Journal article
Monsoon Harvests: The Living Legacies of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in South India
Environmental science & technology, Vol.48(8), pp.4217-4225
04/15/2014
DOI: 10.1021/es4040182
PMID: 24575859
Abstract
Rainwater harvesting, a "soft path" approach toward water management, is increasingly recognized as a key strategy toward ensuring food security and alleviating problems of water scarcity. Interestingly this "modern" approach has been in use for millennia in numerous older civilizations. This article uses India as a case study to explore the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of agricultural rainwater harvesting ponds, and evaluates the viability of these centuries-old systems under current climate and population pressures. A holistic watershed-scale approach that accounts for trade-offs in water availability and socioeconomic wellbeing is recommended for assessing the sustainability of these systems.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Monsoon Harvests: The Living Legacies of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in South India
- Creators
- Kimberly J. Van Meter - University of WaterlooNandita B. Basu - University of WaterlooEric Tate - University of IowaJoseph Wyckoff - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environmental science & technology, Vol.48(8), pp.4217-4225
- Publisher
- Amer Chemical Soc
- DOI
- 10.1021/es4040182
- PMID
- 24575859
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- eISSN
- 1520-5851
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- 1211968 / U.S. National Science Foundation, Dynamics of Coupled Natural-Human Systems; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/15/2014
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Public Policy Center (Archive); Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984259631402771
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