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9780415252393

Water for Agriculture: Irrigation Economics in International Perspective

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415252393

  • ISBN10:

    0415252393

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2001-12-31
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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Summary

World population is predicted to increase by a third by the year 2025. Approximately seventy percent of global abstracted water is used in farming and therefore the economics of irrigation are becoming increasingly important in sustainable development.Water forAgricultureis essential reading for those professionals involved in the planning of water resources and for advanced students studying this topic of agriculture development studies, economics, engineering, environmental science, hyrdology and planning courses.

Author Biography

Stephen Merrett, water resources consultant and Research Associate at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii
List of abbreviations
x
Units of measurement xiii
The global challenge
1(17)
The demand for irrigation services
18(26)
Irrigation service supply: the infrastructure
44(29)
Irrigation service supply: operation, maintenance and management
73(27)
Drainage services demand and supply
100(21)
Social cost-benefit analysis for irrigation and drainage projects
121(27)
Water allocation at the regional scale
148(35)
Institutional economics and irrigation policy
183(19)
Glossary 202(19)
Bibliography 221(8)
Index 229

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