Evaluation of the on-site impact of water harvesting in southern Tunisia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 613-630

  Fleskens, L ^a   Stroosnijder, L ^a   Ouessar, M ^b   De Graaff, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Impact assessment; Jessr; Olea europeae; Tunisia; Water harvesting

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ECONOMICS; WATER RESOURCE;

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

EID: 20444420880     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.01.013     Document Type: Article

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