Books and Papers about Water Technologies in Arid Areas

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Hi everyone! I am starting my PhD and I will like to take advantage of the huge human capital of this network and ask for recommendations of books or papers about water technologies in arid areas: technology itself, implementation, governance surrounding the implementation and operation, etc. Anything that you think is important.

Thank you very much!

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  1. Hi Damare,

    After 8 months reading all the suggested books, where are you today.

    I wonder if just feeding old and dry river beds would do the trick? If water supply would not be the issue, could we re-green dry land, once vivid in the past, and help nature to take over again?

    I am working on a concept and search for answers about the difficulties to regreen deserts resp. arid land zones e.g. West Africa.

    Regards,

    Boris

     

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  2. Hi  Damare:

    it was exactly my question when I started my master in environmental engineering, the branch of water and wastewater treatment and management. The best reference which I found, was

    "water reuse Issues , Technologies and applications" by Asano and you can download it easily from internet. It is approximately the most comprehensive text book in the field of  water and wastewater. I hope it helps you.

     

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    1. Thank you very much!

  4. "Seawater greenhouses can satisfy all the plants’ water demands with water to spare, and provide the climate and crop control typical of high-productivity commercial greenhouses, while avoiding the high environmental and economic costs of traditional cooling methods and modern water desalination systems.

  6. Dear Damare A. , here are some  text books in the field of water and wastewater treatment , i think that they help you : water and wastewater technology by Hammer- water treatment  by Belane - water treatment handbook by Degremont company - water and wastewater engineering V1& V2 by Fair .
    - for any questions please , contact me by email : aminahmadwali@yahoo.com

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    1. Thank you very much Amin! I will definitely contact you after I check the books. All best!

  7. Advances in Watershed Science and Assessment.  Edited by Tamim Younos and Tammy E. Parece (2015). Springer Publishers (ISBN 978-3-319-14211-1). 292 pp.

     

    This 10 chapter volume offers concepts, methods and case studies of innovative and evolving technologies in the area of watershed assessment. Topics discussed include: (1) Development and applications of geospatial, satellite imagery and remote sensing technologies for land monitoring; (2) Development and applications of satellite imagery for monitoring inland water quality; (3) Development and applications of water sensor technologies for real-time monitoring of water quantity and quality; and (4) Advances in biological monitoring and microbial source tracking technologies. This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers involved in watershed science and environmental studies. Equally, it will serve as a valuable guide to experts in government agencies who are concerned with water-availability and water-quality issues, and engineers and other professionals involved in the design of land- and water-monitoring systems.

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    1. Thank you very much!

  8. Hi Dámare, you can see www.aguatacama.cl for solutions for mining industry on the use of seawater and the review paper The use of seawater for mining ( http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08827508.2017.1389729 )

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    1. Hola Luis! que interesante, siendo chilena no conocía este trabajo. Me pordía contar más? le dejaré mi e-mail por mensaje interno. Gracias

  9. One technology that may be of interest to you is called Bioremediation. The specific species of microbe used is called Archaea. To date is it the only 100% recycle of waste water and all waste. Some of the devices used in this process are 1. biodigester (breaks down all organic matter to its elemental/nutritional state.) 2. Bio Generator (this collects and stores the electrons created during the bioremediation process = electricity). 3. Rain water collection items (Metal roofs, gutters connecting pipes, rain barrels, pumps, elevated tower, and most important a very large cistern). This is all part of being 100% off the grid and 100% sustainable.  In case your were wondering no chlorine is required. Also all toxic compounds are chelated into their elemental non toxic state as micronutrients for your immune system to function.  If you are in Chile you may contact me by using skype: guy_mcgowen.  I have instructed many pre and post doctorates.  This is very cutting edge technology. Most municipalities use 1950 technology.

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    2. Thanks Mr. McGowen! I will send you a message

  10. Dear Damare

    Over 20 different technologies for dry areas on water rentention and regarcharge are mentioned in the book "Securing water and land in the Tana basin"   Knoop.L 2012  (MetaMeta)"  See www.bebuffered.com   

    Low cost and locally produced technologies on well drilling, hand pumps, water storage tanks,  etc are mentioned in the "SMARTech catalogue"   see www.smartcentregroup.com 

    More ideas on water retention maybe found at the site of "Just diggit"

    Success 

    Henk Holtslag 

    Advisor SMART Centre group 

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    1. Thank you very much!

  12. See: academia.edu/guyteaubayard You will find three modern methods of desalinating seawater that do not pollute that will provide energy and potassium for a prosperous agriculture enough to grow as much dry land as you want.

    Regards!

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    1. Thanks a lot! They sound very exciting!

  15. Hi Damare,

     

    I highly recommend to visit this Web data base: SERIDAS

    Sustainability of Engineered Rivers in Arid Lands

    http://harcresearch.org/work/SERIDAS

     

    and the following on Water Governance:

    https://www.watergovernance.uni-osnabrueck.de/show_data_1_start.php

     

    Regards,

     

     

    Luzma

     

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    1. Thank you very much!

  16. 'When the Rivers Run Dry' and 'The World Without Us' both good reads which may provide insights. Good luck and cheers!

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    1. Thank you very much! for the books and the good wishes

  17. Hi Damare, 

    Sounds like you are embarking on an interesting and worthwhile PhD! I have a number of contacts you can follow up. An excellent source of information can be found on www.waterforaridland.com. There are a number of handbooks which you can download. You should also look at http://www.rainwatertechcentres.net/. You can also have a look at our DRIZZLE kit which is a rainwater harvesting product we are currently developing for farmers in arid areas (see attached brochure) - you are welcome to contact me directly for more information on any of this on info@green-water.org. 

    Good luck!

    Sarah

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    1. Hi Sarah! sorry for the late answer, I still don't get how the notifications work. I will read the documents and I will definitely contact you! Thank you very much!