Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. IX
Written by Milena MOTEVA
The small size of landed properties and the fragmentation of land ownership hinder the use and functioning of the already built-up irrigation and drainage systems in Bulgaria. One of the ways to ensure their efficient work and to guarantee reconciliation of all users’ interests, especially towards soil moisture management in their land, is by mutual adjustment of land planning and the technological requirements of those systems. The objective of the paper is to reveal rules for land planning of the irrigated and drained lands, in which the land use requirements meet the water use ones. The background is the concept that agricultural land-use structuring should consider the technological units such as water-supply tracts, IMs and drainage technological parcels. The systematic approach was used since the agricultural land represents an agroecosystem - a natural ecosystem formed and operated by human activity, and tenure interests are concerned. Suggestions for different irrigation technologies are made: furrow irrigation, sprinkling machines, sprinkling installations; drip irrigation; and open drainage systems.
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