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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Command area development programmes Command area development programmes M. Venkata Reddy With particular reference to Karnataka, India. OL1039090W
Salinisation of land and water resources Salinisation of land and water resources F. Ghassemi,A. J. Jakeman,H. A. Nix,F. Ghassemi Human-induced salinisation is a major threat to the world's land and water resources. Inadequate development of irrigation projects, inefficient irrigation, lack of proper drainage, and environmental… OL12317205W
Palestine, land of promise Palestine, land of promise Walter Clay Lowdermilk Hey! How's about some of the Amazon reviews?/// http://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Land-Promise-Walter-Lowdermilk/product-reviews/B0007ILEAA/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 OL161367W
Farm irrigation Farm irrigation Neil Southorn There is no doubt that irrigation makes a major contribution to agricultural production, making a whole range of crops viable in an otherwise unreliable climate and helping insure against drought. Ho… OL16981783W
Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) Major Powell's famous 1878 report to the Secretary of the Interior outlines the features of the West's arid regions, and warns against the consequences of trying to impose on a dry country the habits… OL17995313W
Traditional water harvesting systems Traditional water harvesting systems B. C. Barah Contributed articles based on India. OL18868920W
The Blurring of a vision, the Mahaweli The Blurring of a vision, the Mahaweli S. T. Hettige On the Accelerated Programme of Mahaweli Development, hydroelectric and irrigation project in Sri Lanka; evaluation and analysis by an inter-disciplinary group which met at a week-long seminar in Asc… OL18945741W
India, irrigation management partnerships India, irrigation management partnerships Christopher A. Scott,M. V. K. Sivamohan Papers of a conference. OL23568786W
Modernizing irrigation management Modernizing irrigation management Daniel Renault This publication describes the MASSCOTE methodology, illustrated by several applications in Asia. MASSCOTE is a comprehensive methodology for analyzing the modernization of canal operation. The aim… OL3067166W
Cadillac desert Cadillac desert Marc Reisner "Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water covers more than a century of public and private desert… OL4037585W
Greening the desert Greening the desert Rakesh Hooja With reference to Indira Gandhi Nahar Project. OL4598278W
Troubled waters of Punjab Troubled waters of Punjab Vijepal Singh Mann On the water resources of Punjab, India. OL6050268W
Irrigation Irrigation Irving Adler Explains the various methods of irrigation used by different countries throughout history to bring water to their underdeveloped regions. OL6584848W
Irrigation System Irrigation System A Laycock 285 p. : 30 cm OL9793537W