Section I: Land and Water
Land and Water Engineering
Promote the advance of the engineering science in the area of land and water use in agriculture and in rural areas, giving special attention to the conservation of resources, the preservation and re-establishment of environmental balances, and the social and economic impacts of applications in order to realize sustainable development for both urban and rural societies.
Members
Chair: Prof. Guanhua Huang, Chinese-Israeli International Center for Research and Training in Agriculture (CIICTA), China Agricultural University (CAU), No 17, Qinghua Donglu Beijing, 100083, P.R. China
T.: +86 10 62737154 / 62737138
F.: +86 10 62737138
E-mail: ghuang@cau.edu.cn
Vice Chair: Prof. Mario Falciai, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Agraria e Forestale, Facoltà di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via S. Bonaventura, 13 Quaracchi - 50145 Firenze, Italy
T.: +39 055 30231241
F.: +39 055 310224
E-mail: mario.falciai@unifi.it
Secretary: Dr. Gerrit-Jan Carsjens, Land Use Planning Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700 Wageningen, The Netherlands
T.: +31 317 484840
F.: +31 317 419000
E-mail: Gerrit-Jan.Carsjens@wur.nl
Members:
Prof. Pat D. Taylor, University of Texas at Arlington, 601 West Nedderman Drive, Box 19108, Arlington, TX 7601 90108, USA
T.: +1 817 272 2801
F.: +1 817 272 5098
E-mail: pdt@uta.edu
Dr. Jose Manuel Monteiro Gonçalves, Departamento de Ciências Exactas e do Ambiente, Escola Superior Agraria, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Bencanta– 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal.
T.: +351 239 802 261
T.: +351 239 802 979
E-mail: jmmg@esac.pt
Dr. Antonio Brasa Ramos, Dep. Producción Vegetaly Tecnología Agraria, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, University of Castilla-La Mancha,Campus Universitario, E 02071 Albacete, Spain
T.: +34 967 599 200
F.: +34 967 599 238
E-mail: Antonio.Brasa@uclm.es
Dr. Narendra Kumar Tyagi, Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB), Department of Agricultural Research & Education (ICAR), Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-I, Pusa, New Delhi-110012, India
T.: +91 11 25841168
F.: +91 11 24672758
E-mail: nktyagi@icar.org.in
Prof. Budi Indra Setiawan, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Kampus IPB Darmaga, P.O. Box 220, Bogor 16002, Indonesia
T.: +62 251 623026
F.: +62 251 623026
E-mail: budindra@ipb.ac.id
Prof. Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
T.:+81 3 5841 5350
F.:+81 3 5841 8171
E-mail: amiyat@soil.en.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Prof. Amadou Hama MAIGA, Général Adjoint du Groupe EIER-ETSHER, 01 B.P. 594 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
T.: +226 50 30 71 16 / 50 30 20 53
F.: +226 50 31 27 24
E-mail: amadou.hama.maiga@eieretsher.org
Dr. Enrique Palacios, Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas, Especialidad de Hidrociencias Carretera México-Texcoco Km 36.5, Codigo Postal 56230, Campus: Montecillo, Municipio de Texcoco, Estado de México, Mexico
T.: +52 5558045986
F.: +52 5558045937
E-mail: epalacio@colpos.mx
Mr. José A. Morábito, Riego y Drenaje INA-CRA, Argentina, Belgrano Oeste 210, Piso 3, Oficina 324, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
T.: +54 261 4286993
F.: +54 261 4288251
E-mail: jmorabito@lanet.com.ar
Dr. Jarbas Honorio de Miranda, Departamento de Ciências Exatas (Department of Exact Sciences), Av. Pádua Dias, 11 cx.09 CEP: 13.418-900 Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
T.: +55 19 3429 4123 Ext. 210
F.: +55 19 3429 4439
E-mail: jhmirand@esalq.usp.br
Prof. Yakov P. Lobachevsky, All-Russia Research Institute for Mechanization in Agriculture (VIM), 125183, Cherepanovih, 46A-38, Moscow, Russia
T.: 095-977-1133
F.: 095-977-1133
E-mail: lobachevsky@yandex.ru
Honorary Members:
Prof. Hubert N. van Lier, Laboratory for Spatial Analysis, Planning and Design, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Gen. Foulkesweg 13, NL-6703 BJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
T.: +31 317 48 33 11 / +31 317 48 27 84
F.: +31 317 48 21 66
E-mail: Huub.vanlier@wur.nl
Prof. Luis Santos Pereira, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Dep. Engenharia Rural, Tapada da Ajuda, P 1399 Lisbon, Portugal
T.: +351 21 36 21 575 / 36 53 339
F.: +351 21 36 35 031 / 36 21 575
E-mail: lspereira@isa.utl.pt
Prof. André Musy, Laboratory Hydrology and Land Improvement, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Bâtiment GR, CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
T.: +41 21 69 33 721
F.: +41 21 69 33 739
E-mail: andre.musy@epfl.ch
Prof. Yohei Sato, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, 3-1-3, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
T.:+81 29 838 8141
F.:+81 29 838 8146
E-mail: yoheis@niaes.affrc.go.jp
Prof. Mauro Greppi, Istituto di Idraulica Agraria, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, IT-20133 Milano, Italy
T.: + 39 02 503 16906
F.: + 39 02 503 16911
E-mail: mauro.greppi@unimi.it
Prof. José M. Tarjuelo, Regional Centre on Water Research, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, E 02071 Albacete, Spain
T.: +34 967 599 200
F.: +34 967 599 238
E-mail: Jose.Tarjuelo@uclm.es
Liaison Members (permanent observers):
CIGR Working Group on Earth Observation for Land and Water Engineering:
Prof. Guido D’Urso, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Università 100, I-80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
E-mail: durso@unina.it
WG website: http://digilander.libero.it/WG_CIGR_EO/index.htm
European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng):
Prof. Nunzio Romano, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Division for Land and Water Resources Management, University of Naples Federico II, Via Universita', 100 80055 Portici (Naples) – Italy
T.: +39 081 2539421 (direct); +39 081 2539415 (secretary's office)
F.: +39 081 2539412
E-mail: nunzio.romano@unina.it
http: www.soilhydro.unina.it
ICID Committee on “Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Crop Production”:
Prof. Ragab Ragab, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8BB, U. K.
T.: +44 1491 692303
F.: +44 1491 692424
E-mail: Rag@ceh.ac.uk
European Society for Soil Conservation (ESSC):
Prof. José Luis Rubio, Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación, Cami de la Marjal, s/n, 46470-Albal, Valencia, Spain
T.: +34 96 122 05 40
F.: +34 96 126 39 08
E-mail: jose.l.rubio@uv.es
World Road Association (PIARC):
Dr. C. F. Jaarsma, Land Use Planning Group, Department of Environmental Science, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Gen. Foulkesweg 13, 6703 BJ Wageningen, The Netherlands
T.: +31 317 483552
F.: +31 317 482166
E-mail: Rinus.Jaarsma@wur.nl
CIGR Working Group on “Water Management and Information Systems”:
Dr. José Fernmando Ortega Álvarez, Regional Centre on Water Research, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, E 02071 Albacete, Spain
T.: +34 967 599 200
F.: +34 967 599 238
E-mail: Jose.Ortega@uclm.es
International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering (PAWEES):
Prof. Yoshisuke Nakano, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Hakata, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
T.:+81 92 642 2909,
F.:+81 92 642 2914
E-mail: ynakano@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
International Institute of Water and Environmental engineering (2IE), Group EIER-ETSHER (Groupe des Ecoles Inter Etats des Ingenieurs et des Techniciens Superieurs):
Prof. Hamma Yacouba, Head of Water Unit, 2IE-Groupe EIER-ETSHER, 01 BP 594 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
T.: +226 50302053
F.: +226 50312724
E-mail: hamma.yacouba@eieresther.org
US National Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA):
Dr. Ted L. Loudon, Agricultural Engineering Department, Farral Hall, Michigan State University, E. Lans
ing MI 48824, USA
T.: +1 517 353 3741
F.: +1 517 353 8982
E-mail: loudon@egr.msu.edu
Mission, Objectives, Scope and Activities
Mission:
The mission of CIGR-Section I is to promote the advance of the engineering science in the area of land and water use in agriculture and in rural areas, giving special attention to the conservation of resources, the preservation and re-establishment of environmental balances, and the social and economic impacts of applications in order to realize sustainable development for both urban and rural societies.
Objectives:
The main objective of Section I as defined in the mission statement implies other objectives also contributing to the promotion of the land and water engineering science. These are:
- Improving the knowledge on processes leading to or affecting the quality of the soil resource;
- Development and applicability of technologies for land use planning, including the forecast of land use changes, and to assess land use impacts;
- Improving the knowledge on hydrological processes as affected by land use and agricultural practices;
- Enhanced knowledge of water contamination by fertilizers and agro-chemicals, and other agricultural sources, as well as relative to the assessment of control measures;
- Improved technologies for higher performances in irrigation and drainage;
- Environmental assessment of land and water use in agriculture;
- Development of technologies, standards and monitoring systems for wastewater treatment and reuse, and use of low quality water in agriculture;
Scope:
Considering the objectives defined as above, the scope of CIGR-Section I refers to the following main subject areas:
- Soil management and soil technologies;
- Soil and water conservation and soil erosion assessment;
- Agricultural and rural watershed hydrology;
- Land use planning and assessment;
- Rural roads and related supporting infrastructures;
- Irrigation scheduling and on-farm irrigation systems;
- Surface and sub-surface drainage systems;
- Irrigation water supply, conveyance and distribution systems;
- Non-point and point source contamination assessment and control;
- Integrated soil and water use planning;
- Integrated impact assessment of land and water development projects;
- Modern technologies in land and water engineering, including modelling, information systems, remote sensing, decision support and expert systems.
The Section actually co-operates with three Working Groups:
- the Working Group on “Sustainable Land Use and Landscape Planning”, chaired by Gerrit-Jan Carsjens;
- the Working Group on “Water Management and Information Systems”, chaired by José Fernando Ortega;
- the Working Group on “Earth Observation for Land and Water Engineering”, chaired by Guido D’Urso.
Activities:
To achieve the objectives, several activities shall be developed by CIGR-Section I. These comprise:
- Organisation, sponsoring and co-sponsoring of seminars, workshops and conferences oriented to the objectives and scope of CIGR-Section I;
- Co-organisation of thematic special sessions, workshops or seminars on occasions of CIGR congresses;
- Collaboration in scientific committees of general themes of CIGR Congresses;
- Contributing to the e-journal of CIGR, both with papers and paper reviews, as well as to other publications of CIGR;
- Supporting the specialised working groups of CIGR of which themes fall in the domain of the Section, the respective Chair Persons becoming members of the Section Board;
- Establishing special relationships with other international societies of which field is common to that of Section I, namely the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage and the European Society for Soil Conservation, of which representatives are ex-office members of the Board of Section I;
- Developing relations with the regional Agricultural Engineering Societies for implementing common actions; at present one Vice-President of EurAgEng is ex-office member of the Board of Section I;
- Implementing inter-sections activities;
- Promoting exchanges of scientific information with professionals, such as through the FAO Agricultural Engineering sites.
All activities referred above require improved effectiveness from contributions of the Board members but some need particular inputs from the CIGR Bureau. This is the case for:
- Better clarification of relationships between Congress organizing and scientific committees and the CIGR-Section Boards for more effectively achieving common objectives and improving the quality of Congress papers and publications;
- Re-examining the contributions of CIGR Sections to the E-journal of CIGR, probably considering specialized editorial boards relative to each Section domain, such as for the Transactions of ASAE;
- Providing better information and diffusion of the e-journal of CIGR to increase its circulation and its recognition by the scientific and engineering community;
- Promoting the links of the regional Agricultural Engineering Societies with the CIGR Sections; a representative of each of these societies should become either member or ex-office member of each Section Board for improved co-operation;
