John Gould

• Rainwater catchment systems in Botswana: present, past and future

  01.04.1984
  

• The Rain-water Cistern Systems Conference in Thailand

  01.10.1987
  

• The Fourth International Rainwater Cistern Systems Conference

  01.10.1989
  

• Recent developments in rainwater catchment systems

  01.07.1992
  Advances in techniques for rainwater collection and storage are making catchment systems more and more popular. This review highlights the successes and problems.

• Always the bridesmaid? Rainwater catchment systems in the spotlight

  01.10.1995
  If rainwater utilization is so easy, cheap, and sustainable, why does the engineering establishment choose to promote other options? John Gould puts us in context, and explores the special significance of catchment systems for the twenty-first century.

• Catching up — upgrading Botswana's rainwater catchment systems

  01.01.1997
  The word 'upgrade' might not conjure up images of radical change – but the most effective designs often result from applying innovative ideas and approaches to age-old systems. This is happening in Botswana, where the proof can be seen in rainwater catchment replication in homes, farms and schools.

• Rainwater catchment systems: reflections and prospects

  01.01.2000
  Rainwater harvesting, one of the world’s most important ancient water supply techniques, is beginning to enjoy a resurgence in popularity. Could this ancient technique be part of the solution for the next century’s increasing water supply shortages?

• Rainwater harvesting: its time has come

  01.04.2006
  This technology, which Waterlines first covered in its first issue in 1982, is now an international prize winner. But why hasn't it taken off in Africa with the success it has in Asia?

• Rainwater harvesting

  01.04.2006
  This list of resources on rainwater harvesting provides a good foundation for readers who are interested to learn more on the topic.

• Reviews and Resources

  01.04.2008
  

• Books

  01.07.2008
  

• Using every last drop: rainwater harvesting and utilization in Gansu Province, China

  01.04.2014
  Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has been widely practised in China for centuries. The modernization and rapid spread of RWH and accompanied low-cost greenhouse and low rate irrigation (LORI) techniques since the late 1980s has helped to address water shortages and lift millions of families out of poverty in semi-arid provinces such as Gansu. The construction of terraces, contour bunds and micro-catchments has also contributed significantly to soil and water conservation, revegetation and ecological restoration of previously degraded land. This article provides an update on developments relating to a major RWH programme in Gansu Province, China, and follows three previous contributions published by the authors in Waterlines in 1995, 2000, and 2006. It also provides an overview of the book Every Last Drop: Rainwater Harvesting and Sustainable Technologies in Rural China, published by Practical Action in 2012