Estimating the potential gains from water markets: A case study from Tunisia

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-175

  Zekri, Slim ^a   Easter, William ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carryover storage; Linear programming; Urban water; Water rights

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION; MACHINERY; MARKETING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FARMERS; HYDROPOWER COMPANIES; URBAN COMPANIES; WATER MARKET;

WATER;

IRRIGATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; PROPERTY RIGHTS; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

IRRIGATION; MACHINERY; MARKETING; ORGANIZATIONS; WATER;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA; WORLD;

EID: 13444309270     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.09.018     Document Type: Article

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