increase regional demands for water. At the same time, projected climate change, through warming temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and reduced snow-pack, is expected to reduce water supplies and increase water demand across much of the West. These trends are placing greater pressure on existing water allocations, heightening the importance of water management and conservation for the sustainability of irrigated ... Read more
Population and economic growth, changing social values about the importance of water quality and the environment, and Native American water-right claims will continue to drive growing U.S. demand for water resources. Expansion of the U.S. energy sector is expected to further increase regional demands for water. At the same time, projected climate change, through warming temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and reduced snow-pack, is expected to reduce water supplies and increase water demand across much of the West. These trends are placing greater pressure on existing water allocations, heightening the importance of water management and conservation for the sustainability of irrigated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
142
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628084344
SKU
V9781628084344
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