Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to irrigation project improvement. Part I. Impacts of irrigation project internal processes on crop yields

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Okada, H ^a   Styles, S W ^b   Grismer, M E ^c  

^a Sanyu Consultants Inc   (Japan)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process; Evaluation; Internal process indicator; Irrigation project; Rapid appraisal process

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; IRRIGATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

INTERNAL PROCESS INDICATOR; IRRIGATION PROJECT; RAPID APPRAISAL PROCESS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CROPS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; IRRIGATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CROP YIELD; INFRASTRUCTURE; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 38949184010     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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