Abkhandari (Aquifer Management): A Green Path to the Sustainable Development of Marginal Drylands
Bibliography B1239
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| Author(s) | Ahang Kowsar, S. |
| Date | 2005 |
| Reference type | Journal Article |
| Source name | Journal of Mountain Science |
| Journal | Vol 2 No 3 |
| Pages | pp. 233-243 |
| Publisher | Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Summary
Recurrent droughts and occasional floods are the facts of life in drylands. The presence of innumerable societies in deserts is the living proof that even the extremely dry environments are livable; the secret is how to adapt to the situation. Floodwater management, the most important art of sedentarized desert dwellers, is the secret of living with deserts. Floodwater irrigation alone, or in combination with the artificial recharge of groundwater (ARG), has sustained the Persians for millennia. The scientists at the Kowsar Floodwater Spreading and Aquifer Management Research, Training and Extension Station in the Gareh Bygone Plain have been working since January 1983 to revive this ancient art and upgrade it to the level of science.
Themes
Case study
Conservation (general)
Geographic coverage
Iran
Available from
http://www.imde.ac.cn/journal/Vol_06/233-243Sayyed%20Ahang%20Kowsar.pdf
Related records above this one:
- Fars Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources (Organisation O0347)