Productive Water Points in Dryland Areas: Guidelines on integrated planning for rural water supply

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Chris Lovell

Productive Water Points in Dryland Areas

Guidelines on integrated planning for rural water supply

Chris Lovell

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Practical Action Publishing
15 December 2001

Social issues & processes; Arid zones, deserts; Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra; Rural planning; Water supply & treatment

Lack of water is the limiting factor for many household and community-based activities for millions of people living in dryland areas. Rural water supply programmes tend to focus only on improved access to domestic supply and improved sanitation. Less attention has been paid to how communities prefer to use water to develop their own livelihoods. This is due partly to the difficulties of abstracting sufficient reliable groundwater in dryland areas, and partly due to a misunderstanding of why wells and boreholes fail, which leads to a general belief that abstraction should be limited to domestic supply to conserve the resource. When more water is available, not only are basic drinking and washing needs satisfied, but also other activities with a high economic value become feasible. This book shows how research in Southern Africa has shed light on why conventional wells and boreholes fail, on the potential of the groundwater resource to support production through improved siting and selection of more appropriate well designs, and on the positive impacts and some problems that can emerge at productive water points. The findings are presented in a practical manner to encourage planners and practitioners in rural water supply to consider developing productive water points in drought-prone areas.

By: Chris Lovell
Imprint: Practical Action Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9781853395161
ISBN 10: 1853395161
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 December 2001
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Lovell works for the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Oxford. He is currently based in Zimbabwe and is involved in rural development projects in ground water development, small-scale irrigation and intergrated natural resouce management.

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