Farmers' perception on self created water management rules in a pioneer scheme: The mula irrigation scheme, India

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 205-223

  McKay, Jennifer ^a   Keremane, Ganesh B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Institutional arrangements; Irrigation management transfer; Rules in use

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER RESOURCES;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TRANSFER; RULES-IN-USE;

IRRIGATION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33746953422     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: 15730654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10795-006-9003-1     Document Type: Article

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