Sustainable Irrigation - 2012
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The document announces the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage to be held December 11-13, 2012 in Adelaide, Australia. The conference aims to generate discussion on making irrigation more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable through multidisciplinary papers. Topics include irrigation management, economics, governance, water quality, and international issues. Authors are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 300 words by the specified deadline.
Sustainable Irrigation - 2012
- 1. Call for Papers SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION 2012 4th International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage: Management, Technologies and Policies 11 – 13 December, 2012 Organised by: Adelaide, Australia University of South Australia (UniSA), Australia Wessex Institute of Technology, UK Sponsored by: Centre for Regulation and Advancing International Knowledge Transfer Market Analysis, UniSA University of Lethbridge, Canada WIT Transactions in Ecology and the Environment wessex.ac.uk/irrigation2012 CSIRO
- 2. The 2012 Sustainable Irrigation Conference provides a unique forum for multidisciplinary discussion. The objective of the meeting is to generate debate and ideas about how to make irrigation more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. The conference theme acknowledges that of topics provided. Papers should focus on sustainability is not a fixed and clearly defined the implications of the findings for improving objective, rather it is a goal that is always the sustainability of irrigation, whether this changing as knowledge and biophysical be drainage, irrigation techniques, economic realities alter. In that sense, moving towards modelling, governance structures for irrigation sustainability is a journey with an ever evolving management, irrigation technology, reuse of destination. Irrigation, as the biggest water water or many other aspects. The conference user in most regions of the world, is facing will include plenary sessions of specially significant challenges in balancing social, invited papers from both developed and economic and environmental needs for water. developing countries providing examples of how irrigation can become sustainable. The purpose of the conference is to provide Lessons will be drawn from the past, present examples of how irrigation can become more and future. sustainable. Papers are invited under the list Benefits of Attending Conference Books Papers are published in Journal Papers Presenters will be invited paper and digital format and widely distributed to submit a paper to one of the six throughout the world. Delegates will receive International Scientific Journals edited by a copy of the book in paper or digital format the Wessex Institute. at the time of registration. Papers are also Networking Participants can present their archived at http://library.witpress.com research and interact with experts from Open Access Authors have the option to around the world, becoming part of a make their work available in Open Access unique community. format for wider dissemination.
- 3. wessex.ac.uk/irrigation2012 Conference Chairmen Henning Bjornlund B Ellwood University of Lethbridge, Canada, and Meridian Energy, New Zealand University of South Australia, Australia G Ghinassi C A Brebbia University of Florence, Italy Wessex Institute of Technology, UK S Mambretti International Scientific Politecnico di Milano, Italy Advisory Committee A Marinov University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania G Badalians Gholikandi Power and Water University of Technology S Wheeler (PWUT), Iran University of South Australia, Australia M Cunha T Yamamoto University of Coimbra, Portugal Hokkaido University, Japan D De Wrachien State University of Milan, Italy Conference Topics Irrigation management Climate change effects Irrigation modelling Water trade Irrigation systems and planning Economics of irrigation Economic incentives Governance for sustainable irrigation and instruments International issues Groundwater resources Drainage and contamination Water quality and remediation Water Re-use Indexing and archiving • Papers presented at Sustainable Irrigation of conference papers 2012 will appear in a volume of WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Papers presented at Wessex Institute Environment (ISSN: 1746-448X, Digital conferences are referenced by CrossRef ISSN: 1743-3541). and regularly appear in notable reviews, publications and databases, including • WIT Press ensures maximum disseminationof referencing and abstract services such as your research throughout the world through SCOPUS, Compendex, ISI Web of Knowledge, its own offices in Europe, the USA and its Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings, extensive international distribution network. ProQuest and Scitech Book News. All • All conference papers are archived online conference books are archived in the British at http://library.witpress.com where they Library and American Library of Congress. are immediately and permanently available to the international scientific community.
- 4. Journal Submission Open Access Delegates attending Sustainable Irrigation WIT strongly believes that removing the 2012 will be invited to submit an extended barrier to research published online will greatly version of their paper for possible publication aid progress in all scientific and technical in the International Journal of Sustainable disciplines, as well as all other spheres of Development and Planning, one of the six knowledge. Most WIT conference and all edited by the Wessex Institute. journal papers are freely available online. Submission Information Papers are invited on the topics outlined and others falling within the scope of the meeting. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted as soon as possible. Abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper. Final acceptance will be based on the full-length paper, which if accepted for publication must be presented at the conference. The language of the conference will be English. Online submission Location wessex.ac.uk/irrigation2012 Capital of South Australia, the city of Adelaide Email submission nestles between spectacular sandy beaches [email protected] and the vineyards and green countryside of the Adelaide Hills. A cosmopolitan city, it is Submit your abstract with Sustainable home to three major universities and a thriving Irrigation 2012 in the subject line. arts scene, as well as high-class restaurants, Please include your name, full address and museums and galleries. Adelaide was conference topic Australia’s first planned city and is recognised for its exceptional design incorporating many green spaces, with botanic gardens and landscaped parks to be enjoyed only a short Conference Secretariat walk from the central business and shopping district. A surprising number of historic Beverley Copland buildings highlight the city’s abundant heritage, [email protected] and many of the quieter suburbs contain colonial and late nineteenth century landmarks Wessex Institute of Technology and homes. Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK Conference Venue Tel: +44 (0) 238 029 3223 The University of South Australia, situated Fax: +44 (0) 238 029 2853 in Adelaide, is one of Australia’s largest Universities and incorporates many specialist For more information visit: research centres across five campuses. wessex.ac.uk/irrigation2012