Guidelines and computer programs for the planning and design of land drainage systems

This FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper is intended to serve as a tool for an integrated drainage approach by providing guidelines for: (i) the appropriate identification of drainage problems; (ii) the planning and design of drainage systems; and (iii) the careful integration of technical, environmental and socio-economic factors. The main text of this paper provides critical general information about the planning and design of land drainage systems and their relationship with technical, socioeconomic and environmental aspects. The annexes provide more detailed information with technical background, appropriate equations, some cross-references for finding appropriate methodologies, and computer programs for applications developed by Professor W.H. Van der Molen.