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Balancing the Needs of Water Use

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There have been two basic trends in water transport during this century. One has been the steady development of irrigation systems and small-scale interbasin transfers throughout much of the world; the other has been the rise and fall of many major water transfer projects. The latter category gained prominence 20–30 years ago, and promised to bring vast amounts of water to arid and semiarid regions. Although many environmental and social concerns were raised about the massive projects, cost/benefit matters have ultimately dominated their implementation or lack thereof. The growth in irrigation projects, on the other hand, will continue for the forseeable future, and produce a host of smaller environmental impacts. Taken together, however, these effects constitute regional and national concerns.

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Moore, J.W. (1989). Water Transport. In: Balancing the Needs of Water Use. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3496-8_3

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