1. Watershed Hydrology and Management
Anil Bhardwaj
Introduction
Hydrologic Cycle
Hydrology and Watershed
Scales in Hydrology
Hydrology of Small vs. Large Watersheds
Watershed as Hydrologic System
Global vs. Watershed Hydrologic System
Watershed Hydrologic Processes
Watershed Hydrologic Budget
Watershed Hydrology and Health
Managing Watershed Hydrology
2. Runoff and Rain water Harvesting
Junaid N. Khan, Rohitashw Kumar and Abrar Yousuf
Introduction
Runoff
Factors affecting Runoff
Estimation of Runoff
Direct Measurement of Runoff
Stage Level Recorder
Current Meter
Rain Water Harvesting Techniques
Rainwater Harvesting in Farm Ponds
Design of Farm Pond
3. Basics of Soil Erosion
MJ Singh and Kerstin Hartsch
Introduction
On-site Effects
Off-site Effects
Types of Soil Erosion
Factors affecting Water Erosion
Stages of Soil Erosion
4. Measurement of Soil Erosion by Water
MJ Singh and S.S. Kukal
Introduction
Soil Erosion Hazard Assessment
Measurement of Soil Erosion
Laboratory Measurements of Soil Loss
Rainfall Simulation
Rill Erosion Measurement
Gully Erosion Measurement
5. Measures to Control Soil Erosion
Abrar Yousuf, Jonas Lenz and Eajaz Ahmad Dar
Introduction
Soil Conservation Strategies
Agronomic Measures to Control Soil Erosion
Mechanical Measures to Control Soil Erosion
Soil Stabilizers/Additives/Conditioners
6. Gully Erosion and its Control
Mahesh Chand Singh
Introduction
Stages of gully development
Classification of gully
Causes of gully formation
Adverse Impacts of Gully Erosion
Gully Control Measures
7. Soil Erosion by Water -Model Concepts and Applications
Jurgen Schmidt and Michael von Werner
Introduction
Empirical Models
Physically Based Simulation Models
8. SWAT Model and its Application
V.K. Bhatt and A.K. Tiwari
Introduction
Erosion Models for Estimating Soil Erosion
SWAT model
Evaluation of SWAT Model in Lower Himalayas
9. Watershed Management in 21st Century
Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi
Why Watershed Management?
Optimizing Land Use Utilization
Monitoring based Watershed Management
Adaptive Watershed Management
10. Bio-industrial Watershed Management
Sanjay Arora
Introduction
Watershed Development and Management Approach
Principles of Watershed Management
Watershed Management and Multiple Use Concept
Integrated Watershed Management Approach
Bio-industrial Watershed Management Approach
Bio-Industrial Watershed Opportunities in Hilly Region
Contract Farming and Bio-industrial Watershed Management
Way Forward for Bio-industrial watersheds
11. Land Evaluation: A General Perspective
K. Karthikeyan, Nirmal Kumar, Balkrishna S. Bhople and R.K.Naitam
Introduction
Land
Land Evaluation
Land Use Planning
Land Evaluation for Land Use Planning
Objectives of Land Evaluation
Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development
From Qualitative to Quantitative Land Evaluation
Land Capability Classification
Land Irrigability Classification
Land Capability Index
Land Suitability Classification
Future Perspectives