Keywords:
Sustainable agriculture-Middle East.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (452 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783030785741
Series Statement:
Springer Water Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6749165
Language:
English
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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Introduction to "Agro-Environmental Sustainability in MENA Regions" -- 1 Background -- 2 Summaries of the Book Chapters -- 2.1 Climate Change and Water Management Practices -- 2.2 Diagnosis and New Farming Technologies -- 2.3 Practices for Sustainable Plant and Soil Production -- 2.4 Industrial, Landscape, Touristic and Political Approaches for Agro-Environment Sustainability -- References -- Climate Change and Water Management Practices -- Climate Change Impacts on Water Balance in Egypt and Opportunities for Adaptations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area (Egypt) -- 3 Climate Change -- 3.1 Climate Models -- 3.2 Emissions Scenarios -- 4 Water Balance in Egypt in the Context of Climate Change -- 4.1 Rainfall -- 4.2 Groundwater -- 4.3 Evaporation and Evapotranspiration -- 5 Climate Change Impacts on the Nile River Flow -- 5.1 Sensitivity Studies -- 5.2 Direct Use of GCMs Outputs -- 5.3 Downscaling Techniques of GCMs -- 6 Climate Change Adaptation Measures in Egypt -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 8 Recommendations for Future Studies -- References -- Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Using Biofilm Technologies as Cost Effective Applications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overviews of Wastewater Treatment -- 2.1 Biofilm Treatment Process -- 2.2 Design Features -- 2.3 Biofilm Application Area -- 3 Implementation of Biofilm Technologies (Successful Case Studies) -- 3.1 Case Study: Small Municipal Wastewater Treatment Unit for 200 PE (Application in Tunis) -- 3.2 Case Study 2: Optimization of Modified Septic Tank Wastewater Treatment Performance for Small Scale (Application in Jordan) -- 4 The Demand for Capacity Building in the MENA Region -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Recommendation -- References.
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Estimation of the Olive Orchards Water Requirements Using Climatic and Physiological Methods: Case Study (Tunisian Semi-arid) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Relations -- 2.1 Water in the Soil -- 2.2 Soil Water Balance -- 3 Estimation of Water Requirements -- 3.1 Climatic Method: Determination of Reference Evapotranspiration (ET0) -- 3.2 Physiological Method: Direct Measurement of Transpiration in Olive Trees (Sap Flow) -- 4 Case Study: Estimation of the Olive Orchards Water Requirements Using Climatic and Physiological Methods in the Tunisian Semi-arid -- 4.1 Materials and Methods -- 4.2 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Recommendations -- References -- Diagnosis and New Farming Technologies -- Agrarian System Diagnosis in Kerkennah Archipelago, Tunisia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agrarian and Production System Concepts -- 3 Study Area -- 4 Methodological Approach -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Identification of Farmer -- 5.2 General Characteristics of the Production System -- 5.3 Livestock System -- 5.4 Agro-pastoral Forage System -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- 8 Recommendations -- References -- Precision Farming Technologies to Increase Soil and Crop Productivity -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Precision Farming -- 3 Benefits of Precision Farming Technology -- 4 Global Position Systems (GPS) -- 5 Remote Sensing -- 5.1 Satellite and Aerial Photography Remote Sensing for Precision Farming -- 5.2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Precision Farming -- 5.3 Proximal Soil and Crop Sensors for Precision Farming -- 6 Geographic Information System and Precision Farming -- 7 Soil Sampling Techniques for Precision Farming -- 8 Variable Rate Technology (VRT) -- 9 Yield Monitoring System and Mapping -- 10 Site Specific Land Management (SSLM) and Soil Productivity -- 11 Profitability Map of Application Precision Farming Technology.
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12 Conclusions -- 13 Recommendations -- References -- Implementing an Environmental Information System in Data-Scarce Countries: Issues and Guidelines -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Monitoring Models -- 2.1 PSR Model -- 2.2 DSR Model -- 2.3 DPSIR Model -- 3 Environmental Data -- 3.1 Environmental Data Categories -- 3.2 Environmental Data Exchange -- 4 EIS Purpose and Functions -- 4.1 EIS Definition and Functions -- 4.2 EIS Architecture -- 5 EIS Benchmarking -- 5.1 International EIS Overview -- 5.2 Benchmarking Synthesis -- 6 Use Case: EIS in Morocco -- 6.1 Environmental Policy in Morocco -- 6.2 Moroccan EIS -- 6.3 REIS: Are They Operational? -- 7 Guidelines for Implementing Operational EIS in Data-Scarce Countries -- 7.1 Institutional Aspects -- 7.2 Technological Aspects -- 7.3 Aspects Related to Lack or Scarcity of Data -- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Green Spaces for Residential Projects as a Commitment to Environmental Concerns and a Sustainable Development Initiative: Design of a Peri-Urban Park in Casablanca, Morocco -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Landscaping and Land Use Planning in Morocco -- 2.1 Territorial Planning in Morocco -- 2.2 Landscaping in Morocco -- 3 The City of Casablanca: A Metropolis that Suffocates -- 3.1 Urban and Demographic Expansion -- 3.2 Problems and Confrontations of Casablanca city -- 3.3 The Pre-Urban Area and Luxury Housing Projects -- 4 The Casa Diaa Project -- 5 The Park of the Casa Diaa Project -- 5.1 Landscape Analysis -- 5.2 Needs and Objectives -- 5.3 The Design of the Park -- 5.4 The Park: An Added Value -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Recommendations -- References -- The Environment and Sustainable Development in Front of the Artificialisation of the Coastlines: Coasts of Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Location of the Study Site.
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2.2 Agri-Landscape Analysis Parameters -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 The Tunisian Sahel: An Essentially Rural Territory -- 3.2 The City of Sousse: A Linear Development and Marginalization of the Hinterland -- 3.3 A Tourism Sector that Consumes Large Amounts of Space -- 3.4 An Artificialisation of the Coasts and Its Environmental Impact -- 3.5 The Sprawl of Moroccan Coasts -- 3.6 Algeria: Development of Cities on Their Coastal Areas -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Recommendations -- References -- Practices for Sustainable Plant and Soil Production -- Sustainable Agriculture in Some Arab Maghreb Countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Impact of Agriculture -- 2.1 Soil Degradation -- 2.2 Pollution of Water -- 2.3 Use of Fresh Water -- 2.4 Air Pollution -- 2.5 Contribution to Climate Change -- 2.6 Loss of Biodiversity -- 3 Reduction of Impacts -- 3.1 The Sustainable Agriculture -- 4 Contribution of Some Maghreb Countries (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) to Sustainable Agriculture -- 4.1 Morocco -- 4.2 Algeria -- 4.3 Tunisia -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Possibilities of Mineral Fertilizer Substitution Via Bio and Organic Fertilizers for Decreasing Environmental Pollution and Improving of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Vegetative Growth -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Experimental Site -- 2.2 Physical and Chemical Analysis Methods of Soil and Compost -- 2.3 Treatments -- 2.4 Agricultural Practices -- 2.5 Studied Traits -- 2.6 Experimental Design -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Total Chlorophyll Content (%) -- 3.2 The Dry Weight of Whole Plant (g) -- 3.3 The Dry Weight of Shoot (g) -- 3.4 The Dry Weight of Root (g) -- 3.5 The Dry Weight Ratio of Shoot/Root -- 3.6 Leaf Area Ratio (cm2 mg−1) -- 3.7 Absolute Growth Rate (mg day−1) -- 3.8 Unite Shoot Rate (mg mg−1 day−1) -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Recommendations.
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References -- Animal and Rangeland Resources in Shalatin-Abou Ramad-Halaib Triangle Region, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt: An Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Features of Shalatin-Abou Ramad-Halaib Region (SAHTR) -- 3 Animal Production Resources in the SAHTR -- 4 Natural Vegetation and Grazing Resources of the SAHTR -- 5 General Current Features of Animal and Rangeland Resources -- 6 Constraints of Animal/Range Resource Production in the SAHTR -- 7 Factors Affecting Animal and Range Production Resources -- 8 Suggested Polices and Strategies -- 9 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Industrial, Landscape, Touristic and Political Approaches for Agro-environment Sustainability -- Sustainable Mining Site Remediation Under (Semi) Arid Climates in the Middle East and in Northern Africa: The Djebel Ressas Mine in Tunisia as an Example of the Orphaned Mines Issue -- 1 Importance of Sustainable Soil and Land Management -- 2 Targets for Sustainable Soil and Land Management -- 3 Problem: The Orphaned Mine at Djebel Ressas in Tunisia as an Unsolved Issue of Sustainable Land and Soil Management -- 4 Definition of Quality Targets: Qualitative and Quantitative Approach -- 5 Scope for Design: Can There Be a Practical Benefit of Applying Quality Targets to the Brownfield Site Remediation of an Orphaned Mine? -- 6 Solution: What We Can Do to Reach All Three Dimensions of Sustainable Development via the Use of Quality Targets? -- 7 Conclusions -- 8 Recommendations -- 9 Buzz Words -- References -- The Agricultural Landscape of Sahel Bizertin: A Heritage in Peril -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Sahel Bizertin: A New Contemporary Resort Area -- 2.1 Presentation of the Site -- 2.2 The Seaside Boom and Urban Development of the Bizerte Sahel -- 3 The Traditional Agricultural Landscapes of the Sahel Bizertin (Identity) -- 3.1 The Gattays of Ghar El Melh.
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3.2 The Planted Terraces of Raf-Raf and the Mixed Cultures of Sounine.
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