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The first environmental effect is increased crop growth, such as in the Rubaksa gardens in Ethiopia The irrigation that grows crops, especially in dry countries, can also be responsible for taxing aquifers beyond their capacities. Groundwater depletion is embedded in the international food trade, with countries exporting crops grown from ...
Henry Parker (1849–unknown) was a British engineer in colonial Ceylon during the Victorian era.He was attached to the Irrigation Department from 1873 to 1904. [1] [2] During his work as an engineer he developed an admiration for the skills displayed by the ancient Sinhalese at the time of the construction of their reservoirs.
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In addition, the Environmental impact statement allows a public role—private citizen watchdogs can and often do sue to tie up proposed non-government projects for years. [ 93 ] In 2000 to 2010 the budget held fairly steady at $7.6 to $8.4 billion (with no adjustment for inflation).
Property in land. The condition of labor.--IV. Protection or free trade.--V. A perplexed philosopher [Herbert Spencer]--VI. The science of political economy, books I and II.--VII. The science of political economy, books III to V. "Moses": a lecture.--VIII. Our land and land policy.--IX-X. The life of Henry George, by his son Henry George, jr
Our Plundered Planet is a book published in 1948 by American conservationist Fairfield Osborn about environmental destruction by humankind. With a focus on soil, the book is a critique of humankind's poor stewardship of Earth. It typifies the earliest apocalyptic environmental literature, in which human beings are seen as destroyers of the ...
The environmental impact of irrigation includes the changes in quantity and quality of soil and water as a result of irrigation and the ensuing effects on natural and social conditions at the tail-end and downstream of the irrigation scheme. The impacts stem from the changed hydrological conditions owing to the installation and operation of the ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 09:01, 4 January 2010: 952 × 1,431, 18 pages (4.8 MB): Ayacop {{Information |Description={{en|1=original paper resulting in Henry's law, one of the gas laws}} |Source=William Henry: ''Experiments on the Quantity of Gases Absorbed by Water, at Different Temperatures, and under Different Pressures'' Phil. Trans. R.