TY - CHAP AU - Marina Sangoi de Oliveira Ilha AU - Marcus AndreĢ Siqueira Campos ED - Manoj K. Jha Y1 - 2011-12-09 PY - 2011 T1 - Determination of the Storage Volume in Rainwater Harvesting Building Systems: Incorporation of Economic Variable N2 - Water is an essential and basic human need for urban, industrial and agricultural use. While an abundance of fresh water resources is available, its uneven distribution around the globe creates challenges for sustainable use of this resource. Water conservation refers to an efficient and optimal use as well as protection of valuable water resources and this book focuses on some commonly used tools and techniques such as rainwater harvesting, water reuse and recycling, cooling water recycling, irrigation techniques such as drip irrigation, agricultural management practices, groundwater management, and water conservation incentives. BT - Water Conservation SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/31055 DO - 10.5772/31055 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -