Modeling Economic Management and Policy Issues of Water in Irrigated Agriculture

by Ariel Dinar and John Letey

This work presents models that characterize the relationships between quantity and quality of irrigation water application, and agricultural production and the environment. A comprehensive modeling approach addressing both the benefits of irrigation and the potential negative effects is introduced. Physical-biological concepts are combined with economic and engineering principles to demonstrate the usefulness of the model for analyzing various water...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275950174
• ISBN13: 9780275950170
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"