Small Tanks in Sri Lanka
Small Tanks in Sri Lanka

Author: C. R. Panabokke

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 9290904771

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The core of this study involved an examination and analysis of certain key features of the traditional small tank cascade systems: a) the location and design of the systems in the past b) the hydro-system which considers the overall hydrological balance and groundwater conditions c) maintenance and tank use d) tank management and integration with local farming systems.

Rehabilitation Planning for Small Tanks in Cascades
Rehabilitation Planning for Small Tanks in Cascades

Author: R. Sakthivadivel

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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Improvement of dry zone tank irrigation systems in Sri Lanka; Assessment of tank cascade hydrology; Assessment of tank rehabilitation proposals; Makichchawa cascade: an example of applying the methodology; Extension of the methodology; Annex A; Annex B.

Perceptions of Tank Cascade Systems in Sri Lanka
Perceptions of Tank Cascade Systems in Sri Lanka

Author: P. B. Dharmasena

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2024-08-20

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1036410331

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Researchers have studied various aspects of the ancient civilization of Sri Lanka and probed deeply into the subject of village tank clusters (tank cascade systems) during the last 4 decades. A wealth of information was gathered and the knowledge of many components has been updated. This book brings you this updated information. The author brings new definitions of tank cascade systems and cascade ecology. The book begins with the historical perspective and moves on to explain various aspects, step by step, such as geography, geology and geomorphology, soil and climate, surface and groundwater, traditional agriculture and water management, flora and fauna, recent studies and the restoration of cascade ecology. The book will interest geomorphologists, geologists, geographers, archaeologists, ecologists, and historians. Specifically, university lecturers, students and researchers will find interest in these pages and may utilize the content to prepare their study materials.

Water Management: A View from Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Water Management: A View from Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Author: G. M. Tarekul Islam

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-03-25

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 3030957225

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This book brings together a selection of best papers from The International Conference on Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh, 2021. The book chapters are based on contributions from multidisciplinary fields, such as nature-based solutions, hydro-meteorological forecasting, river restoration, coastal risk, episodic natural hazards, water risk and resilience, climate-resilient infrastructure, blue economy, and water management during the COVID-19 pandemic. With changing physical and socioeconomic risks due to changes in climate and anthropogenic interventions, integrated approaches to analyzing these processes and their interactions, along with integrating nature-based solutions, are gaining traction. With this special focus on science, policy, and practice to ensure sustainability in the water sector, the conference provided a platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to exchange their knowledge and experience.

Social Designs
Social Designs

Author: Esha Shah

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13:

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Social Designs is based on a central argument that tank irrigation technology is shaped as a result of power relations in a particular historical, agrarian and social context. This technology as a matter of fact institutionalises a particular pattern of resource utilisation that favours only some users, and discriminates against others. This book proposes that technological designs are socially shaped, and that through the means of technological designs society orders itself. By means of shaping and reproducing technology, a certain form of social organisation or social arrangement is also reproduced.