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245	0	0	_aIrrigation systems: design, planning and construction _h[electronic resource] _cEdited by A. Laycock.
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260			_aWallingfordUK _bCABI _c2007
264		1	_aWallingfordUK _bCABI _c2007
300			_a285pp.;
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520			_aOf all the confrontations man has engineered with nature, irrigation systems have had the most widespread and far-reaching impact on the natural environment. Over a quarter of a billion hectares of the planet are irrigated and entire countries depend on irrigation for their survival and existence. Considering the importance of irrigation schemes, it is unfortunate that until recently the technology and principles of design applied to their construction has hardly changed in 4,000 years. Modern thinking on irrigation engineering has benefited from a cross-fertilization of ideas from many other fields including social sciences, control theory, political economics and agriculture. However, these influences have been largely ignored by irrigation engineers. Drawing on almost 40 years of experience of irrigation in the developing world, Laycock introduces new ideas on the design of irrigation systems and combines important issues from the disciplines of social conflict, management, and political thinking.
653	0	0	_aautomation
653	0	0	_apipelines
653	0	0	_acosts
653	0	0	_awatering
653	0	0	_airrigation channels
653	0	0	_airrigation systems
653	0	0	_acanals
653	0	0	_awater resource management
653	0	0	_airrigation
653	0	0	_acostings
653	0	0	_airrigation equipment
653	0	0	_ahydraulics
653	0	0	_awater management
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700	1		_aLaycock, A. _4edt
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