Irrigated area figures as bureaucratic construction of knowledge: The case of China

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-262

  Nickum, James E ^a  

^a Tokyo Jogakkan College   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; IRRIGATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

IRRIGATED AREA;

WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BUREAUCRACY; ERROR ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; LAND COVER; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

CHINA;

EID: 0038336456     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0790062032000089347     Document Type: Article

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