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Climate Change and Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Central Asia
This book brings together current knowledge of terrestrial C sequestration in Central Asia. The themes treated include: biophysical environments, water resources, sustainable agriculture, soil degradation,...
Published August 2nd 2007 by Taylor and Francis.
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Conservation Tillage Systems and Water Productivity - Implications for Smallholder Farmers in Semi-Arid Ethiopia
PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Conservation tillage systems have been adopted by farmers in many countries to solve the problem of land degradation and declining water productivity. Direct application of...
Published July 18th 2007 by Taylor and Francis.
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Central America
Geology, Resources and Hazards
An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole,...
Published April 12th 2007 by Taylor and Francis.
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Fingerponds: Managing Nutrients & Primary Productivity For Enhanced Fish Production in Lake Victoria’s Wetlands Uganda
Fingerponds are earthen ponds dug at the edge of natural wetlands and stocked naturally with wild fish during flooding. They preserve the wetland environment in...
Published January 25th 2007 by Taylor and Francis.
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The Dynamics of Shoreline Wetlands and Sediments of Northern Lake Victoria
This book presents the results of research conducted between 2000 and 2004 on Lake Victoria (East Africa). The research examined the spatial spread of shoreline wetlands...Published January 18th 2007 by Taylor and Francis.
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Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils
Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils, Singapore, 29 November-1 December 2006
Following on from the first two volumes, published in 2002, volumes 3 and 4 of Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils review laboratory testing,...
Published November 16th 2006 by Taylor and Francis.
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Mangroves and Sediment Dynamics Along the Coasts of Southern Thailand
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
Mangroves inhabit tropical coastlines and are particularly abundant along deltas and bays where rivers bring freshwater and sediment to the sea. This habitat witnesses great...
Published November 2nd 2006 by Taylor and Francis.
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Hydrological Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Resources Management and Socio-Economic Development of the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin in Kenya
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
Despite the apparently desperate situation of sub-Saharan Africa, rainwater harvesting and management is a viable intervention for upgrading rain-fed agriculture, improving water supply and sustainable...
Published November 2nd 2006 by Taylor and Francis.
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Groundwater Recharge Processes and Groundwater Management in a Tropical Crystalline Basement Aquifer
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
This study proposes a simple method for assessing the potential available monthly and annual recharge in a small crystalline basement aquifer catchment, taking into consideration...
Published November 2nd 2006 by Taylor and Francis.
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Sustainable Management After Irrigation System Transfer
PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft
Historically, economic crises have triggered the global policy of transferring the management of irrigation systems to water users associations. The impact of these transfers has...
Published November 2nd 2006 by Taylor and Francis.
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