Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation

Water harvesting is gaining more and more recognition as the sustainable and resilient alternative to other water supply options. It is economically viable, socially compatible and environmentally friendly. Water harvesting has proven to be a robust solution to overcome or reduce water shortages all over the world. To apply this in a sustainable and effective way, it is important to understand exactly where it can be applied to make full use of its potential.  The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Case Studies and Application Examples is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and applied casebook on water harvesting and conservation yet published. The editors bring together the many perspectives into a synthesis that is both academically-based and practical in its potential applications.  The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Case Studies and Application Examples will be an important tool for education, research and technical works in the soil, water and watershed management area, and will be highly useful for drought strategy planning, flood management and adaptation to climate change in all urban, agricultural, forest, rangeland areas.

Preface xix About the Editors xxi List of Contributors xxv Part I Introduction 1 1 Feasibility Study of Rainwater Harvesting Systems 3 Ramaswamy Sakthivadivel and Soorya Vennila 2 Sustainable Water Harvesting and Conservation Using Multiple-Criteria Analysis 15 Jason Levy and Saeid Eslamian Part II Ancient Water Harvesting and Management 35 3 Ancient Water Management 37 Jonas Berking and Brigitta Schütt 4 Fully Coupled Surface--Subsurface Hydrological Modeling to Optimize Ancient Water Harvesting Techniques 49 Wim M. Cornelis, Koen Verbist, Tesfay Araya, Emmanuel Opolot, Jasmien C.J. Wildemeersch, and Bashar Al-Barri Part III World Evolution of Small-Scale Rainwater Harvesting 65 5 Recent Progress of an Advanced Eco-Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Coupling Model to Quantify Biogeochemical Cycle in Inland Water 67 Tadanobu Nakayama 6 Combined Agroforestry and Rainwater Harvesting to Reduce Soil Degradation in Mediterranean Zones 81 Manuel Casanova, Osvaldo Salazar, Oscar Seguel, Yasna Tapia, Marco Pfeiffer, and Saied Eslamian 7 Evolution of Small-Scale Rainwater Harvesting in the Hellenic World Through the Millennia 103 Paraskevi A. Londra, Georgios P. Antoniou, Achilleas T. Theocharis, Nicolas R. Dalezios, and Andreas N. Angelakis Part IV Freshwater Conservation, Recharge, and Water Harvesting in Africa 119 8 Assessment of Freshwater and Conservation in Africa 121 Olusegun Adeaga and Saeid Eslamian 9 How to Increase Water Harvesting in Africa 141 Amos T. Kabo-Bah, Daniella D. Sedegah, Mary Antwi, Webster Gumindoga, and Saied Eslamian 10 Water Harvesting Technique as Source of Safe Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Sudan 153 Ageel I. Bushara, Mohanad O. Mustafa, and Saeid Eslamian 11 Analysis of Impacts of Rainfall Variability on Rainwater Harvesting in Orlu Area, Imo State, Nigeria 163 Okorie Fidelis Chinazor and Saeid Eslamian 12 Tunisian Experiences of Traditional Water Harvesting, Conservation, and Recharge 171 Noureddine Gaaloul, Saeid Eslamian, and Rim Katlane 13 Evaluation of Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Technique of "Jessour" in Southern Tunisia, a Case Study on El-Jouabit Catchment 199 Ines Gasmi, Saeid Eslamian, and Mohamed Moussa 14 Water Harvesting Impact Assessment in the Dry Areas of Tunisia: A Review 213 Mohamed Ouessar Part V Rainwater Harvesting and Hydroelectric in the Americas 229 15 Water Harvesting in New Mexico 231 Hamed Zamani Sabzi, James Phillip King, and Saeid Eslamian 16 Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Conservation 239 Gopal Chandra Saha, Michael Quinn, and Connie Van Der Byl 17 Rainwater Harvesting Reduction Impact on Hydroelectric Energy in Argentina 251 Marcela H. González, Fernando Losano, and Saeid Eslamian Part VI Asian Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation Examples and Policy Issues 261 18 Rainwater Conservation Practices in China 263 Jihui Fan, Majid Galoie, Artemis Motamedi, Ying Liao, and Saeid Eslamian 19 Examples of Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization in China 283 Saeid Eslamian and Nastaran Zamani 20 Geospatial Approach to Identify the Suitable Sites for Water Conservation: Indian Context 291 Vaibhav Garg and Saeid Eslamian 21 Groundwater Recharge by Water Harvesting Structures in the Semiarid Zones 313 A. Raizada, H. Biswas, and Saeid Eslamian 22 Indian Experiences in Water Harvesting Systems 325 M.V.K. Sivakumar, K.P.R. Vittal, and Saeid Eslamian 23 Impact Assignment of Integrated Watershed Management in the Micro Watersheds of Sambalpur District, Odisha, India 341 Ashutosh Rath, Sandeep Samantaray, Priya Darsan Raj, Prakash Chandra Swain, and Saeid Eslamian 24 Rainwater Harvesting: The Indian Experience -- Traditional and Contemporary 359 Sekhar Raghavan and Saeid Eslamian 25 Irrigation Water Conservation in Saudi Arabia 373 Abdulrasoul M. Al-Omran, Arafat Al-Khasha, and Saeid Eslamian 26 Traditional Water Harvesting in Iran 385 Saeid Okhravi and Saeid Eslamian 27 Capacity Estimation of Underground Rainwater Harvesting System Installed in a Volcanic Ash Soil Area 397 Tsuyoshi Miyazaki and Saeid Eslamian Part VII Rainwater Harvesting in Europe: Technical, Social, Economic, and Political Issues 407 28 Rainwater Interest in Urban Areas of Europe, the State of Art (1980--2016) 409 Álvaro-Francisco Morote, María Hernández, and Saeid Eslamian 29 Social, Economic, and Political Dimensions of Water Harvesting Systems in Germany: Possibility, Prospects, and Potential 429 Sandra Reinstädtler, Shafi Noor Islam, Jason Levy, and Saeid Eslamian 30 Water Harvesting Case Studies in Germany: Urban and Regional Investigations 443 Sandra Reinstädtler, Shafi Noor Islam, Jason Levy, and Saeid Eslamian 31 Water Harvesting and Conservation in Romania 455 Rares Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir, Teodor Rusu, and Cristina Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir References 465 Index 469