Trade-offs between cost minimization and equity in water quality management for agricultural watersheds

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Khadam, Ibrahim M ^a,b   Kaluarachchi, Jagath J ^a,c  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

COST MINIMIZATION; HYDROLOGIC VARIABILITY;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

COST; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EQUITY; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRADE-OFF; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SHEDS;

FISHTRAP CREEK; NOOKSACK BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33845241511     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004434     Document Type: Article

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