Economic evaluation of small multi-purpose ponds in the Zhanghe irrigation system, China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 91, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 61-70

  Mushtaq, Shahbaz ^a   Dawe, David ^b   Hafeez, Mohsin ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Food and Agriculture Organization FAO   (Thailand)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Water ponds; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

CANALS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WATER PONDS; WATER SCARCITY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CANALS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POND; RESERVOIR; WATER PLANNING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUBEI; ZHANGHE RESERVOIR;

EID: 34250647428     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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