Substitution between water and other agricultural inputs: Implications for water conservation in a River Basin context

Ecological Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-50

  Cai, Ximing ^a   Ringler, Claudia ^b   You, Jiing Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Input substitution; Irrigation; Modeling; Water management

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CHILE; MAIPO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 43149092093     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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