Modern water control in irrigation : concepts, issues, and applications /

This paper is a contribution to the debate on how to transfer modern irrigation concepts and technology to developing countries. In modern schemes, irrigation is provided as a service to users that should be as efficient and convenient as possible. The authors argue that modern irrigation design is...

• Main Author: Plusquellec, Hervé L
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Other Authors: Burt, Charles, Wolter, Hans W
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 1994
• Series: World Bank technical paper. Irrigation and drainage series ; no. 246
• Subjects: SISTEMAS DE RIEGO; DESARROLLO DEL RIEGO; ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; ESTUDIOS DE CASOS; DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE

Table of Contents:

• Pt. 1. Concepts and justifications: 1. Background and purpose of the study
• 2. Designing for operational performance
• 3. Water delivery for different climates, crops, and soils
• 4. Scheduling of water deliveries
• 5. Water-control methods
• 6. Concepts of irrigation design
• 7. Design aspects of sustainability
• 8. The debate on modernization
• Pt. 2. Notes on specific projects: 9. Main features
• 10. Case studies
• References
• Annex 1.