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

<p><b>SAEID ESLAMIAN</b>, Isfahan University of Technology.</p> <p><b>FAEZEH ESLAMIAN</b>, McGill University.</p>

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