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This chapter aims to present a variety of water conservation and saving measures and practices applicable to the diverse water user sectors: urban water supply systems, domestic use, applications to landscape and recreational areas, industry and energy uses, rainfed and irrigated agriculture. Measures and practices are described particularly with respect to applications in local, regional or national action plans for efficient water use.
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Santos Pereira, L., Cordery, I., Iacovides, I. (2009). Water Conservation and Saving Measures and Practices. In: Coping with Water Scarcity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9579-5_10
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